Australia's Air Services Agreements/Arrangements
Australia currently has air services agreements/arrangements with more than 100 countries/economies.
Airlines operating international air services do so within capacity entitlements contained in air services arrangements. The Register of Available Capacity sets out capacity available to Australian carriers. The capacity available to foreign carriers and its uptake during the most recent scheduling season is set out in the Growth Potential for Foreign Airlines PDF: 147 KB table.
To see a list of airlines and the services that are operating under Australia's air services agreements/arrangements, visit the International Airlines Timetable Summary page.
The information below is a summary only and should not be relied on to make commercial decisions. The department has established a data room containing comprehensive information on Australia's bilateral rights and entitlements to assist applicants in developing applications for available capacity. Find out more about the data room.
Air services arrangements are usually comprised of a treaty level Air Services Agreement supplemented by arrangements of less than treaty status between aeronautical authorities, such as Memorandums of Understanding and/or exchanges of letters. It is Australian Government practice to publish all treaty-level agreements. However, arrangements of less than treaty status are generally not published as they are traditionally regarded as being confidential between aeronautical authorities.
The links to treaties included below link to the Treaties Database maintained by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. It should be noted that the Treaties Database includes Australian treaties currently in force. Any amendments subsequently negotiated and given operational effect by aeronautical authorities through arrangements of less than treaty status will not be included in the Treaties Database. Similarly, any new treaties negotiated and given operational effect by aeronautical authorities through arrangements of less than treaty status but not yet signed will not be included in the Treaties Database.
Australia's air services agreements/arrangements
No. | Country/Economy | Signed | Status | Treaty text |
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1 | Argentina | 11 March 1992 | Operational effect Supplemented by MoU of 1998 and 2005** |
Link to treaty |
2 | Austria | 22 March 1967 | In force Supplemented by MoU of 2005, 2003, and 1999* |
Link to treaty |
3 | Azerbaijan | Initialled 6 December 2017 | Operational effect | Undergoing treaty process |
4 | Bahamas | 7 December 2017 | Instrument of less than treaty status | N/A |
5 | Bahrain | 29 April 1995 | In force Supplemented by MoU of 2003* |
Link to treaty |
6 | Bangladesh | Initialled 15 August 2008 | Operational effect** | Undergoing treaty process |
7 | Belarus | 31 May 2013 | Instrument of less than treaty status | N/A |
8 | Belgium | 23 November 2012 | Operational effect | Link to treaty |
9 | Botswana | 20 November 2014 | Instrument of less than treaty status | N/A |
10 | Brazil | 21 April 2010 | In force | Link to treaty |
11 | Brunei Darussalam | 30 April 1992 | In force Supplemented by MoU of 2007* |
Link to treaty |
12 | Burma (Myanmar) | 23 September 1976 | In force Supplemented by MoU of 2015** |
Link to treaty |
13 | Cambodia | Initialled 19 May 2014 | Operational effect ** | Undergoing treaty process |
14 | Canada | 5 July 1988 | In force Supplemented by MoU of 2000 and 2015* |
Link to treaty |
15 | Chile | 7 September 2001 | In force | Link to treaty |
16 | China | 23 March 2004 | In force Supplemented by MoU of 2016* |
Link to treaty |
17 | Colombia | Initialled 27 June 2017 | Not in effect, supplemented by MoU | Undergoing treaty process |
18 | Cook Islands | 18 September 2001 | In force | Link to treaty |
19 | Cote d'Ivoire | Initialled 23 October 2015 | Operational effect** | Undergoing treaty process |
20 | Croatia | 4 September 2013 | Operational effect | Link to treaty |
21 | Curaçao (Netherlands) | 18 November 2014 | Instrument of less than treaty status | N/A |
22 | Cyprus | Initialled 6 June 2017 | Operational effect, supplemented by MoU | Undergoing treaty process |
