Christopher Luxon

September 2019

Rear Window

Air New Zealand's board of directors will name a new chief executive to replace Christopher Luxon this month.

Air NZ board down to two CEO candidates

Air New Zealand will name a successor to outgoing chief executive Christopher Luxon in the next fortnight.

Sep 8, 2019
Joe Aston

Aviation

Paul Scurrah says he gets the most feedback from cabin crew about relaxing a rule that requires flight attendants to wear red lipstick.

Unwinding the Borghetti experiment at Virgin

Paul Scurrah won't say it, but everyone else is: he's effectively reversing the strategy so carefully crafted over nine years by his predecessor, John Borghetti.

Sep 8, 2019
Jemima Whyte

May 2019

Aviation

It would be a big push for Air New Zealand into the US market by flying to the eastern seaboard.

Air NZ set to fly Auckland-New York non-stop

Air New Zealand is paying $4 billion to buy eight Boeing 787 aircraft that will allow it to do the 14,200-kilometre trip to JFK non-stop.

May 27, 2019
Aditya Soni and Jamie Freed

April 2019

Public relations

Air NZ CEO Christopher Luxon said Australians now made up 30 per cent of the passengers on its long-haul flights to North and South America.

Australia's most-trusted brand isn't Australian

"It's really special, because it's our third year," said Air NZ chief executive Christopher Luxon. Qantas came 2nd.

Apr 17, 2019
Derek Rose

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