Several applications have been received for freight capacity on the New Caledonia route, including by applicants who have not previously operated scheduled international air services. In accordance with Regulation 2B of the International Air Services Commission Regulations 1992, the Commission invites submissions about the applications. The closing date for notice of intention to make a submission is COB (i.e. 5pm) on 16 April 2013, with the submissions due by COB 23 April 2013.

In accordance with the Commission’s procedures, all submissions will be placed on the Commission’s website, including any submissions made in response to other submissions. The only exception is where the submitter satisfies the Commission that the submission contains confidential information which should not be published. Where the Commission accepts that a submission contains confidential information, the submitter must also provide a non-confidential version for publication. The existence and nature of the confidential information must be referred to in the non-confidential version, such that the non-confidential version addresses all of the substantive issues which the submitter wishes to bring to the notice of the Commission. The Commission reserves the right to reject confidential information if the requirements of this paragraph have not been complied with, and such information will be returned to the submitter.

The Commission invited all the applicants to address the paragraph 5 criteria in the Ministers Policy Statement. The Commission has received a submission from Pacific Air Express addressing the Paragraph 5 criteria.

Paragraph 5 Submissions

• Pacific Air Express - [PDF: 62 KB]

Invitation to make a submission

The Commission now invites submissions from interested parties about Pacific Air Express' submission addressing the paragraph 5 criteria. Interested parties have until COB 16 May 2013 to make a submission, unless additional time is sought and agreed to by the Commission.

Paragraph 5 Submissions

Skyforce - [PDF: 107 KB]

Invitation to make a submission

The Commission invites submissions from interested parties about the Skyforce submission addressing the paragraph 5 criteria. Interested parties have until COB 16 May 2013 to make a submission, unless additional time is sought and agreed to by the Commission.

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) submission

Upon invitation from the Commission, the ACCC has provided a submission [PDF: 85 KB] outlining their views on the applications by Pacific Air Express and Pionair (trading as Skyforce Aviation) to operate on the France (Route 3) New Caledonia route.

On 31 July 2013, the Commission issued Draft Interim Determination [2013] IASC 128d [PDF: 3737 KB] which proposes to allocate one all-cargo service per week to Pionair on the New Caledonia route for three years.

The Commission now invites submissions from interested parties. Submitters will have until COB 7 August 2013 to notify an intent to make a submission and until COB 14 August 2013 to make a submission.

On 19 August 2013 the Commission issued Interim Determination [2013] IASC 128  [PDF: 3464 KB]  allocating to Pionair one frequency of freight capacity on the New Caledonia route for a period of three years.