London calls, but Air NZ doesn’t have enough planes

London calls, but Air NZ doesn’t have enough planes
Greg Foran. (Image: Supplied)
Pattrick Smellie
The new chief executive of Boeing, Kelly Ortberg, made the first-ever trip by the aircraft manufacturer’s top leader to New Zealand two weeks ago as Air NZ struggles with a “two- to three-year fix” on global plane engine procurement.Speaking at Air NZ’s annual select committee review at Parliament, the airline's chief executive, Greg Foran, expressed frustration that 14 of its planes – Boeing 787 Dreamliners and Airbus 320-neos – were grounded.Aircraft shortageHe revealed that while Air NZ plans to resume...

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