New Zealand Airports Association chief executive Billie Moore is moving to a new job at a start-up.
Moore will go to OneReg, which former Air New Zealand staffers founded after Covid-era airline layoffs in 2020.
OneReg is an aviation operating system enabling companies to use one platform instead of multiple ones.
OneReg said it had a successful US$4.5 million ($7.7m) Series A round last month and was accelerating its international expansion.
“Her appointment strengthens our work with regulators as we scale internationally and build on the momentum from our recent capital raise,” OneReg co-founder and chief executive Clinton Cardozo said.
“Billie is one of the most respected voices in aviation and public policy in Asia-Pacific.”
Moore, a former diplomat, has represented New Zealand’s airports since December 2022.
The sector has faced challenges from rising jet fuel prices, tensions between some airports and airlines over charges, and a sluggish domestic economic rebound.
“I have spent many years navigating government policy and working to support a thriving aviation sector,” Moore said.
“What drew me to OneReg is the chance to make a more direct impact. The platform is driving momentum in regulation tech in a way the sector has talked about for years.”
Moore will start her new role in August.
OneReg went live with Air New Zealand’s engineering division last September.
It said that moment marked its expansion from airport compliance into airline operations.
OneReg said its platform allowed all critical information and regulatory requirements to be accessible in one place.
Cardozo previously told the Herald the model helped reduce “operational drag”, which could cause long lines, lost luggage and delayed flights.
OneReg was incorporated in June 2020 in New Zealand and launched in Australia in 2024.
According to the Companies Office, investment company Ascendo Holdings is its biggest shareholder, at 30.69%. Air New Zealand owns 3.5%.
OneReg, headquartered in Auckland, said it was expanding across Australia, Britain, the European Union and the Middle East.
John Weekes is a business journalist covering aviation. He previously covered consumer affairs, crime, politics and courts.
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