Star Alliance member and flag carrier of New Zealand, Air New Zealand, remains the country's largest airline by far, and for many years, the backbone of the airline's long-haul operations was its fleet of Boeing 777-200ER and 777-300ER aircraft.
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The Problem With Air New Zealand’s Ultra Long-Haul Flight
- Guest authors
- April 18, 2026
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Just because aircraft can make ultra-long-haul routes easier to operate doesn’t mean that they’re a straight ticket to profitability, as Air New Zealand is finding out with its nearly 18-hour flagship route between Auckland and New York. This route was initially successful, but today it’s no longer profitable for Air New Zealand.