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ADS-B in all Controlled Airspace

The proposed Mandate for ADS-B in all controlled airspace is 31st December 2021.
Link to Item PageNew Southern Sky Approach 19

Taking off with PBN 2nd and 3rd April 2019, Wellington Following on from the hugely successful Approach 16 and Approach 18, Approach 19 has...
Link to Item PageIs New Zealand Aviation Ready for the Future?

The Royal Aeronautical Society Wellington presents “Is New Zealand Aviation Ready for the Future?” at ‘Wings Over Wairarapa’.This is an outs...
Link to Item PageSpaces filling up quickly for Approach 19, secure your spot!

The Approach 19 Australasian PBN Forum is only a few short months away and bookings for this popular event are filling up quickly.Tailored f...
Link to Item PageADS-B above Flight Level 245

The Mandate for ADS-B above FL 245 came into effect on 31st December 2018.
Link to Item PagePractical tips and information to help you equip for ADS-B
Don't get left in the hangar... equip with ADS-B to keep flyingThe Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is proposing to mandate ADS-B OUT in all t...
Link to Item PageLast chance to register for Performance Based Navigation Expo

PBN is here and it’s changing the way Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operators navigate. If you’re an IFR operator or maintenance organisatio...
Link to Item PageNSS Working Group Key Messages October 2018
Key Messages from the New Southern Sky Working Group meeting 29th October 2018
Link to Item PageMILESTONE ACHIEVED: Rules and Guidance for ADS-B OUT in the NZFIR

Major Milestone AchievedThe first major regulatory milestone has been reached in the last month with the signing of the Rule, Notice and pub...
Link to Item PageMaking the Most of ADS-B in General Aviation - an Australian example

Former AOPA Australia president talks ADS-B benefits for General AviationAt the recent 2018 New Southern Sky Conference, Andrew Andersen, fo...
Link to Item PageGeneral ADS-B Information Released

CAA releases general ADS-B Information for Aircraft Owners and Operators in the NZFIRNew Zealand is implementing Automatic Dependent Surveil...
Link to Item PageNSS Working Group Key Messages June 2018
Key Messages from the New Southern Sky Working Group meeting 28th June 2018
Link to Item PagePBN workshop supports pro-active approach to regulatory change

Extractions and recovery upon loss of GPS and alternates from a PBN perspective were two focus areas discussed at the successful PBN worksho...
Link to Item PageNew Southern Sky Conference 2018

‘Helping You Transition' NSS Conference PresentationsDay OneSteve Smyth (NSS CAA) - How's the NSS Programme doing?Tim Hughes (Mahino Consult...
Link to Item PageDo you have questions about the future surveillance system or ADS-B?
Do you have questions about the future surveillance system or ADS-B?Then check out our ADS-B FAQs/ If you can’t find your answer there pleas...
Link to Item PagePerformance Based Communication and Surveillance (PBCS) Implementation Plan released today!

New Southern Sky are pleased to announce the release of the New Zealand Performance Based Communication and Surveillance (PBCS) Implementati...
Link to Item PageDay 1 of Approach 18 kicks off in Wellington

Approach 18 Get Underway in the CapitalApproach 18 got underway this morning with an exciting range of speakers lined up. Director NSS, Stev...
Link to Item PageAeropath AIS-AIM Partnership

Aeropath Signs Deal with Snowflake SoftwareToday it was announced that Snowflake Software, a provider of cloud and on-premise software solut...
Link to Item PagePlanned testing of non-certified / low powered ADS-B equipment

The 2017 NSS Roadshow highlighted interest from the sector around alternative low-power and non-certified ADS-B solutions. In response to th...
Link to Item PageGround Based Navigation Aids - Recommendations Released
GROUND BASED NAVIGATION AIDS In taking advantage of the availability of the Global Positioning System (GPS), many countries have taken the o...
Link to Item PageNSS Governance Group Welcomes New Members

The NSS Governance Group Chair Mark Hughes welcomed two new members in the first meeting of 2018. Kirstie Hewlett, Deputy Chief Executive, R...
Link to Item PageNSS Christmas Message 2017

A Happy Christmas to everyone involved in our multi-agency, collaborative programme to update the New Zealand aviation system. If you are in...
Link to Item PageNSS team deliver to packed out crowds at Hamilton and Tauranga

