Air New Zealand’s engine headaches and fleet constraints are unlikely to improve until 2026

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Air New Zealand’s engine headaches and fleet constraints are unlikely to improve until 2026

New details released by Air New Zealand highlight the severity of the engine availability issues it is confronting - and the bad news is that the situation is unlikely to improve in the near term, and may even get worse. Air New Zealand is among the worst affected by the engine maintenance backlogs that are hurting many airlines around the world, when factoring in the number of aircraft grounded in relation to fleet size. Air New Zealand's wideb…