Two hundred new pilot cadets will train in Whanganui over the next three years. The New Zealand International Commercial Pilot Academy (NZICPA) has made a deal with Indian airline IndiGo to train ...

We are not there yet but we’re cautiously optimistic.' ...

The MangÅ pare Air New Zealand Pilot Cadetship is an all-inclusive training program that accelerates the journey from novice to commercial pilot from the typical 24-36 months to around 14 months.

An aviation group says New Zealand’s lucrative international pilot training is struggling to recover since the pandemic, losing nearly two-thirds of its value due to Covid-19. Research ...

A New Zealand pilot held prisoner for more than 19 months by armed insurgents has been freed. Phillip Mehrtens was taken hostage in 2023 when he landed a small commercial plane in the remote ...

JAKARTA (Reuters) -New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed ... after he landed a small commercial plane in the remote, mountainous area of Nduga. Arriving in the capital Jakarta late ...

Video: New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens held hostage by West Papuan rebels is FINALLY freed after nightmare 19-month ordeal New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens broke down in tears as he spoke ...

New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been released after more than 18 months of captivity by an armed faction in Indonesia's Papua region. Abducted in February 2023 while flying for Susi Air ...

A pilot from New Zealand who was being held captive in the restive Indonesian region of West Papua has been freed. Phillip Mehrtens was kidnapped more than a year and a half ago. Indonesian police ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia — The New Zealand pilot who’s been held hostage for more than a year in the restive Papua region has been freed by separatist rebels, Indonesian authorities said Saturday.

‘The release of Mehrtens is a reminder that conflict in the region continues to have a very real impact for people’s human rights’ – Usman Hamid Responding to the release of New Zealand pilot Philip .

A New Zealand pilot held hostage for more than a year in the restive Papua region of Indonesia was freed Saturday by separatist rebels. Phillip Mark Mehrtens, a 38-year-old pilot from Christchurch ...