New Southern Sky Road Show - Day 3The New Southern Sky (NSS) team continued their tour of the North Island yesterday, presenting to packed ...
Link to Item PageAuckland Airport and Ardmore kick off the 2017 NSS Road Show

A huge thank you to everyone one who turned out for the first two Road Show briefings at Auckland Airport and Ardmore today! It was fantasti...
Link to Item PagePRESS RELEASE: Global Aviation Upgrade Trial comes to Christchurch

A trial to bring a global aviation navigation upgrade programme to the South Island has been announced in Christchurch today by Airways New ...
Link to Item PageADS-B draft rule marks significant NSS milestone

A draft Civil Aviation Rule, proposing a mandate for Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast (ADS-B) system fitting and operation for all...
Link to Item PageVIDEO: All about PBN - Part 1
NSS is pleased to present the first of two videos on Performance Based Navigation. The first one featured in is from our colleagues at ICAO ...
Link to Item PageVIDEO: All about PBN - Part 2
NSS is pleased to present the second of two videos on Performance Based Navigation. The first one featured our colleagues at ICAO and this o...
Link to Item PageWell done guys - Air Force leads the way with NSS capabilities

Congratulations to the RNZAF on getting Performance Based Navigation approval for its fleet of T-6C Texans.Read the extract from the Air For...
Link to Item PageVIDEO: NSS Working Group members discuss collaboration

The NZ Airports Association and Aviation NZ speak about the benefits of their participation in the New Southern Sky programme.
Link to Item PageVIDEO: NSS Collaboration - a work in progress

In the second of our NSS Working Group series, Mike Haines, Head of Policy, Standards and Safety Improvement at Airways NZ and Ashok Poduva...
Link to Item PageYour guide to Performance Based Navigation

The New Southern Sky Working Group has produced a handy guide to Performance Based Navigation (PBN). This is literally ‘PBN on a Page’ and...
Link to Item PageVIDEO: New Southern Sky stakeholders talk about the working group

New Southern Sky stakeholders took time out from their recent Working Group meeting to talk about how members of the group view working toge...
Link to Item PageSatellite Based Augmentation System (SBAS) Development

The National Airspace and Air Navigation Plan contains an objective for the NSS programme to 'complete further analysis of the need for Sate...
Link to Item PageHappy 30th birthday Airways NZ!

It's Airways New Zealand's 30th birthday today. The NSS team wishes Team Airways many happy returns.All the best.
Link to Item PageNSS stakeholders deliver National Security and Resilience report
The aviation system is a key component in New Zealand’s transport infrastructure in normal times, and in response to events ranging from res...
Link to Item PageIn-flight MET access for GA pilots
The potential benefits of in-flight MET access have been highlighted by New Southern Sky stakeholders at System Wide Information Management ...
Link to Item PageFormation of the Ground Based Navigation Aid review panel
The New Southern Sky programme produced a Ground Based Navigation Aid (GBNA) strategy paper at the end of 2016. This is aligned with similar...
Link to Item PageAirways announces contract for new ATM system

The National Airspace and Air Navigation Plan from which the New Southern Sky takes its guidance for modernising the New Zealand aviation sy...
Link to Item PageStaying connected

Modernising New Zealand’s aviation system is no easy task but we’re up for the challenge!We’ve set some clear targets for key projects that ...
Link to Item PageNSS roadshow visits Hawera

The NSS Roadshow visited Hawera Aero Club in Taranaki last Friday to brief club members and visitors on the programme. An hour long briefing...
Link to Item PageNSS brief for Air Force Chief

Chief of Air Force (CAF) Air Vice Marshal Tony Davies and his team met with the New Southern Sky (NSS) director and Civil Aviation Authority...
Link to Item PageNSS Roadshow to visit Taranaki Friday 03 February

Following the huge interest in the NSS Roadshow last year, the aviators from Taranaki contacted us to ask if we could facilitate a Roadshow ...
Link to Item PageNSS Christmas message 2016

As we approach Christmas it’s a good time to reflect on 2016 and the outstanding efforts of everyone involved in our multi-agency, collabor...
Link to Item PageNSS hosts the Japanese Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB)

Last Friday Mark Hughes (Deputy Director Air Transport and Airworthiness), and the New Southern Sky (NSS) team welcomed a delegation from th...
Link to Item PageNew Southern Sky FAQs now available online!

