Former Air NZ boss Chris Luxon admits it was a mistake that there was no process to escalate military contracts. Photo / Jason OxenhamBy RNZFormer Air New Zealand boss Chris Luxon admits not establishing a process in which the airline's chief executive would be told about all military contracts was a mistake. Not establishing a process in which the airline's executive team were alerted to all military contracts was "clearly a mistake", Luxon said. Air New Zealand chief executive Greg Foran yesterday was asked to name the full list of countries whose militaries have contracts with Air New Zealand. Luxon said the only military contract of "any consequence or size" he was aware of while chief executive was the airline's deal with the US.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 11, 2021 20:26 UTC