[2025] NZEmpC 223 McGearty v Air New Zealand Ltd [pdf, 387 KB]
...pay. The evidence also indicated that pilots in general prefer to fly the larger wide-body jets rather than the narrow-body ones. [17] Air NZ wrote to Captain McGearty on 26 July 2016, approximately one year before he reached the age of 65, requesting that he stipulate his intentions pursuant to cl 3.2.3 – specifically, whether he wished to transfer to the A320 or take leave upon turning 65. [18] There was a period during which Captain McGearty did not formally respond to Air...