Business View Oceania - Oct 2023

45 BUSINESS VIEW OCEANIA VOLUME 5, ISSUE 10 AVIAT ION NEW ZEALAND Civil Aviation Authority New Zealand statistics show, for GA: 159 Pt 102 operators, 20 Pt 115 operators, 143 Pt 119 operators, 110 Pt 137 operators, 41 Pt 141 organisations, 50 Pt 145 organisations, 11 Pt 146 organisations, 4 Pt 147 organisations, and 11 Pt 148 organisations. There are about 160 Pt 135 operators - they can also be certificated under Pts 115, 119 and 137. Today, there are 4580 powered aircraft in New Zealand, including 898 helicopters. The Air New Zealand fleet totals 105 aircraft. Over 4400 aircraft are owned by General Aviation commercial companies, or by recreational users. At 1 aircraft per 1118 people, and 1 helicopter per 5702 people, these are probably the highest number of aircraft and highest number of helicopters, per capita, in the World. New Zealand quickly recognised the possibilities presented by aviation. It pioneered aerial agricultural work (The New Zealand Agricultural Aviation Association, a wholly owned subsidiary of Aviation NZ was established in 1949). The first civilian helicopter was imported in the late 1950s and the NZ Helicopter Association, another wholly owned subsidiary, was established in 1997. UAVNZ was set up in 2015, as another wholly owned subsidiary, to focus on drones. Safety was the initial focus and it remains central to everything Aviation NZ does. The latest strategic plan, developed in 2022, makes this very clear: Vision: to enable a safe, sustainable and resilient aviation industry. Mission: being the voice of the commercial industry by representing our members’ interests and championing safety. Aviation NZ aims to achieve this by representing members in regulatory matters, advancing professionalism in aviation safety, and being the voice of the commercial aviation industry. Our unique selling proposition is that we speak with one voice.