28 September 2008

Most of New Zealand's air services agreements are now online

I have been through the New Zealand Treaty Series documents currently available at http://www.nzlii.org/nz/other/mfat/NZTS/ and extracted out the links to those on air services (see recent post) and civil aviation. Clearly what has been posted is a work in progress with a significant number of air services-related treaties still to be added (notably those covering New Zealand's air services relationships with European countries, the most recent ones and the MALIAT, which has its own web site) and there is no indication of the current status of individual treaties - many have been superseded.

Also take heed of the usual note of caution - to fully understand the opportunities available to international airlines in an air services relationship you also need to look at the related Memorandum of Understanding. In New Zealand these are held by the Ministry of Transport and are not available on the web.

On my home pages I have a list of virtually all the air services agreements (but not the amendments) with their year of signature and that gives some indication of those treaties that are no longer current. The following treaties are in date order of publication in the Treaty Series.

New Zealand Air Services Treaties Online

Exchange of Notes between New Zealand and France constituting an Agreement regarding the Exchange of Air Traffic Rights in the South Pacific [1949] NZTS 9

Air Transport Agreement between the Government of New Zealand and the Government of the French Republic [1968] NZTS 3

Exchange of Letters between the Government of New Zealand and the Government of France extending the Air Transport Agreement of 9 November 1967 [1971] NZTS 17

Agreement between New Zealand and Japan for Air Services, with Exchange of Notes [1980] NZTS 7

Agreement between the Government of New Zealand and the Government of the Republic of Nauru concerning Air Services, with Route Schedule [1980] NZTS 10

Exchange of Notes constituting an Agreement to amend the 1961 Air Services Agreement between New Zealand and Australia [1982] NZTS 7

Exchange of Notes constituting an Agreement between the Government of New Zealand and the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia amending the Agreement relating to Air Services of 25 July 1961 [1983] NZTS 19

Exchange of Notes amending the Agreement between the Government of New Zealand and the Government of Western Samoa for Air Services between and beyond their Respective Territories of 23 June 1978 [1984] NZTS 16

Exchange of Letters between the Government of the Republic of Nauru and the Government of New Zealand constituting an Agreement to Amend the Air Services Agreement 1980 [1984] NZTS 17

Agreement between the Government of New Zealand and the Government of Canada on Air Transport, with Annex and Exchange of Notes [1985] NZTS 4

Agreement between New Zealand and the Argentine Republic for Air Services [1985] NZTS 5

Agreement between the Government of New Zealand and the Government of the Cook Islands concerning Air Services [1986] NZTS 9

Exchange of Letters constituting an Agreement between the Government of New Zealand and the Government of the Republic of Nauru to amend the Route Schedule of the Air Services Agreement of 5 August 1980 [1987] NZTS 20

Air Services Agreement between the Government of New Zealand and the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand, with Annex [1987] NZTS 23

Air Transport Agreement between the Government of New Zealand and the Government of the Republic of Indonesia, with Annex [1988] NZTS 4

Exchange of Letters constituting an Agreement between the Government of New Zealand and the Government of the Cook Islands amending the Agreement concerning Air Services [1988] NZTS 8

Agreement between the Government of New Zealand and the Government of the Republic of Vanuatu concerning Air Services (with Annex) [1989] NZTS 4

Exchange of Notes constituting an Agreement between the Government of New Zealand and the Government of Japan amending the Agreement for Air Services [1989] NZTS 5

Exchange of Notes constituting an Agreement between the Government of New Zealand and the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand Amending the Air Services Agreement [1989] NZTS 6

Agreement between the Government of New Zealand and the Government of Solomon Islands concerning Air Services (with Annex) [1990] NZTS 2

Agreement between the Government of New Zealand and the Government of Niue concerning Air Services [1990] NZTS 3

Exchange of Notes constituting an Agreement between the Government of New Zealand and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland amending the Agreement concerning Air Services [1991] NZTS 1

Agreement between the Government of New Zealand and the Government of Hong Kong concerning Air Services [1991] NZTS 7

Exchange of Notes constituting an Agreement between the Government of New Zealand and the Government of the Republic of Fiji amending the Agreement between New Zealand and Fiji concerning Air Services of 26 April 1979 [1992] NZTS 5

Exchange of Notes constituting an Agreement between the Government of New Zealand and the Government of Thailand to Amend the Air Services Agreement, as amended in 1989 [1992] NZTS 16

Air Transport Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of New Zealand [1993] NZTS 2

Exchange of Letters constituting an Agreement between the Government of New Zealand and the Government of Japan concerning Amendments to the 1980 Air Services Agreement [1993] NZTS 8

Agreement between the Government of New Zealand and the Government of the Republic of Korea for Air Services between and beyond their Respective Territories (with annex) [1993] NZTS 11

