AIR NEW ZEALAND has taken delivery of its first of eight Boeing 777-200ER aircraft in Seattle. A second B777 will be delivered November 8. Four of the new 313-seat aircraft will be bought and four leased from ILFC. The cost and maintenance of the fleet will cost NZ$1 billion. The aircraft will replace B767-300s and enable the airline to enhance its international fleet. ANZ has also doubled its B787 order and bought two more B787-8s, with delivery of all four expected in 2010 and 2011.
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