The NSS Roadshow in September and early October covered nine different locations from North Shore to Invercargill.It was great to have such ...
Link to Item PageNew Southern Sky Roadshow concludes to a packed audience in Wellington

The New Southern Sky (NSS) team delivered its final presentation to a packed audience in Wellington yesterday afternoon as part of the natio...
Link to Item PageDiving into SWIM (System Wide Information Management)

New Southern Sky held a System Wide Information Management (SWIM) workshop today at the Civil Aviation Authority in Wellington. The SWIM con...
Link to Item PageNew Southern Sky Roadshow kicks off in the South Island

The New Southern Sky Roadshow kicked off the South Island leg of their nationwide tour yesterday, visiting the Nelson Aero Club.The level of...
Link to Item PageSatellite-based aircraft tracking on the way for NZ

A new satellite-supported system designed to replace radar as New Zealand’s main aircraft tracking technology is a step closer. Airways New ...
Link to Item PageNSS Roadshow produces another bumper turn-out

The second leg of the New Southern Sky (NSS) September Roadshow was greeted by a bumper turnout in Waikato yesterday.More than 50 people inc...
Link to Item PageNew Southern Sky Roadshow kicks off in Auckland!

The New Southern Sky (NSS) September Roadshow kicked off yesterday in Auckland at Ardmore Airport and the North Shore Aero Club. The well-at...
Link to Item PagePRESS RELEASE: Aviation roadshows – landing at a location near you

Big changes are happening in New Zealand’s airspace and the team leading the changes will visit a range of locations around the country late...
Link to Item PageNSS September Roadshow: The countdown is on!

With only one week until the official kick off, spaces to attend the New Southern Sky September Roadshow are filling up fast. With a focus o...
Link to Item PageMassey gets green light for PBN operations

Congratulations to Massey University School of Aviation which has this week been approved by CAA to carry out Required Navigation Performan...
Link to Item PageBREAKING NEWS: NSS Roadshow coming to Wellington!

Due to popular demand, Wellington has now been included as a NSS September Roadshow stop-over destination. Wellington will host a session fr...
Link to Item PageTaking NSS to NZ Airports Conference

New Southern Sky programme director, Steve Smyth, will be sharing the benefits of the programme with delegates at the NZ Airports Associatio...
Link to Item PageCatch Approach16 online

If you missed the Approach 16 forum – never fear! Many of the presentations are now online for your perusal (scroll down to find links to th...
Link to Item PageGetting match fit for PBN

Getting match fit for Performance Based Navigation – that’s the theme of Approach16, a two-day forum that kicked off this morning in Welling...
Link to Item PageCollaboration paying off for Kiwi airports

20/20 A-CDM from Gentrack has landed at Auckland Airport and Wellington Airport New Zealand airports are first to embrace collaborative deci...
Link to Item PageNew Southern Sky roadshow coming to a location near you in September!

The New Southern Sky (NSS) ‘team’ including CAA, Airways and other members of the NSS Working Group are travelling around New Zealand in Sep...
Link to Item PageRNP helps Aussies elope to the slopes

Flight Safety Australia, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority's flagship aviation safety magazine, recently looked at the use of required nav...
Link to Item PageNew Zealand aviation system CONOPs 2023 published

Director New Southern Sky has announced the release of the New Zealand aviation system Concept of Operations (CONOPs) 2023 Version 1.This do...
Link to Item PageNew fixed-term vacancy - Programme Coordinator

We are currently advertising for a full-time, fixed-term (3 years) Programme Coordinator to join the New Southern Sky team.Click here for th...
Link to Item PageApproach16 - what's it all about?

Note 17-18 August in your diary and keep an eye out for updates on our events page.
Link to Item PageConference reflections from Director, Steve Smyth

The New Southern Sky (NSS) Conference at Auckland Airport on May 9-10 began with a short video address from Prime Minister John Key, who str...
Link to Item PageNew Southern Sky Conference 2016

Navigating Change - Positioning for SuccessEarlier in the year at our NSS Conference 2016, we focused on lessons learned from Stage I (2014-...
Link to Item PageWorking together - the European perspective

Does collaboration really get things done, faster and better?EUROCONTROL reports that for airports applying its collaborative decision-makin...
Link to Item PageFalling prices, climbing performance on the horizon for ADS-B equipment

A new ADS-B kit due to soon hit the US market—subject to FAA approval—may signal increasing affordability of this technology.Priced at US$2,...
Link to Item PageNews Flash! New Speakers at the New Southern Sky Conference

