CH I EF EXECUT I VE ’ S REPORT
CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S REPORT
“ E L E VAT I ON OF T H E DRONE U S E R HUB A I R S HAR E TO A S UB S I D I ARY BU S I NE S S MARKS T H E B EG I NN I NG OF DE V E LOPMEN T OF AN UNMANNED AE R I A L V E H I C L E A I R T RAF F I C MANAGEMEN T ( U TM ) SYS T EM FOR NEW Z EA L AND . ”
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
EVA KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATOR
CORPORATE DIRECTORY
SUMMARY OF PERFORMANCE The first half of the 2018 – 2019 financial year delivered solid safety, operational and financial performance for Airways New Zealand. This reflects our absolute commitment to delivering safe and efficient air navigation services for New Zealand and beyond, as we work to shape the aviation environment of the future. Airways’ vision for predictive safety management ensures we are continually learning from events across the aviation industry and, as the aviation environment evolves, safety at Airways continues to adapt and improve. For the period ending 31 December 2018, Airways reported zero major severity health and safety events. Air traffic control loss of separation events have remained stable, however one near collision event was recorded. This involved two light aircraft in Rotorua. New opportunities and a focus on fostering relationships in the Middle East and Asian markets have fuelled the success of Airways’ subsidiary businesses, with revenue up 16% on the same period last year. Elevation of the drone user hub AirShare to a subsidiary business marks the beginning of development of an unmanned aerial vehicle air traffic management (UTM) system for New Zealand. With 11,000 users logging more than 600 flights each week, AirShare has experienced significant growth over the past four years. This new structure will allow AirShare to develop a commercially viable service that safely integrates drones into the wider air traffic network, alongside our existing customers. The AirShare business moved into new premises in late 2018 and began testing a pilot system that will replace the existing tool. We continue to be concerned about the number of drones operating without authorisation in controlled airspace. In the six months to December 31, 2018, there were 53 airspace incursions by drones. In these cases, drones were flying close enough to aircraft or airfields to be sighted by pilots or air traffic controllers. In a number of these cases, airspace had to be closed for periods of up to half an hour to ensure the safety of other air traffic.
Airways Interim Report 2018 2019
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