Airways New Zealand and Airservices Australia have signed a memorandum of understanding at Airspace Asia Pacific, aimed at strengthening the ties between the two companies to enhance the safety, efficiency and resilience of air traffic services across the region.
This MOU establishes a framework of enhanced cooperation between the neighbouring ANSPs, who will now collaborate on areas including operational contingency planning, innovation in air traffic management, workforce planning and training, and advanced safety analytics. Under the MOU Airways and Airservices will share knowledge and best practices, work on joint projects, and explore opportunities for secondments and joint training to build workforce capability and resilience.
Peter Curran, Deputy CEO Airservices Australia, said: “We’re trying to take a more strategic perspective on our relationship which is already strong on a day-to-day level. We’re looking at service resilience and workforce planning and some of the more strategic elements in the way we work.”
James Evans, Acting General Manager Commercial for Airways International, Airways’ commercial arm added: “We’re neighbours with a direct boundary halfway across the Tasman, our busiest route internationally, and we’ve been having continuing conversations about efficiencies and resilience in this airspace.”
“A lot of people talk about collaboration, but this MOU puts that into effect and unlocks those future benefits, harnessing our dual capabilities for the greater good.”