India, New Zealand sign MoU to promote cooperation in Civil Aviation

India, New Zealand sign MoU to promote cooperation in Civil Aviation

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India, New Zealand sign MoU to promote cooperation in Civil Aviation

India, New Zealand sign MoU to boost cooperation in Civil Aviation: The Government of India and the Government of New Zealand have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote cooperation in civil aviation. 

India and New Zealand MoU in Civil Aviation sector will cover the scheduling of new routes, code share services, traffic rights and capacity entitlement.

The MoU Signed by

The MoU was signed by Rajiv Bansal, Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation and David Pine, the New Zealand High Commissioner in the presence of Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, Minister for Civil Aviation of India and Damien O’ Connor, Minister for Trade and Export Growth, Minister of Agriculture, Minister for Biosecurity, Minister for Land Information, and Minister for Rural Communities of New Zealand.

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Background

An Air Services Agreement was signed between New Zealand and India at Auckland on 1 May 2016. The Government of New Zealand and the Government of India have reviewed the existing arrangements relating to air service between the two countries. The MoU signed today is expected to further boost the bilateral ties in civil aviation between the two countries.

Aims

According to the MoU, the designated airline(s) of New Zealand may operate any number of services with any type of aircraft, with third and fourth freedom traffic rights to/from six points in India, namely New Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, and Kolkata.

The designated airline(s) of India may operate any number of services with any type of aircraft with third and fourth freedom traffic rights to/from Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and three more points in New Zealand to be named by the Government of the Republic of India.

The designated airlines of both parties may operate any number of all-cargo services with any type of aircraft with third, fourth and fifth freedom traffic rights to/from any points in the territory of the other party via any intermediate point(s) and to any beyond point(s) regardless of the points specified in the Route Schedule.

Static Current Affairs related to New Zealand for upcoming exams

• Capital city of New Zealand: Wellington
• Largest city of New Zealand: Auckland
• Prime Minister of New Zealand: Chris Hipkins
• Total Population of New Zealand August 2023 estimate: Neutral increase 5,234,660
• Currency of New Zealand: New Zealand dollar ($) (NZD)

Static Current Affairs related to India for upcoming exams

• President of India: Droupadi Murmu 
• Vice President of India: Jagdeep Dhankhar
• Prime Minister of India: Narendra Modi 
• Chief Justice of India: Justice DY Chandrachud
• Lok Sabha Speaker of India: Om Birla 
• Capital of India: New Delhi 
• Largest city of India: Mumbai 
• Official languages of India: Hindi / English 
• Currency of India: Indian rupee (₹) (INR) 
• Total Population of India 2018 estimate: Neutral increase 1,352,642,280