We are pleased to announce the following speakers have joined the line-up for the New Southern Sky Conference 2016 on 9th-10th May at Novote...
Link to Item PageOn the screen
New Southern Sky Director Steve Smyth talks about the upcoming conference and the interesting range of presenters lined up to speak.
Link to Item PageSharing the journey

The latest edition of Airspace features an editorial with Airways’ CEO Ed Sims, who took the opportunity to highlight the collaborative natu...
Link to Item PageNSS Conference Programme Update

The New Southern Sky Conference 2016 Draft Programme has been updated.Click here to view the Draft Programme.
Link to Item PageDiscussing the future

The CAA has released two discussion documents: one on proposal to change the GNSS rules and one on the proposal to mandate ADS-B above fligh...
Link to Item PageSatellites, signals and safety

GNSS Sole Means Recommendation Report Global Navigation Satellite System Sole Means Recommendation Report One of the most significan...
Link to Item PageTransitioning smoothly

From time to time we will issue interim guidance and advice to enable operators to continue to fly safely while new Civil Aviation Rules and...
Link to Item PagePreparing the ground for ADS-B

The introduction of ADS-B is a key proposal under New Southern Sky’s surveillance work-stream and the team at Airways has been hard at work ...
Link to Item PageSanta’s little helper

Santa has teamed up with Australian Air Navigation Service Provider Airservices to ensure children around the lucky country are not disappoi...
Link to Item PageBuyer beware: Second-hand ADS-B kit
Some recreational flyers may be aware that second hand ADS-B equipment from the US is being offered for sale in New Zealand. While this kit ...
Link to Item PageNSS presents to Aircraft Electronics Association Conference

Hailing from around the South Pacific, New Zealand and Australia, over 100 members of the Aircraft Electronics Association gathered recently...
Link to Item Page1st New Southern Sky Conference – save the date!

If you are an aviation professional or work in a related industry, we want you to help us shape the future of New Zealand aviation at the fi...
Link to Item PageAir NZ lends a pair of hands

Steve Kelly, the New Southern Sky (NSS) team’s latest recruit, brings with him a wealth of experience from military, corporate and commercia...
Link to Item PageSWIM team dips a toe in the water

Information specialists and industry representatives joined the NSS team to take the plunge at the first System Wide Information Management ...
Link to Item PageNZ Airports Conference 2015

We are pleased to announce that both the New Southern Sky (NSS) Director, Steve Smyth, and NSS Working Group member, Ian Andrews (President ...
Link to Item PageDive in to SWIM!

Do you want to help the New Southern Sky (NSS) team put together a concept of operations for the creation of New Zealand aviation System Wid...
Link to Item PageNavigating our New Southern Sky
The July/August 2015 edition of Vector, the Civil Aviation Authority’s safety magazine for industry, features an update on the New Southern ...
Link to Item PageLinkedIn with New Southern Sky

The New Southern Sky team recently updated its LinkedIn profile and will be increasingly using the social media channel.“Collaboration with ...
Link to Item Page70 seats or less operators know more

The New Southern Sky team hit the road this week to brief maintenance organisations, operators, and design organisations of aircraft with 7...
Link to Item PageGovernance Group welcomes new members

Pictured: Mark Hughes (left) receives a copy of the National Airspace and Air Navigation Plan from outgoing Governance Group Chair, Stephen ...
Link to Item PageOn the road

In June the New Southern Sky team will undertake a roadshow in Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington for operators of aircraft with 70 seat...
Link to Item PageWorking solutions

Pictured (left to right) : Glen-Marie Burns (MOT), Mike Haines (Airways), and Bob Fletcher (Air New Zealand) With a focus on getting the app...
Link to Item PageFree MetFlight service for GA

It was great to see the free MetFlight service for general aviation fliers announced in the Budget recently.Check out the media release here...
Link to Item PageMoving ahead

The New Southern Sky Governance Group met in Wellington last week to review the progress of the programme with a focus on performance metric...
Link to Item PageReaching out

Because the changes we’re proposing will affect participants from across the aviation system, it’s important to make our plans clear to a wi...
Link to Item PageWe’re off to a flying start!

It’s been a busy first six months for the New Southern Sky team, which has been working hard to map out a plan to modernise New Zealand’s av...
Link to Item PageGood Neighbours

When it comes to music, sport and cuisine, we like to point out that there are many differences between New Zealand and our near neighbours ...
Link to Item Page2021
ADS-B in all Controlled Airspace

The proposed Mandate for ADS-B in all controlled airspace is 31st December 2021.
Link to Item Page2019
Spaces filling up quickly for Approach 19, secure your spot!