23 | Czech Republic | 23 September 2010 | In force | Link to treaty |
24 | Denmark | Initialled 13 December 2018 | Operational effect** Supplemented by ROD of 2018* |
Undergoing treaty process |
25 | Ecuador | 30 September 2014 | Instrument of less than treaty status | N/A |
26 | Egypt | 10 March 1997 | In force Supplemented by MoU of 2012* |
Link to treaty |
27 | Ethiopia | Initialled 12 December 2018 | Operational effect | Undergoing treaty process |
28 | Fiji | 24 March 1982 | In force Supplemented by MoU of 1999** |
Link to treaty |
29 | Finland | Initialled 15 June 1999 | Operational effect** | Undergoing treaty process |
30 | former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | 16 May 2012 | Instrument of less than treaty status | N/A |
31 | France (treaty includes French Polynesia and New Caledonia) |
13 April 1965 | In force Supplemented by MoUs of 2012, 2011 and 1996* |
Link to treaty |
32 | French Polynesia | 31 January 2012 | Instrument of less than treaty status | N/A |
33 | Germany | 22 May 1957 | In force Supplemented by MoUs of 1998 and 1996* |
Link to treaty |
34 | Ghana | 11 December 2012 | Instrument of less than treaty status | N/A |
35 | Greece | 10 June 1971 | In force Supplemented by MoU and RoD of 2017** |
Link to treaty |
36 | Guyana | 13 December 2018 | Instrument of less than treaty status | N/A |
37 | Hong Kong, China | 15 September 1993 | In force | Link to treaty |
38 | Hungary | 23 September 2016 | In force | Link to treaty |
39 | Iceland | 21 October 2011 | Instrument of less than treaty status | N/A |
40 | India | 6 March 2006 | In force | Link to treaty |
41 | Indonesia | 7 February 2013 | In force | Link to treaty |
42 | Ireland | 26 November 1957 | In force Supplemented by MoU of 2005* |
Link to treaty |
43 | Israel | 23 February 2017 | In force | Link to treaty |
44 | Italy | 10 November 1960 | Agreed Minutes of 2017** | Link to treaty |
45 | Japan | 19 January 1956 | In force Supplemented by various instruments including RoD of 2011* |
Link to treaty |
46 | Jordan | Initialled 10 December 2012 | Operational effect** | Undergoing treaty process |
47 | Kazakhstan | 7 December 2017 | Instrument of less than treaty status | N/A |
48 | Kenya | 24 May 2012 | Operational effect** | Undergoing treaty process |
49 | Kiribati | Initialled 27 June 2017 | Operational effect, supplemented by MoU | Undergoing treaty process |
50 | Korea, Republic of | 26 February 1992 | In force Supplemented by MoU of 2007* |
Link to treaty |
51 | Kuwait | 22 October 2015 | In force | Link to treaty |
52 | Laos | 4 July 2015 | In force | Link to treaty |
53 | Lebanon | 11 March 1997 | In force | Link to treaty |
54 | Luxembourg | Initialled 27 April 1999 | Operational effect** | Undergoing treaty process |
55 | Macau, China | 24 August 1999 | In force | Link to treaty |
56 | Malaysia | 4 October 1972 | In force Supplemented by MoU of 2008* |
Link to treaty |
57 | Malta | 11 September 1996 | In force Supplemented by instruments of less than treaty status of 2003 |
Link to treaty |
58 | Mauritius | 4 February 2016 | In force | Link to treaty |
59 | Mexico | 9 April 2010 | In force | Link to treaty |
60 | Mongolia | 20 March 2015 | Instrument of less than treaty status | N/A |
61 | Morocco | Initialled 7 December 2017 | Operational effect | Undergoing treaty process |
62 | Namibia | 7 December 2017 | Instrument of less than treaty status | N/A |
63 | Nauru | 17 September 1969 | In force Supplemented by MOU of 2016** |
Link to treaty |
64 | Netherlands | 25 September 1951 | In force Supplemented by MoU of 1997* |
Link to treaty |
65 | New Caledonia | 20 November 2013 | Instrument of less than treaty status* | N/A |
66 | New Zealand | 8 August 2002 | In force | Link to treaty |
67 | Nigeria | Initialled 23 October 2015 | Operational effect** | Undergoing treaty process |
68 | Niue | Initialled 25 June 1999 | Instrument of less than treaty status | N/A |
69 | Norway | Initialled 13 December 2018 | Operational effect** Supplemented by ROD of 2018* |
Undergoing treaty process |
70 | Oman | Initialled 6 April 2011 | Operational effect** | Undergoing treaty process |
71 | Pakistan | Initialled 2 August 2007 | Operational effect** | Undergoing treaty process |
