NZALPA Statement on Queenstown Pilot Court Case

8 March 2013

NZALPA Statement on Queenstown Pilot Court Case

The New Zealand Air Line Pilots’ Association (NZALPA) is disappointed with the verdict handed down to a Pacific Blue pilot following an incident which occurred at Queenstown in June 2010. The three year judicial process has been very difficult for the pilot and the family.

NZALPA does not wish to make any further comment as this may prejudice the pilot’s ability to launch an appeal.

About New Zealand Air Line Pilots’ Association
Established in 1945, NZALPA is an internationally affiliated professional trade union for New Zealand pilots and air traffic controllers. Our diverse membership includes General Aviation and commercial pilots, flight instructors and approximately 400 of New Zealand’s air traffic controllers in the employ of Airways NZ. NZALPA was one of the 13 founding states of IFALPA - the International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations, an organisation founded to represent the interests of over 100,000 pilots worldwide. IFALPA membership is dispersed through 101 Member Associations who work together as the ‘global voice of pilots’. In 1965, air traffic controllers joined the International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers' Associations (IFATCA), which represents 50,000 air traffic controllers worldwide. NZALPA is one of 130 Member Associations affiliated to IFATCA, and has remained an active member in all aspects since joining.

www.nzalpa.org.nz

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