Eight Boeing 787-10 Airliners for Air New Zealand

Air New Zealand has signed an order for eight Boeing 787-10 Dreamliners worth $2.7 billion at list prices. The deal includes options for 12 more Dreamliners which could see the total order rise to 20 aircraft, as well as substitution rights which would allow the carrier to swap same 787-10s for 787-9s if required. The deal to replace Air New Zealand’s aging 777-200 fleet was hotly contested with Airbus fielding the A350. The airline will equip these aircraft with General Electric GEnx engines. The airline’s existing fleet of 13 Boeing 787 airliners operate with Rolls-Royce Trent engines which have proved problematic for the airline. The new aircraft will join the airline’s fleet between 2022 and 2027 and will leave the carrier with an all Boeing wide-body fleet of 787-9s, -10’s and 777-300ERs.