Questions and answers

There are no additional costs associated with environmental protection.

This function is spread across multiple groups and teams, as it is integral to our role in enforcing standards set by Government in relation to the environment, and in enabling the aviation sector to advance initiatives that reduce emissions.

This ranges from noise control monitoring to certifying new technology that reduces emissions.

The wording that you've drawn from our consultation documents is taken from our website.

30,061 is the number of pilot licences published in CAA’s 2023 annual report. It represents all those who hold a pilot’s licence in the New Zealand aviation system.

The consultation documentation (and annual report) shows there are 30,061 pilots in the NZ system who hold a pilot’s licence.

This compares with 32,849 pilots in Australia and 52,395 pilots in the United Kingdom systems.

There are different ways in which individual countries define their data and the system is not easily comparable globally.

The pricing review is  a complicated process which has been done in coordination with the Ministry of Transport.

We have endeavoured to allow as much time for the consultation period as we possibly could.

Part of this is dictated by the Ministry's work programme and by the Minister and cabinets meeting schedules, and therefore final timeframes and deadlines are outside of our control.

The passenger levies and fees that the Authority charges are charged to airlines, which can be recovered based on passenger numbers each month.

Whether an airline chooses to pass on those costs to their customers directly or part thereof, is the airline’s commercial decision that each airline makes on their own.

This is a different approach from, say, other jurisdictions as the United States where they pass on their Transportation Security Administration equivalent costs directly to the travelling public.

We are aware of the time delays that the sector face and these issues are directly referred to in the documents around the consultation.

The Authority, its Board and the Minister of Transport are committed to improving these wait times and there are specific targets in our Statement of Performance Expectations 2024-25 in that regard.

Yes. The registration of your private aeroplane would increase. You can find more details on fees, levies and charges under the preferred option on page 52 of the 2024 Pricing review consultation.

A date hasn’t been set for when the first principles funding review will begin. It will depend on this current review. Seeking advice on different funding models would be part of that process.

No, PEDs are not in the scope of this consultation.

Those charges are not administered by the Civil Aviation Authority. We do not receive any funding from the petrol excise duty.

Somewhat. All attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions in a written format through the Q&A tool. There won’t be an opportunity for attendees to speak.

The Q&A will be moderated to remove any questions that are abusive or inflammatory, or those that are repetitive.

It is our intention to be as transparent as possible with what people are asking, and the answers to those questions.

The Q&A tool will also allow people to share feedback comments, but these won’t be shown to the wider audience, to allow people to provide their thoughts privately.

No. This is an open consultation and we are taking significant care to ensure that we don’t influence the outcome.

It’s our role through this process to employ as many methods as practical to bring the consultation documents to people’s attention, help them understand the documents and the proposals, and to encourage them to make formal submissions. This is where the online sessions come in.

It isn’t our role to facilitate forums for stakeholders to discuss their views with each other and it wouldn’t be appropriate. We wouldn’t be able to effectively or reliably integrate that discussion in the consultation analysis process. That would set the wrong expectations with stakeholders, and is likely to compromise the integrity of the consultation.

Our formal submission process through the website or email ensures that everyone has the same opportunity to contribute to the consultation. All formal submissions will be considered and published, and in addition we’ll consider any other insights received through the process, to make sure the total themes are consistent or identify any discrepancy between formal submissions and other insights.

There are no final decisions made until after the consultation process, and those final decisions will be made by Cabinet.