It’s a bad look for the country as the Prime Minister's plane woes make worldwide headlines.  

The Air Force's Boeing 757 never left the ground yesterday due to a technical fault with the nose landing gear. 

It meant Christopher Luxon had to fly commercially to Melbourne for ASEAN talks, missing a couple of meetings due to the delay. 

Auckland University marketing lecturer Marilyn Giroux told Mike Hosking that the likes of international outlets Reuters and Australia's Sky News all reported on the troubles. 

She says it's definitely not the best look we want for the country, as it's been picked up quite a lot. 

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