Grounded: Plan B needed for NZICPA students due in Whanganui
22 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM
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The New Zealand International Commercial Pilot Academy is awaiting about 80 students from India.
Photo / File
The New Zealand International Commercial Pilot Academy is awaiting about 80 students from India.
Photo / File
Laurel Stowell is a reporter for the Whanganui Chroniclelaurel.stowell@whanganuichronicle.co.nzWhangaChron
The wait continues for 80 prospective pilot students who are due in Whanganui for flight training but are unable to travel from India due to Covid-19. The cadets are from Indian airline IndiGo and are enrolled at the New Zealand International Commercial Pilot Academy (NZICPA), which is now looking for a Plan B .
Techweek 2021 all set for May showcase in Whanganui
13 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM
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The flight simulator at the New Zealand International Commercial Pilot Academy will be featured during Techweek21. Photo / File
The flight simulator at the New Zealand International Commercial Pilot Academy will be featured during Techweek21. Photo / File
Whanganui Chronicle
A number of Whanganui businesses are set to share their knowledge at Techweek 2021 in May.
Techweek is a nationwide initiative that showcases technology and innovation in New Zealand, with economic development agency Whanganui & Partners facilitating events in the Manawatū-Whanganui region.
Nine Whanganui events will take place on May 22-30 and will all focus on how technology is utilised across various sectors.
Plans for Whanganui Airport taxiway to be revised after growth fund refusal
23 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM
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Airport manager Phil McBride says despite increased flight numbers an application for funding for a parallel taxiway has been unsuccessful. Photo / Bevan Conley
Airport manager Phil McBride says despite increased flight numbers an application for funding for a parallel taxiway has been unsuccessful. Photo / Bevan Conley
Liz Wylie is a reporter for the Whanganui Chronicleliz.wylie@whanganuichronicle.co.nzWhangaChron
Light aircraft movement at Whanganui Airport is almost back to pre-Covid numbers while Air Chathams flights are up to around two-thirds of the frequency they were at before the pandemic.
Vintage Weekend: Whanganui gearing up for long weekend as vintage fans flock in
15 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
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Contestants front up in their best vintage costumes at the 2020 Caboodle in Whanganui.
Photo / Lewis Gardner
Contestants front up in their best vintage costumes at the 2020 Caboodle in Whanganui.
Photo / Lewis Gardner
Liz Wylie is a reporter for the Whanganui Chronicleliz.wylie@whanganuichronicle.co.nzWhangaChron
Whanganui s biggest party is now less than a week away and organisers say that Bayleys Whanganui Vintage Weekend will be bigger and brighter than ever this year, writes Liz Wylie. The streets, river and skies will be alive with the sights and sounds of decades past as Whanganui welcomes a stunning array of machines, performers and costumes that celebrate the city s exciting past for the three-day weekend.
I m New to This: Learning to fly with a Wanganui Aero Club pilot
14 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
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Chief flying instructor Jonathan Mauchline took reporter Liz Wylie for a trial flight over Whanganui one windy afternoon.
Photo / Bevan Conley
Chief flying instructor Jonathan Mauchline took reporter Liz Wylie for a trial flight over Whanganui one windy afternoon.
Photo / Bevan Conley
Liz Wylie is a reporter for the Whanganui Chronicleliz.wylie@whanganuichronicle.co.nzWhangaChron
Over the summer Chronicle reporters have been trying their hand at something new, under the supervision of experts. In the first of our series called I m New to This, Liz Wylie gets behind the controls