(Reuters) – Air New Zealand stated on Tuesday it plans to pause its Auckland to Chicago continuous service from March 31 to Oct. 25 this 12 months resulting from ongoing challenges with the provision of serviceable Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines.
The airline added that it doesn’t count on an affect to its full-year outcomes because it plans to re-accommodate many of the impacted prospects to various companies.
“Air New Zealand continues to be impacted by challenges with availability of Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines … we are going to now have as much as three plane unavailable for an prolonged interval,” the corporate’s Chief Buyer and Gross sales Officer Leanne Geraghty stated.
The engines are utilized in Air New Zealand’s Boeing 787 plane.
Rolls-Royce has been unable to supply the corporate with spare or substitute engines, resulting in a discount within the quantity of flying Air New Zealand can ship through its 787 fleet, the provider stated.
The airline’s fiscal 2024 earnings earlier than taxation forecast is within the vary of NZ$200 million ($123.3 million) to NZ$240 million, decrease than the NZ$574 million reported in fiscal 2023.
($1 = 1.6221 New Zealand {dollars})
(Reporting by Ayushman Ojha in Bengaluru; Modifying by Shounak Dasgupta)
