Air New Zealand has chosen to order new wide - body planes from Boeing , according to unnamed sources . REUTERS/ The news comes after the airline 's CFO Jeff McDowall said the Boeing 787 and Airbus 320 aircraft were options under consideration . Air New Zealand announced a two - year cost - cutting programme in March when it deferred aircraft capital expenditure of NZD750 m ( $ 488 ##m ) , while in April the airline cut domestic fares by up to 50 % .
Air New Zealand has chosen to order new wide - body planes from Boeing , according to unnamed sources . The news comes after the airline 's CFO Jeff McDowall said the Boeing 787 and Airbus 320 aircraft were options under consideration . Air New Zealand announced a two - year cost - cutting programme in March when it deferred aircraft capital expenditure of NZD750 m ( $ 488 ##m ) , while in April the airline cut domestic fares by up to 50 % .