Air NZ Looks At Adding More U.S. Services

Air New Zealand is considering new routes to North America in the wake of United Airlines dropping its plans to start a Houston-Auckland flight. The New Zealand carrier has already stated it could introduce additional North American destinations when it starts receiving its Boeing 787s from 2014. However, Air NZ is now looking at adding services before then, CEO Rob Fyfe tells Aviation Week on the sidelines of the International Air Transport Association’s annual meeting in Beijing. He notes that cities like Houston, Dallas and Denver are within the range of its current Boeing 777 fleet ...