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 % .
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 A350 aircraft were options under consideration. Air New Zealand started a two-year cost-cutting programme in March when it deferred aircraft capital expenditure of NZD750m ($488m), while in February the airline cut domestic fares by up to 50%.