Air NZ’s Safe Air unit cuts 84 jobs in Blenheim as contracts end, high kiwi dents competitiveness
June 14 (BusinessDesk) – Air New Zealand’s aviation maintenance unit Safe Air plans to cut 84 jobs, or about 30 percent of its workforce, citing its struggle to attract new international contracts in the face of a high kiwi dollar, according to a union statement.
The airline confirmed Safe Air may cut about 80 jobs as some long-term contracts come to an end.
“Since 2005, Safe Air has been supporting the significant upgrades of the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s C-130 Hercules and P3 Orion aircraft fleets,” Air New Zealand said in an emailed...
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