Exasperation with the Sukhoi Superjet (SSJ) appears to have spread to the aircraft’s home market in the weeks following the May 5 fatal crash landing of an Aeroflot SSJ100.

If actions speak louder than words, Air New Zealand’s latest Boeing 787 order says a lot.

The outlook for airframe heavy maintenance in 2019 and beyond will be challenged by tightening market and labor pool.