Air transport | Ministry of Transport

Your browser is out-of-date!

Update your browser to view this website correctly. Update my browser now

What we are working on

Airline on-time performance

Monthly airline on-time performance data contains details of arrivals, departures, and cancellations for some domestic flights across New Zealand and trans-Tasman routes.

Aviation Council

The Aviation Council exists to drive leadership, direction and performance across the civil aviation system.

Air Facilitation

New Zealand is required, by the International Civil Aviation Organization, to have a National Air Transport Facilitation Programme.

Airline licence variations

Details of variations to scheduled international air service licences.

Work programme

Advanced aviation

Advanced aviation is the next aviation revolution and will impact sectors such as agriculture, communications, emergency management, environmental monitoring and advancing science.

New Zealand's Airline cooperation agreements

Authorising agreements between airlines proposing to operate flights to and from New Zealand under cooperation agreements.

Airline cooperation agreements

Authorising agreements between airlines proposing to operate flights to and from New Zealand under cooperation agreements.

CORSIA

CLIMATE CHANGE — EMISSIONS WORK

Addressing carbon dioxide emissions from the international aviation sector through the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA).

What we have previously worked on

Air Navigation System Review

The purpose of the review was to identify what New Zealand needs and wants from its air navigation system, now and in future.

Regulatory review

Civil Aviation Bill

Developing sound legislation to replace the Civil Aviation Act 1990 and the Airport Authorities Act 1966.

Acts

Civil Aviation Act Implementation

The Civil Aviation Act 2023 has replaced the Civil Aviation Act 1990 (the 1990 Act) and the Airport Authorities Act 1966 (the 1966 Act). Certain elements of the existing law will remain in force for an additional transition period.

Legislation

Secondary Legislation

Civil Aviation (Offences) Regulations 2025