Greg Foran goes hard to reverse Air New Zealand’s nose dive

He’s run Walmart and Woolworths supermarkets. Now the rugby-mad Kiwi plans to end half a decade of poor performance with an unusual move to retrofit old planes.

Greg Foran, chief executive of Air New Zealand, is pulling out all the stops to turn around the airline’s fortune. Oscar Colman

Ayesha de KretserSenior reporter

Dec 4, 2024 – 2.30pm

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Does Greg Foran regret giving up his plum job running Walmart in the United States to become chief executive of Air New Zealand?

He certainly would have cause to. The rugby-mad Kiwi landed back home as the COVID-19 pandemic approached, and has fought everything from engine part shortages grounding four of its Boeing Dreamliners to a surge of interest from international carriers on his turf.

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Ayesha de KretserSenior reporterAyesha de Kretser is a senior reporter with The Australian Financial Review covering the aviation and tourism sectors. She has previously reported on banking, mining and commodity markets.