Airport head to retire
The, Christchurch City Council is looking for anew airport director;
Mr R, C. Buchanan, - the Christchurch Airport -director since 1975,hasannounced that’he, will retire at the end of the year..
At-a-: ipeeting, of. the;, councils policy and finance' committee yesterday, councillors said the - position should be advertised, with a September 17 application’ deadli,ne..-That
would, give- the council? time, to select a new director be-1 fore the October local body! elections??,.:,‘ i Mr Buchanan came to I Christchurch 11 years ago as| the airport’s assistant man-1 ager and . engineer. Before that,, he had been, <borough engineer at. Gore. ' .' ,;He has remained an active aviator)/after being a wing commander with the Royal New; Zealand Air Force dur-| ing the Second World War. |
. During his war service, he 'was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the. United [ States Air . Medal | for meritorious service in | North-Africa. I In his letter of resignation, Mr Buchanan noted that he. had worked for the airport , during its--. busiest construction years. 1, Mr Buchanan began his career as an engineering cadet with the .Invercargill I City Council in 1938.
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