Aviation View | Volume 1, Issue 3

244 AVIATION VIEW VOLUME 1, ISSUE 3 designers and manufacturers, maintenance repair and overhaul companies, the UAV industry, airports, aviation trainers, tertiary institutions, emergency and medical services companies, helicopter companies, and parts manufacturers. The larger companies in each of these sectors, including Air New Zealand, belong to Aviation New Zealand. Our mission is to provide value for members by championing safety, representing their interests, and helping them to be more effective in business. We achieve this through five competencies: • Safety • Advocacy • Expertise • Engagement • Communication Advocacy is the major benefit for members. We can speak as ‘one voice’ for industry in interactions with government agencies and provide a credibility that companies acting on their own, would struggle to achieve. This saves (AEANZ, also called Engineering and Supply), Training and Development, and Operational. It has two staff members in Wellington and one in Auckland. Chairs of different divisions, along with two elected Vice Presidents, an elected President, the immediate past President, and a representative from the major airline (Air New Zealand) make up Aviation New Zealand’s governance council. The council provides strategic direction and can provide technical assistance to our permanent staff. Aviation New Zealand also contracts in specialist technical expertise where appropriate. 3. What is Aviation New Zealand’s membership? Are there different tiers of membership, including associate members from different industries? How do you communicate with your membership, and what are their benefits? Members include agricultural companies, air operators (fixed wing and rotary), aircraft