June 18,
2020 112 112 
17 June 2020
The New Zealand Air Line Pilots’ Association (NZALPA) fear even more safety downgrades for members and the travelling public with the voting down today of a private bill to deal with the dangerous menace of laser strikes on aircraft and control towers.
June 3,
2020 138 138
03 June 2020
The New Zealand Air Line Pilots’ Association (NZALPA) today recommended that New Zealand adopts the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s (ICAO) universal measures to help combat transmission of COVID-19 on aircraft.
May 20,
2020 158 158
19 May 2020
The New Zealand Air Line Pilots’ Association (NZALPA) today announced its full support of health and safety alternatives to leaving the ‘middle seats’ empty as advocated by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and announced by the QANTAS group today.
May 12,
2020 267 267
The New Zealand Air Line Pilots’ Association (NZALPA) today released details of its serious safety concerns with the proposal by the State Owned Enterprise Airways to remove air traffic services from seven regions,* and the decision NZALPA believes Airways has made to put costs savings ahead of the safety of the travelling public and its own members.
May 8,
2020 238 238
The New Zealand Air Line Pilots’ Association (NZALPA) has reached agreement with Air New Zealand on the careers of more than a thousand of its jet pilot members employed by the airline.
April 28,
2020 185 185
Kaikōura National MP Stuart Smith has launched a petition to help save Sounds Air.
April 9,
2020 383 383
Thursday 09 April 2020
Today New Zealand Air Line Pilots’ Association (NZALPA) President Captain Andrew Ridling said:
“The announcement by State Owned Enterprise Airways to remove air traffic services from seven regions* is a decision to put money ahead of the safety of the travelling public.
April 7,
2020 294 294
Tuesday 07 April 2020
Today New Zealand Air Line Pilots’ Association (NZALPA) President Captain Andrew Ridling said:
“Yesterday NZALPA met several times with Air New Zealand CEO Mr Greg Foran and his executive team to continue our discussions on cost-cutting measures relating to the effects on the airline from the COVID-19 pandemic crisis.
March 31,
2020 226 226
Tuesday 31 March 2020
The New Zealand Air Line Pilots’ Association (NZALPA) urges all in the aviation industry to work together to keep jobs here rather than lose highly skilled New Zealanders to international markets once the recovery starts.
March 25,
2020 317 317
Friday 20 March 2020
“Over 400 New Zealand pilots are about to “fall through the gap”, caught between Canberra and Wellington responses to the COVID-19 pandemic,” NZALPA President Captain Andrew Ridling said today.