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'Bittersweet': Outgoing Air NZ CEO talks recent profit drop

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Thu, 28 Aug 2025, 4:59pm
Air NZ CEO Greg Foran. Photo /  Jason Dorday
Air NZ CEO Greg Foran. Photo / Jason Dorday

'Bittersweet': Outgoing Air NZ CEO talks recent profit drop

Author
九一星空无限talk ZB,
Publish Date
Thu, 28 Aug 2025, 4:59pm

The boss of Air Zealand says he's proud they've made even two cents of a dollar this year - as profits drop 13.7 percent. 

The airline's being hit hard by a sluggish domestic economy, with costs like landing charges, wages, and engineering material rising much faster than inflation.

Outgoing CEO Greg Foran says he appreciates it's been a difficult few years. 

"Whether it was starting when Covid began and doing capital raises and then hurriedly having to restart the business, and then a parade of engine challenges and now we've got a few other headwinds - but you learn."

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