Safety Improves From AKL Incident Learnings

The New Zealand Air Line Pilots’ Association (NZALPA) has reviewed the report just released by the Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC), providing learnings from the Auckland Anniversary Weekend 2023 runway excursion of an Air New Zealand Boeing 777 at Auckland International Airport.

NZALPA President Andrew McKeen, also a 787 Pilot, said that the severe weather that Auckland experienced that evening was significant and the rainfall recorded during the aircraft’s approach and landing no doubt contributed to the incident.

“We acknowledge the lessons identified by TAIC and appreciate the range of actions Air New Zealand has undertaken as a result,” says President McKeen.

“NZALPA supported TAIC in their investigation as their intent is always to prevent similar accidents and incidents occurring.

“New Zealand-trained pilots learn their profession in a geographically and meteorological challenging environment. The most important thing that comes out of any investigation, for both our members and for the safety of the travelling public, is that we understand and share those learnings.

“In NZALPA’s 80 years of representing professional pilots in New Zealand, we have found that taking the time to together gather all facts and analyse all relevant information has assisted aviation in becoming the safest form of transportation in the world,” President McKeen says.

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