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Civil Aviation Act 1990

International air services licensing - Open aviation market licences

87S: Secretary to be licensing authority for open aviation market licences

You could also call this:

“The Secretary gives out special permits for airlines to fly between countries”

The Secretary is in charge of giving out open aviation market licences. These licences are for New Zealand international airlines and foreign international airlines. The Secretary decides who gets these licences and looks after them according to the rules in this part of the law.

You might be wondering what an open aviation market licence is. It’s a special permit that allows airlines to fly between different countries. The Secretary has the power to give these licences to airlines from New Zealand and other countries.

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Part 8A International air services licensing
Open aviation market licences

87SSecretary to be licensing authority for open aviation market licences

  1. The Secretary shall be the licensing authority to grant open aviation market licences to New Zealand international airlines and foreign international airlines and to exercise jurisdiction in respect of those licences in accordance with this Part.

Notes
  • Section 87S: inserted, on , by section 28 of the Civil Aviation Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 91).