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Air New Zealand chief executive Christopher Luxon has defended the carrier’s pricing on regional routes and says fares on turboprop services will always be more expensive than jet-operated flights due to economies of scale. Luxon says Air NZ has the best regional network in the world, citing independent research which shows all towns with populations

Air New Zealand chairman Tony Carter says the Kiwi flag carrier is on track for profit growth in 2014/15 with bookings strong heading into summer. Carter told shareholders at Air NZ’s annual general meeting in Christchurch on Tuesday it had been an “encouraging start to the year with solid forward bookings into the high season”.

Low-cost carrier Scoot will celebrate the new year with Boeing 787-9 services to Hong Kong and Perth from its Singapore hub. Scoot has brought forward its inaugural Dreamliner flights to January 1 2015, according to the Airline Route website. Previously, the Singapore Airlines-owned carrier was due to start replacing its six Boeing 777-200ERs with 787-9s from March 29 2015.

Air New Zealand’s engineering facility is overflowing with new aircraft after taking delivery of two factory fresh airframes from Boeing in the past three days. The first, Boeing 777-300ER ZK-OKS, arrived at 0458 local time at Auckland Airport on Saturday, September 27th. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member