Court of Appeal backs pilots on Wellington runway extension safety areas

Court of Appeal backs pilots on Wellington runway extension safety areas
Sophie Boot
By Sophie Boot Feb. 28 (BusinessDesk) - The future of Wellington International Airport's proposed runway extension is unclear after the Court of Appeal ruled the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) must reconsider its decision on the length of a runway safety area. The New Zealand Air Line Pilots' Association was successful in its application to the appeal court to overturn the CAA's decision to approve a 90 metre runway safety area (RESA) for the proposed extension. Under international standards, a RESA - a safety zone if a plane undershoots...