About Aviation NZ
Aviation New Zealand champions New Zealand companies and product/service solutions to international audiences. It encourages the development of scale through collaboration and connects international customers to product and service solutions developed in New Zealand.
The vision for the New Zealand aviation sector is for it to be `a specialised, globally connected, high value, growing and sustainable aviation service and manufacturing industry based on 21st century technologies’.
- Identifying and validating business opportunities of scale which reflect the aspirations of its New Zealand supporters that might not exist for companies operating alone.
- Working with sector champions and developing ad hoc groups for potential business opportunities, addressing barriers, and building collaborative responses/ packaged solutions to convert them into reality.
- Developing the Aviation New Zealand brand as the reference point on New Zealand capability.
- Providing an umbrella brand under which companies can operate internationally
- Acting as a one stop shop for international companies wishing to do aviation business with New Zealand
It is governed by a Board committed to the success of the venture:
- Ashley Smout, Chairman, CEO Airways Corporation
- John Jones, Non-Executive Director, CTC Aviation
- Neal Garnett, NZ Rep, EADS Australia/Pacific
and an advisor to the Board:
- Mike Flanagan, GM Air New Zealand Consulting
John Nicholson is the Chief Executive and operates alongside the AIA Executive in Wellington.
Aviation NZ works through sector champions who include the chairs of the relevant AIA divisions.
- identifies and validates of opportunities
- integrates and facilitates to develop scale solutions
- project manages to pursue high value and large scale opportunities
- sources and provides expert advice
- promotes the brand, New Zealand products and services
- develops strategic relationships with overseas agencies and international companies
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