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Air New Zealand considering outsourcing aircraft cleaning
Air New Zealand is considering outsourcing its aircraft cleaning at Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.
The proposal would save at least $1.5 million annually, and may affect 122 jobs.
Any potentially affected staff would be given the opportunity to transfer to a new employer, or accept redundancy.
The bulk of the jobs are cleaners who service Air New Zealand and other airlines aircraft cabins on the ground after passengers disembark, while planes are being readied for their next flight.
“The proposal to outsource the work is simply based on the fact that it would allow us to save more than $1.5 million a year. It is not a reflection on the quality of the work carried out by our staff,” says General Manager of Air New Zealand Airport Services Paul Reid.
Mr Reid says the airline has been consulting with unions since August 2005 about the future direction of aircraft cleaning.
Mr Reid said Air New Zealand already outsourced cleaning of its own aircraft at overseas ports and had conducted extensive market research, finding that there was no common pattern to the way other airlines handled cleaning.
Air New Zealand expects to announce a decision on Monday afternoon.
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