The Approach 19 Australasian PBN Forum is only a few short months away and bookings for this popular event are filling up quickly.Tailored f...
Link to Item PageIs New Zealand Aviation Ready for the Future?

The Royal Aeronautical Society Wellington presents “Is New Zealand Aviation Ready for the Future?” at ‘Wings Over Wairarapa’.This is an outs...
Link to Item PageNew Southern Sky Approach 19

Taking off with PBN 2nd and 3rd April 2019, Wellington Following on from the hugely successful Approach 16 and Approach 18, Approach 19 has...
Link to Item Page2018
NSS Governance Group Welcomes New Members

The NSS Governance Group Chair Mark Hughes welcomed two new members in the first meeting of 2018. Kirstie Hewlett, Deputy Chief Executive, R...
Link to Item PageGround Based Navigation Aids - Recommendations Released
GROUND BASED NAVIGATION AIDS In taking advantage of the availability of the Global Positioning System (GPS), many countries have taken the o...
Link to Item PagePlanned testing of non-certified / low powered ADS-B equipment

The 2017 NSS Roadshow highlighted interest from the sector around alternative low-power and non-certified ADS-B solutions. In response to th...
Link to Item PageAeropath AIS-AIM Partnership

Aeropath Signs Deal with Snowflake SoftwareToday it was announced that Snowflake Software, a provider of cloud and on-premise software solut...
Link to Item PageDay 1 of Approach 18 kicks off in Wellington

Approach 18 Get Underway in the CapitalApproach 18 got underway this morning with an exciting range of speakers lined up. Director NSS, Stev...
Link to Item PagePerformance Based Communication and Surveillance (PBCS) Implementation Plan released today!

New Southern Sky are pleased to announce the release of the New Zealand Performance Based Communication and Surveillance (PBCS) Implementati...
Link to Item PageDo you have questions about the future surveillance system or ADS-B?
Do you have questions about the future surveillance system or ADS-B?Then check out our ADS-B FAQs/ If you can’t find your answer there pleas...
Link to Item PageNew Southern Sky Conference 2018

‘Helping You Transition' NSS Conference PresentationsDay OneSteve Smyth (NSS CAA) - How's the NSS Programme doing?Tim Hughes (Mahino Consult...
Link to Item PagePBN workshop supports pro-active approach to regulatory change

Extractions and recovery upon loss of GPS and alternates from a PBN perspective were two focus areas discussed at the successful PBN worksho...
Link to Item PageNSS Working Group Key Messages June 2018
Key Messages from the New Southern Sky Working Group meeting 28th June 2018
Link to Item PageGeneral ADS-B Information Released

CAA releases general ADS-B Information for Aircraft Owners and Operators in the NZFIRNew Zealand is implementing Automatic Dependent Surveil...
Link to Item PageMaking the Most of ADS-B in General Aviation - an Australian example

Former AOPA Australia president talks ADS-B benefits for General AviationAt the recent 2018 New Southern Sky Conference, Andrew Andersen, fo...
Link to Item PageMILESTONE ACHIEVED: Rules and Guidance for ADS-B OUT in the NZFIR

Major Milestone AchievedThe first major regulatory milestone has been reached in the last month with the signing of the Rule, Notice and pub...
Link to Item PageNSS Working Group Key Messages October 2018
Key Messages from the New Southern Sky Working Group meeting 29th October 2018
Link to Item PageLast chance to register for Performance Based Navigation Expo

PBN is here and it’s changing the way Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operators navigate. If you’re an IFR operator or maintenance organisatio...
Link to Item PagePractical tips and information to help you equip for ADS-B
Don't get left in the hangar... equip with ADS-B to keep flyingThe Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is proposing to mandate ADS-B OUT in all t...
Link to Item PageADS-B above Flight Level 245

The Mandate for ADS-B above FL 245 came into effect on 31st December 2018.
Link to Item Page2017
NSS Roadshow to visit Taranaki Friday 03 February

Following the huge interest in the NSS Roadshow last year, the aviators from Taranaki contacted us to ask if we could facilitate a Roadshow ...
Link to Item PageNSS brief for Air Force Chief

