Highlights of 2020

GROWING SAFE AVIATION
MEMBERSHIP

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Covid-19 had a major impact on Aviation NZ and member operations during the year.  We changed the way we operated, did not invoice existing members for 2020/21 subscriptions and ran a minimum cost budget.  Our work continued but with three new imperatives from 1 April:

Immediate: Member viability.  Looking at ways we could help members reduce costs, through the Government’s Aviation Package or other ways. 

Short term: Keeping members operating.  Ensuring members are ready for the recovery and removing constraints on GA created by the Covid-19 alert levels, especially on agriculture, engineering, MRO and parts supply, and pilot and instructor currency.

Medium term: Kickstarting the economy through aviation.  Identifying aviation projects and activities that can start as the country or regions move from Covid-19 level 4.

Advocacy - we represent common interests with one voice

• Submissions on a range of issues but less than previous years because of the impact of Covid-19 on the bureaucracy.

• Conversely many more meetings with a wide range of regulatory agencies, especially on the impact of Covid-19 and solutions.

• Wide ranging input from members to inform our views.

Expertise - we provide technical assistance/advice to benefit members

• General advice to members and agencies.

• Problem solving for members and agencies.

Communications - we disseminate relevant and timely information

• Website regularly updated and integrated with social media platforms.

• Weekly, Divisional and Member only newsletters, Zoom meetings and webinars.

• Special ‘specific issue’ mail outs to relevant members.

• Visits to members where possible.

• Press releases and articles.

Member benefits - we improve the ability of members to do business

• N3 and OFx savings.

• Covid-SOPs developed and updated for affected divisions.

• Template development.

Performance - the organisation grows and becomes stronger

• 18 new members (25 in 2019)

• Financial position ok, despite not invoicing existing members subscriptions for 2020/21