Agreement between the Government of New Zealand and the Government of the People's Republic of China relating to Civil Air Transport [1993] NZTS 14

Exchange of Letters amending the Agreement between the Government of New Zealand and the Government of Western Samoa for Air Services, as Amended by Exchange of Notes of 2 July 1984, and further amended by Exchange of Notes of 31 August 1990 (with Annex) [1993] NZTS 16

Agreement between the Government of New Zealand and the Government of Papua New Guinea on Air Services [1994] NZTS 2

Exchange of Notes constituting an Agreement amending the 1978 Agreement between the Government of New Zealand and the Government of Western Samoa for Air Services between and beyond their Respective Territories (with Annex) [1994] NZTS 7

Agreement between the Government of New Zealand and the Government of the Sovereign Democratic Republic of Fiji on Air Services [1994] NZTS 27

Air Transport Agreement between the Government of New Zealand and the Government of the Republic of Chile [1995] NZTS 15

Exchange of Letters between the Government of New Zealand and the Government of Japan amending the Agreement for Air Services of 1980 [1995] NZTS 20

Agreement between the Government of New Zealand and the Government of Macau on Air Services [1996] NZTS 8

Exchange of Notes between the Government of Hong Kong and the Government of New Zealand amending the Air Services Agreement of 22 February 1991 [1996] NZTS 20

Agreement between the Government of New Zealand and the Government of the Republic of India relating to Air Services [1997] NZTS 10

Agreement between the Government of New Zealand and the Government of the Republic of South Africa on Air Services (with route schedule) [1997] NZTS 13

Air Services Agreement between the Government of New Zealand and the Government of the Republic of Singapore [1997] NZTS 14

Air Transport Agreement between the Government of New Zealand and the Government of the United States of America [1997] NZTS 19

Exchange of Letters Constituting an Amendment to the Agreement between New Zealand and Japan for Air Services signed at Auckland on 18 January 1980 [1998] NZTS 6

Exchange of Letters amending the Route Schedule of the Air Services Agreement between the Republic of Argentina and New Zealand done 13 December 1985 [1998] NZTS 8

Air Services Agreement between the Government of New Zealand and the Government of Malaysia [1998] NZTS 9

Agreement between the Government of New Zealand and the Government of the Federative Republic of Brazil on Air Services, with Annex [1998] NZTS 16

Air Services Agreement between the Government of New Zealand and the Government of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang-Di-Peertuan of Brunei Darussalam [1999] NZTS 5

Agreement between the Government of New Zealand and the Government of the United Arab Emirates on Air Services [1999] NZTS 22

Air Services Agreement between the Government of New Zealand and the Government of the Cook Islands [2000] NZTS 1

Exchange of Notes between the Government of New Zealand and the Government of the Republic of Indonesia constituting an Agreement amending the Air Transport Agreement of 27 May 1988 [2000] NZTS 12

Air Services Agreement between the Government of New Zealand and the Government of Ireland [2000] NZTS 14

Air Services Agreement between the Government of the United Mexican States and the Government of New Zealand [2000] NZTS 22

Air Services Agreement between New Zealand and the Kingdom of Denmark [2001] NZTS 2

Air Services Agreement between New Zealand and the Kingdom of Norway [2001] NZTS 3

Air Services Agreement between New Zealand and the Kingdom of Sweden [2001] NZTS 4

Air Services Agreement between the Government of New Zealand and the Government of the Kingdom of Tonga [2002] NZTS 1

Air Transport Agreement between the Government of New Zealand and the Austrian Federal Government [2002] NZTS 6

Exchange of Notes to Amend the Agreement Between the Government of New Zealand and the Government of Japan Relating to Air Services [2002] NZTS 56

Agreement between the Government of New Zealand and the Government of Australia Relating to Air Services [2003] NZTS 13

Agreement between the Government of New Zealand and the Government of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam on Air Services [2004] NZTS 7

Civil Aviation-Related Treaties Online

Australian - New Zealand Agreement 1944 [1944] NZTS 1 – note paragraphs 17 to 23.

Agreement between the Government of New Zealand and the Government of Western Samoa concerning Civil Aviation, with Annex [1973] NZTS 3

Exchange of Letters between the Government of New Zealand and the Government of Fiji constituting an Agreement concerning the Contribution by the Government of New Zealand toward the Improvement in the Financial Situation and in the Reorganisation of Air Pacific Ltd [1975] NZTS 11

Exchange of Notes amending the Agreement of 20 March 1970 relating to Certificates of Air Worthiness for Imported Aircraft [1979] NZTS 10

Agreement on Civil Aviation between the Government of New Zealand and the Government of the Cook Islands [1986] NZTS 6

Exchange of Letters constituting an Agreement between the Government of New Zealand and the Government of Niue relating to Civil Aviation [1986] NZTS 10

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