Chief of Air Force (CAF) Air Vice Marshal Tony Davies and his team met with the New Southern Sky (NSS) director and Civil Aviation Authority...
Link to Item PageNSS roadshow visits Hawera

The NSS Roadshow visited Hawera Aero Club in Taranaki last Friday to brief club members and visitors on the programme. An hour long briefing...
Link to Item PageStaying connected

Modernising New Zealand’s aviation system is no easy task but we’re up for the challenge!We’ve set some clear targets for key projects that ...
Link to Item PageAirways announces contract for new ATM system

The National Airspace and Air Navigation Plan from which the New Southern Sky takes its guidance for modernising the New Zealand aviation sy...
Link to Item PageFormation of the Ground Based Navigation Aid review panel
The New Southern Sky programme produced a Ground Based Navigation Aid (GBNA) strategy paper at the end of 2016. This is aligned with similar...
Link to Item PageIn-flight MET access for GA pilots
The potential benefits of in-flight MET access have been highlighted by New Southern Sky stakeholders at System Wide Information Management ...
Link to Item PageNSS stakeholders deliver National Security and Resilience report
The aviation system is a key component in New Zealand’s transport infrastructure in normal times, and in response to events ranging from res...
Link to Item PageHappy 30th birthday Airways NZ!

It's Airways New Zealand's 30th birthday today. The NSS team wishes Team Airways many happy returns.All the best.
Link to Item PageSatellite Based Augmentation System (SBAS) Development

The National Airspace and Air Navigation Plan contains an objective for the NSS programme to 'complete further analysis of the need for Sate...
Link to Item PageVIDEO: New Southern Sky stakeholders talk about the working group

New Southern Sky stakeholders took time out from their recent Working Group meeting to talk about how members of the group view working toge...
Link to Item PageYour guide to Performance Based Navigation

The New Southern Sky Working Group has produced a handy guide to Performance Based Navigation (PBN). This is literally ‘PBN on a Page’ and...
Link to Item PageVIDEO: NSS Collaboration - a work in progress

In the second of our NSS Working Group series, Mike Haines, Head of Policy, Standards and Safety Improvement at Airways NZ and Ashok Poduva...
Link to Item PageVIDEO: NSS Working Group members discuss collaboration

The NZ Airports Association and Aviation NZ speak about the benefits of their participation in the New Southern Sky programme.
Link to Item PageWell done guys - Air Force leads the way with NSS capabilities

Congratulations to the RNZAF on getting Performance Based Navigation approval for its fleet of T-6C Texans.Read the extract from the Air For...
Link to Item PageVIDEO: All about PBN - Part 1
NSS is pleased to present the first of two videos on Performance Based Navigation. The first one featured in is from our colleagues at ICAO ...
Link to Item PageVIDEO: All about PBN - Part 2
NSS is pleased to present the second of two videos on Performance Based Navigation. The first one featured our colleagues at ICAO and this o...
Link to Item PageADS-B draft rule marks significant NSS milestone

A draft Civil Aviation Rule, proposing a mandate for Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast (ADS-B) system fitting and operation for all...
Link to Item PagePRESS RELEASE: Global Aviation Upgrade Trial comes to Christchurch

A trial to bring a global aviation navigation upgrade programme to the South Island has been announced in Christchurch today by Airways New ...
Link to Item PageAuckland Airport and Ardmore kick off the 2017 NSS Road Show

A huge thank you to everyone one who turned out for the first two Road Show briefings at Auckland Airport and Ardmore today! It was fantasti...
Link to Item PageNSS team deliver to packed out crowds at Hamilton and Tauranga

New Southern Sky Road Show - Day 3The New Southern Sky (NSS) team continued their tour of the North Island yesterday, presenting to packed ...
Link to Item PageNSS Christmas Message 2017

A Happy Christmas to everyone involved in our multi-agency, collaborative programme to update the New Zealand aviation system. If you are in...
Link to Item Page2016
Preparing the ground for ADS-B

The introduction of ADS-B is a key proposal under New Southern Sky’s surveillance work-stream and the team at Airways has been hard at work ...
Link to Item PageTransitioning smoothly

From time to time we will issue interim guidance and advice to enable operators to continue to fly safely while new Civil Aviation Rules and...
Link to Item PageSatellites, signals and safety

GNSS Sole Means Recommendation Report Global Navigation Satellite System Sole Means Recommendation Report One of the most significan...
Link to Item PageDiscussing the future

