6 July 2012

 
Trades Hall is 85% full.  This is the largest trades event on the New Zealand aviation events calendar click here
 
New Sponsors on Board this week – a big thank you to:

• Air Fuels – NZAAA – Gold Sponsor
• McDonalds Lime – NZAAA – Gold Sponsor
• ASPEQ – AIA – Silver Sponsor and Sponsor Member
• Aviation Labour Group - AIA - Bronze Sponsor
• Metservice – AIA – Bronze Sponsor and Sponsor Member

 

More sponsors needed click here – remember we ran the conference at 2004 delegate registration rates.  Sponsorship gives exposure to all businesses and organisations and makes your Association tick!!!!      
 
NEW NEW NEW NEWS
 
Sunday afternoon NZAAA – Culture and Professionalism click here. All conference delegates welcome to attend at no additional charge.
 
NZAAA “Prosper through our Achievements” – they say 12 months is a long time but “red boots” remembers very well last year’s extremely successful conference.  The mood was buoyant but there was one very big elephant in the room – the prospect of a major rewrite to CAR 137.  
 
Through the efforts of the NZAAA Executive, this cloud is no longer there, which probably saved each one of your businesses from many thousands of $$$$.  Ask any of the group, who were processed through 115 certification.  They say $60k per business. However, do not be fooled. The responsibility for continuous safety improvements lie with each and every one of you. 
 
If you as a group succeed, you will not only set the benchmark but also give confidence that a regulatory regime, based on sector wide accountability, will work. BUT it needs NZAAA to maintain its position of leadership.  It needs 100% industry buy-in and it requires you all to take responsibility for identifying and managing your risks.  Many of you do this well in your businesses already. The challenge is to share those practices around ….remember “in a high tide, all boats rise.” In the aviation industry, we want the plane flying faster as well as safer, to maximize your profitability.
 
Conference is the opportunity to take the next step and do it with confidence. REGISTER NOW click here  
 
AIA “Aviation is in our DNA” REGISTER  NOW click here
 
Wednesday through to Friday is full on with between two and five streams running each day click here.
 
NEW NEW NEW NEWS  
 

• Richard Pearse award for innovation – two fantastic nominations have been received but we want more click here.

 

• GSB breakfast click here – it’s on the house

 

• Gala Awards dinner with Richard de Crespigny click here – we’ve opened our Awards dinner up to the wider public.  With such a high profile speaker, we think there will be a lot of interest.  You can now book a table of 10.  Richard tells us his new book will also be released around the same time – his story is inspirational

• Join Greg Ward and Bob Feasey in the bar at the Millennium Hotel on the Monday night for an impromptu jam session around good old jazz standards and maybe a bit of Elton John.If you are a closet 'Muso' and can work off Real Book charts then bring your instrument along and join the fun.Or just be there to enjoy the music!!!!!!

 

• Speakers
  • ATTTO releasing results of the nation wide skills survey
  • Education New Zealand on opportunities in the aviation training space
  • Auckland International Airshow – Anniversary Weekend 2013 – so Auckland ratepayers tip $10m into Supercars.  Aviation does it for itself with a Auckland basin spectacular
  •  One Industry - $16Bn by 2016 is the plan - what’s in it for you? Hear the Government’s supportive response from Officials and the Minister of Trade himself, Hon. Tim Groser.

 
Professional development “Tool box”

• Risk Management, Safety Management Systems and the new Operational Risk Management programme click here. 
• Chemical Revalidation click here. 
• Noise Abatement training click here.  

 
The smooth organisation of conference is now a major priority but the “boots” is always busy here and there, as well as setting up the next 6, 12 and 24 month agendas.  On Monday, we had an excellent discussion with DCA – what a difference 12 months really does make.  I know some of you have expressed concern that there’s simply a recycling of the old faces but at the end of the day it comes down to leadership.  As your Industry Association, we do have absolute confidence in the Chairman of the CAA, the CAA Board and the Director to see through the changes.
 
Yes, there will be challenges – uncertainty remains over the funding of the CAA going forward.  We believe the pain should be shared around for the greater gain.  We don’t like the “blank cheque” nature of some of the proposed changes but we’ve made our position known to the “powers that be” and hopefully they will listen. However, we must work more collaboratively to affect change.
 
In this context, an interesting piece of proposed legislation came to the “boots’” attention this week – the proposed amendments to the Commerce Act 1986, with the introduction of criminal sanctions for hard-core cartel behaviour.
 
“From a public sector perspective, effective competition is also important….. Carefully designed procurement processes can be used by the public sector to achieve competitive outcomes that promote economic growth, while encouraging value for money over the long term. However, the competitive process relies on suppliers and acquirers pricing independently and honestly.” We wonder where the proposed purchasing practices and charging behaviours of certain government agencies sit in respect of this proposed legislation.  

 

Until we speak again take care and stay risk aware Red boots

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Government News

AIRCARE™

Two Toshiba note pads are being offered as rewards for early registration click here. We also have two AIRCARE audits valued up to $2k on offer for those (both new and existing accredited organizations), who register early and attend conference.

Noise abatement Training – there are two options: face to face click here or remote.  Remote is available click here provided the company’s trainers or chief pilot have completed the face to face course.  Noise abatement training is a mandatory requirement to obtain AIRCARE accreditation.
 
Congratulations to our newest AIRCARE accredited EMS operator – Airwork Flight Operations Ltd
 
GROWSAFE certificates – we now issue these and have the templates set up to issue. We’re just waiting for GROWSAFE to confirm certificate numbers.  If needed urgently, can you please contact admin1@aia.org.nz but we anticipate getting these out very soon.

 
The Last word – introducing Peter Wakefield – Navigatus Lead Audit manager click here

Noise abatement training – click here

AIRCARE™ ACCREDITATION process read here

AIRCARE™ ACCREDITATION CONTRACTS YOU CAN ACCESS - here

AIRCARE™ TRAINING - Rotorua 9th August.

AIRCARE™ accreditations Click here
 

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