72 | Palau | 2 May 2012 | Operational effect | Link to treaty |
73 | Papua New Guinea | 8 December 1980 | In force Supplemented by MoU of 2011 and 2010** |
Link to treaty |
74 | Paraguay | 11 December 2012 | Instrument of less than treaty status | N/A |
75 | Peru | 24 May 2017 | Operational effect | Undergoing treaty process |
76 | Philippines | 24 October 2012 | In force Supplemented by MOU of 2018* |
Link to treaty |
77 | Poland | 28 April 2004 | In force | Link to treaty |
78 | Qatar | 17 November 2016 | Operational effect** | Undergoing treaty process |
79 | Romania | 3 April 2012 | Instrument of less than treaty status | N/A |
80 | Russian Federation | 11 July 1994 | In force | Link to treaty |
81 | Rwanda | 10 December 2018 | Instrument of less than treaty status | N/A |
82 | Saudi Arabia | 27 April 2017 | Operational effect** | Undergoing treaty process |
83 | Samoa | 11 August 2000 | In force | Link to treaty |
84 | Serbia | 14 May 2013 | In force | Link to treaty |
85 | Seychelles | Initialled 5 December 2017 | Operational effect | Undergoing treaty process |
86 | Singapore | 3 November 1967 | In force Supplemented by CMU of 2003* |
Link to treaty |
87 | Solomon Islands | 21 August 2012 | Operational effect | Link to treaty |
88 | South Africa | 18 July 1995 | In force Supplemented by MoU of 2015** |
Link to treaty |
89 | Spain | 24 June 2009 | In force | Link to treaty |
90 | Sri Lanka | 3 May 2012 | In force | Link to treaty |
91 | Sudan | 8 December 2012 | Instrument of less than treaty status | N/A |
92 | Sweden | Initialled 13 December 2018 | Operational effect** Supplemented by RoD of 2018* |
Undergoing treaty process |
93 | Switzerland | 28 November 2008 | In force | Link to treaty |
94 | Thailand | 26 February 1960 | In force Supplemented by MoU of 2012** |
Link to treaty |
95 | Timor-Leste | 26 May 2017 | Not yet in effect | Undergoing treaty process |
96 | Tonga | 23 August 2003 | In force | Link to treaty |
97 | Turkey | 28 April 2010 | In force | Link to treaty |
98 | Uganda | 19 November 2014 | Instrument of less than treaty status | N/A |
99 | United Arab Emirates | 8 September 2002 | In force Supplemented by MoU of 2016* |
Link to treaty |
100 | United Kingdom | 10 July 2008 | In force | Link to treaty |
101 | United States of America | 31 March 2008 | In force | Link to treaty |
102 | Uruguay | 11 December 2012 | Instrument of less than treaty status | N/A |
103 | Vanuatu | 2 July 2013 | In force | Link to treaty |
104 | Vietnam | 31 July 1995 | In force Supplemented by MoU of 2012* |
Link to treaty |
105 | Yemen | 10 December 2012 | Instrument of less than treaty status | N/A |
106 | Zambia | 21 October 2011 | Instrument of less than treaty status | N/A |
107 | Zimbabwe | Initialled 5 May 1998 | Operational effect** | Undergoing treaty process |
* Contains amendments subsequently negotiated and given operational effect on a non-legally binding basis by aeronautical authorities through arrangements of less than treaty status, but not yet brought into force and hence not yet included in the Treaties Database.
** A new or replacement treaty given operational effect on a non-legally binding basis by aeronautical authorities through arrangements of less than treaty status, but not yet brought into force and hence not yet included in the Treaties Database.
MoU – Memorandum of Understanding
RoD – Record of Discussion
CMU – Confidential Memorandum of Understanding
DISCLAIMER
The attached documents are internal working documents of the department generated for the purpose of in-house use. This document may only be used as a guide to rights granted, and services operated, under Australia's bilateral air services agreements and arrangements. Rights and capacity negotiated under Australia's bilateral air services agreement and arrangements are reviewed constantly and airlines frequently change their operations. Due to the summary nature of details in this document the Commonwealth accepts no responsibility for the accuracy or currency of the information provided. There should be no expectation that the rights, timetable summary and capacity information provided is authoritative or may be relied on and persons should rely on their own inquiries.