The CAA has released two discussion documents: one on proposal to change the GNSS rules and one on the proposal to mandate ADS-B above fligh...
Link to Item PageNSS Conference Programme Update

The New Southern Sky Conference 2016 Draft Programme has been updated.Click here to view the Draft Programme.
Link to Item PageSharing the journey

The latest edition of Airspace features an editorial with Airways’ CEO Ed Sims, who took the opportunity to highlight the collaborative natu...
Link to Item PageOn the screen
New Southern Sky Director Steve Smyth talks about the upcoming conference and the interesting range of presenters lined up to speak.
Link to Item PageNews Flash! New Speakers at the New Southern Sky Conference

We are pleased to announce the following speakers have joined the line-up for the New Southern Sky Conference 2016 on 9th-10th May at Novote...
Link to Item PageFalling prices, climbing performance on the horizon for ADS-B equipment

A new ADS-B kit due to soon hit the US market—subject to FAA approval—may signal increasing affordability of this technology.Priced at US$2,...
Link to Item PageWorking together - the European perspective

Does collaboration really get things done, faster and better?EUROCONTROL reports that for airports applying its collaborative decision-makin...
Link to Item PageNew Southern Sky Conference 2016

Navigating Change - Positioning for SuccessEarlier in the year at our NSS Conference 2016, we focused on lessons learned from Stage I (2014-...
Link to Item PageConference reflections from Director, Steve Smyth

The New Southern Sky (NSS) Conference at Auckland Airport on May 9-10 began with a short video address from Prime Minister John Key, who str...
Link to Item PageApproach16 - what's it all about?

Note 17-18 August in your diary and keep an eye out for updates on our events page.
Link to Item PageNew fixed-term vacancy - Programme Coordinator

We are currently advertising for a full-time, fixed-term (3 years) Programme Coordinator to join the New Southern Sky team.Click here for th...
Link to Item PageNew Zealand aviation system CONOPs 2023 published

Director New Southern Sky has announced the release of the New Zealand aviation system Concept of Operations (CONOPs) 2023 Version 1.This do...
Link to Item PageNew Southern Sky roadshow coming to a location near you in September!

The New Southern Sky (NSS) ‘team’ including CAA, Airways and other members of the NSS Working Group are travelling around New Zealand in Sep...
Link to Item PageRNP helps Aussies elope to the slopes

Flight Safety Australia, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority's flagship aviation safety magazine, recently looked at the use of required nav...
Link to Item PageCollaboration paying off for Kiwi airports

20/20 A-CDM from Gentrack has landed at Auckland Airport and Wellington Airport New Zealand airports are first to embrace collaborative deci...
Link to Item PageGetting match fit for PBN

Getting match fit for Performance Based Navigation – that’s the theme of Approach16, a two-day forum that kicked off this morning in Welling...
Link to Item PageCatch Approach16 online

If you missed the Approach 16 forum – never fear! Many of the presentations are now online for your perusal (scroll down to find links to th...
Link to Item PageTaking NSS to NZ Airports Conference

New Southern Sky programme director, Steve Smyth, will be sharing the benefits of the programme with delegates at the NZ Airports Associatio...
Link to Item PageBREAKING NEWS: NSS Roadshow coming to Wellington!

Due to popular demand, Wellington has now been included as a NSS September Roadshow stop-over destination. Wellington will host a session fr...
Link to Item PageNSS September Roadshow: The countdown is on!

With only one week until the official kick off, spaces to attend the New Southern Sky September Roadshow are filling up fast. With a focus o...
Link to Item PageMassey gets green light for PBN operations

Congratulations to Massey University School of Aviation which has this week been approved by CAA to carry out Required Navigation Performan...
Link to Item PagePRESS RELEASE: Aviation roadshows – landing at a location near you

Big changes are happening in New Zealand’s airspace and the team leading the changes will visit a range of locations around the country late...
Link to Item PageNew Southern Sky Roadshow kicks off in Auckland!

