John Jones

The Director of Civil Aviation, John Jones, was appointed to the position in October 2001. Immediately prior to his appointment Mr Jones had been the Flight Operations Manager for Mount Cook Airlines.

Mr Jones, who began his flying career in Waimate in 1963, has a wealth of experience in aviation spanning airline and general aviation, helicopter operations, engineering, and corporate jet services. As well as being regarded as one of New Zealand’s most experienced domestic airline captains, he has extensive experience in airline and corporate management.

Mr Jones is very highly regarded across the aviation community as a moderator and negotiator, and is a Life Member of the Aviation Industry Association, having been its President for many years.