The following is a list of key stakeholder organisations in the New Zealand Aviation Sector. It is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all the companies that are involved in the sector.
Many of the aviation organisations and companies are either directly or indirectly members of:
Air New Zealand (NZ)
Air Chathams (CV)
Airwork (AWK) - Parcelair
Texel Air Australasia (TNZ)
Barrier Air (GBA)
Sun Air (ZU)
Sounds Air (S8)
Originair (OG)
Golden Bay Air (G1)
Operating to New Zealand
Qantas (QF)
Jetstar (JQ) - also operates domestic services within New Zealand
Emirates (EK)
Qatar Airways (QR)
Fiji Airways (FJ)
Aircalin (SB)
Air Tahiti Nui (TN)
Air Vanuatu (NF) - suspended
FedEx (FX)
Hawaiian Airlines (HA)
United Airlines (UA)
American Airlines* (AA)
Delta Air Lines* (DL)
Air Canada* (AC)
Singapore Airlines (SQ)
LATAM (LA)
Cathay Pacific (CX)
China Southern (CZ)
China Eastern (MU)
Sichuan Airlines (3U) NEW
Korean Air (KE)
Air China (CA)
Hainan Airlines (HU)
China Airlines (CI)
Malaysia Airlines (MH)
Code sharing to New Zealand
British Airways (BA)
Finnair (AY)
Virgin Atlantic (VS)
Oman Air (WY)
Asiana Airlines (OZ)
SriLankan Airlines (UL)
Alaska Airlines (AS)
JAL Japan Airlines (JL)
Iberia (IB)
Lufthansa (LH)
Austrian (OS)
Thai Airways (TG)
ANA (NH)
Etihad Airways (EY)
Turkish Airlines (TK)
Firefly (FY)
EVA Air (BR)
Ethiopian Airlines (ET)
Air Serbia (JU)
Flying NZ (RNZAC) - aero clubs
Sport Aircraft Association NZ - home builders
Balloon Aviation Association NZ (BAANZ)
Recreational Aircraft Association of NZ (RAANZ) - microlights
Model Flying New Zealand (MFNZ)
World Air Sports Federation (FAI) - Lausanne, Switzerland
This is just a small sample.
Northern Rescue (NEST) - Whangarei
Helicopter Emergency Services NZ (HEMS) - South Island
GCH Aviation - Christchurch
Inflight NEW
Massey University - School of Aviation
University of Canterbury - Aerospace Engineering - UC Aerospace
University of Auckland - School of Engineering MAerospaceEng - Space Institute
University of Otago - Aviation Medicine
Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology (NMIT) - Aviation Engineering
Main government departments and agencies:
Parliament - Transport and Infrastructure Select Committee
Cabinet - Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet
Minister of Transport Hon Chris Bishop NEW - Kiwi shareholder in Air New Zealand
Associate Minister of Transport Hon James Meager NEW
NZ Search and Rescue (NZSAR)
Rescue Coordination Centre (RCCNZ)
Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) - including Aviation Security Service (AvSec)
Minister of Defence Hon Judith Collins KC
Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF)
Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN)
Departments and agencies with a more limited interest in aviation/aerospace:
NZ Trade and Enterprise (NZTE)
Ministry of Health - Health NZ - National Ambulance Sector Office
Tertiary Education Commission - workforce development councils
NZ Qualifications Authority (NZQA)
A number of councils are either joint venture partners in airports with the Crown or operate aerodromes. They are also responsible for land-use planning around airports.
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) - Montreal, Bangkok and Suva
Pacific Aviation Safety Office (PASO) - Port Vila
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) - Geneva
World Trade Organization (WTO) - Geneva
NZCAA's overseas counterparts include:
Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) - Australia
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) - United States
Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) - United Kingdom
Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) - SouthPAN SBAS
CANSO - Amsterdam
Navigatus - consultants
Astral Aviation Consultants - Auckland
Uncontrolled Airport Association of NZ NEW
Airports Council International (ACI)- Geneva, Montreal and Hong Kong
Beacon Group - DUD
Swissport - AKL
Menzies Aviation - PlaneBiz
Air Centre One - AKL
Z Energy - Aviation fuel
GOfuel - Aviation
Auckland (AKL)
Wellington (WLG)
Christchurch (CHC)
Queenstown (ZQN)
Kaitaia (KAT)
Bay of Islands (KKE) - Kerikeri
Whangarei (WRE)*
Great Barrier (GBZ)
Whitianga (WTZ)
Hamilton (HLZ) - international services to return from June 2025
Tauranga (TRG)
Rotorua (ROT)
Whakatane (WHK)*
Taupo (TUO)*
New Plymouth (NPL)
Gisborne (GIS)
Hawke's Bay (NPE) - Napier
Whanganui (WAG)*
Palmerston North (PMR)
Kapiti Coast (PPQ) - Paraparaumu
Blenheim (BHE) - RNZAF Woodbourne
Nelson (NSN)
Takaka (KTF)
Picton (PCN)
Westport (WSZ)*
Hokitika (HKK)
Timaru (TIU)
Wanaka (WKA)
Dunedin (DUD)
Invercargill (IVC)
Ryan's Creek (SZS)
Chatham Islands (CHT)
* Joint-venture airports co-owned by the Crown.
Oamaru (OAM)
Milford Sound (MFN)
Aircraft Engineering Association of NZ (AEANZ)
Northland Aeromaintenance - Whangarei
Oceania Aviation - Hamilton
Central Aero - Hamilton
Avcraft Engineering - Feilding
Jet Aviation - Ohakea
Fieldair - Palmerston North
Performance Aviation - Wanaka
Aero Design - Hamilton
Altitude Aerospace Interiors
NZAero (was Pacific Aerospace)
Syos Aerospace NEW
Air Force Museum - Christchurch
Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT) - Auckland
Classic Flyers Aviation Museum - Tauranga
Croydon Aviation Heritage Centre - Mandeville
Avspecs - Ardmore
Jem Aviation - Omaka
NZ Airshow Association
Aviation Historical Society of NZ
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23 May 2025