The New Southern Sky (NSS) September Roadshow kicked off yesterday in Auckland at Ardmore Airport and the North Shore Aero Club. The well-at...
Link to Item PageNSS Roadshow produces another bumper turn-out

The second leg of the New Southern Sky (NSS) September Roadshow was greeted by a bumper turnout in Waikato yesterday.More than 50 people inc...
Link to Item PageSatellite-based aircraft tracking on the way for NZ

A new satellite-supported system designed to replace radar as New Zealand’s main aircraft tracking technology is a step closer. Airways New ...
Link to Item PageNew Southern Sky Roadshow kicks off in the South Island

The New Southern Sky Roadshow kicked off the South Island leg of their nationwide tour yesterday, visiting the Nelson Aero Club.The level of...
Link to Item PageDiving into SWIM (System Wide Information Management)

New Southern Sky held a System Wide Information Management (SWIM) workshop today at the Civil Aviation Authority in Wellington. The SWIM con...
Link to Item PageNew Southern Sky Roadshow concludes to a packed audience in Wellington

The New Southern Sky (NSS) team delivered its final presentation to a packed audience in Wellington yesterday afternoon as part of the natio...
Link to Item PageNew Southern Sky FAQs now available online!

The NSS Roadshow in September and early October covered nine different locations from North Shore to Invercargill.It was great to have such ...
Link to Item PageNSS hosts the Japanese Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB)

Last Friday Mark Hughes (Deputy Director Air Transport and Airworthiness), and the New Southern Sky (NSS) team welcomed a delegation from th...
Link to Item PageNSS Christmas message 2016

As we approach Christmas it’s a good time to reflect on 2016 and the outstanding efforts of everyone involved in our multi-agency, collabor...
Link to Item Page2015
Good Neighbours

When it comes to music, sport and cuisine, we like to point out that there are many differences between New Zealand and our near neighbours ...
Link to Item PageWe’re off to a flying start!

It’s been a busy first six months for the New Southern Sky team, which has been working hard to map out a plan to modernise New Zealand’s av...
Link to Item PageReaching out

Because the changes we’re proposing will affect participants from across the aviation system, it’s important to make our plans clear to a wi...
Link to Item PageMoving ahead

The New Southern Sky Governance Group met in Wellington last week to review the progress of the programme with a focus on performance metric...
Link to Item PageFree MetFlight service for GA

It was great to see the free MetFlight service for general aviation fliers announced in the Budget recently.Check out the media release here...
Link to Item PageWorking solutions

Pictured (left to right) : Glen-Marie Burns (MOT), Mike Haines (Airways), and Bob Fletcher (Air New Zealand) With a focus on getting the app...
Link to Item PageOn the road

In June the New Southern Sky team will undertake a roadshow in Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington for operators of aircraft with 70 seat...
Link to Item PageGovernance Group welcomes new members

Pictured: Mark Hughes (left) receives a copy of the National Airspace and Air Navigation Plan from outgoing Governance Group Chair, Stephen ...
Link to Item Page70 seats or less operators know more

The New Southern Sky team hit the road this week to brief maintenance organisations, operators, and design organisations of aircraft with 7...
Link to Item PageLinkedIn with New Southern Sky

The New Southern Sky team recently updated its LinkedIn profile and will be increasingly using the social media channel.“Collaboration with ...
Link to Item PageNavigating our New Southern Sky
The July/August 2015 edition of Vector, the Civil Aviation Authority’s safety magazine for industry, features an update on the New Southern ...
Link to Item PageDive in to SWIM!

Do you want to help the New Southern Sky (NSS) team put together a concept of operations for the creation of New Zealand aviation System Wid...
Link to Item PageNZ Airports Conference 2015

We are pleased to announce that both the New Southern Sky (NSS) Director, Steve Smyth, and NSS Working Group member, Ian Andrews (President ...
Link to Item PageSWIM team dips a toe in the water

Information specialists and industry representatives joined the NSS team to take the plunge at the first System Wide Information Management ...
Link to Item PageAir NZ lends a pair of hands

Steve Kelly, the New Southern Sky (NSS) team’s latest recruit, brings with him a wealth of experience from military, corporate and commercia...
Link to Item Page1st New Southern Sky Conference – save the date!

If you are an aviation professional or work in a related industry, we want you to help us shape the future of New Zealand aviation at the fi...
Link to Item PageNSS presents to Aircraft Electronics Association Conference

Hailing from around the South Pacific, New Zealand and Australia, over 100 members of the Aircraft Electronics Association gathered recently...
Link to Item PageBuyer beware: Second-hand ADS-B kit
Some recreational flyers may be aware that second hand ADS-B equipment from the US is being offered for sale in New Zealand. While this kit ...
Link to Item PageSanta’s little helper

Santa has teamed up with Australian Air Navigation Service Provider Airservices to ensure children around the lucky country are not disappoi...
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