Clive GeddesOmarama Airfield Ltd is working on ways to boost non aviation-related income and enhance its presence in the industry, its chairman says. The company, formed in 1993, operates Omarama Airfield and is jointly owned by the Waitaki District Council and Omarama Soaring Centre Inc.On Tuesday, Omarama Airfield Ltd chairman Clive Geddes presented the company's half-yearly report at a meeting of the full council. In addition, Mr Geddes said Youth Glide New Zealand had applied to the company for consent to operate a winch launching system on the airfield. Cr Melanie Tavendale asked if the winch would impact on the viability of the airfield. The company reported a deficit of $34,815 for the six months to December 31.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 29, 2019 15:22 UTC