Air NZ mulls second leased plane to cover Tasman-Pacific

Air NZ mulls second leased plane to cover Tasman-Pacific
Air NZ CEO Greg Foran addresses the AGM, with chair Therese Walsh at left. (Image: BusinessDesk)
Pattrick Smellie
Air New Zealand is signalling it may lease a second Boeing 777-300 to help cover the loss of Airbus A320neos and A321neos from its fleet over coming months because of maintenance issues discovered by engine-maker Pratt & Whitney.The national carrier’s chief executive, Greg Foran, confirmed to BusinessDesk after the annual shareholders meeting in Wellington that the airline would shortly sign a dry lease” on one 777-300, as signalled at the tourism industry conference, TRENZ, in May. That plane would go into the Air NZ fleet...

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