Air NZ commits around $2B to buy eight new Boeing Dreamliner 10-series planes

Air NZ commits around $2B to buy eight new Boeing Dreamliner 10-series planes
Pattrick Smellie
By Pattrick Smellie May 27 (BusinessDesk) - Air New Zealand is committing to buy eight new Boeing Dreamliner 787-10 long haul jets, with options on 12 more, and plans to have the first of the new planes in service by late 2022. The national carrier did not disclose the price for the aircraft, beyond saying it had negotiated a "significant discount" on the US$2.7 billion list price. The investment will require shareholder approval at its annual meeting in September, although the New Zealand government as 52 percent shareholder has indicate...

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