Air New Zealand has postponed a biofuels test flight due to take place tomorrow (Wednesday).



The carrier has delayed the test in the wake of one of its aircraft crashing into the Mediterranean during a test flight.



The Airbus A320 leased by German company XL Airways from Air New Zealand went down off the coast of France with five New Zealanders and two Germans on board.



The biofuels test flight in New Zealand has now been put back until early January.



“The full efforts and resources of Air New Zealand will be focused over the coming days on providing support to the family members of the missing New Zealanders and to our people, and assisting in the investigation of the A320 accident in France,” an airline statement said.



by Phil Davies