Airways is New Zealand’s air navigation service provider. Airways controls all domestic and international air traffic travelling within New Zealand’s Flight Information Region (FIR), which totals 30 million square kilometres – one of the largest areas of airspace in the world.

Airways is renowned globally for leading innovation and development in the aviation sector.  Our staff of 780 deliver air navigation and air traffic management consultancy and training services throughout New Zealand and in over 65 countries.

We work collaboratively with airports and airlines to smooth aircraft descents and reduce time spent in the sky to fuel consumption and lower emissions.  We're at the forefront of developing and deploying procedures and technology to reduce the environmental footprint of the aviation industry.  Our Collaborative Flow Manager (CFM) tool has won international acclaim. CFM reduces carbon emissions by around 37,000 tonnes per year. It saves our airline customers in New Zealand around $16 million in reduced fuel consumption annually.
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We have a responsibility to make a positive contribution to the world we live in - for today and for tomorrow.  We are committed to succeeding as a business in a socially and environmentally sustainable way that works for us, our people, our communities and for all of New Zealand as we create the aviation environment of the future.