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ANA may be able to add three new European cities with the 787

ANA (All Nippon Airways) Boeing 787-881 N787EX (msn 34488) PAE (Nick Dean), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

ANA-All Nippon Airways (Tokyo) has stated it may be able to add new service to three new European cities with the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

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Boeing rolls out of the paint shop the first delivery 787 for ANA

Boeing (Chicago) yesterday (August 6) rolled out Boeing 787-881 JA801A (msn 34485) out of the paint shop at Everett (Paine Field). The Dreamliner bears a special livery signifying the core element’s of ANA’s service brand – innovation, uniqueness and the inspiration of Japan.

ANA’s first 787 features a short-haul international interior design with business- and economy-class cabins.

Boeing plans to deliver the first 787 to ANA in September. ANA will operate its first 787 revenue flight as a charter flight from Tokyo to Hong Kong.

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ANA slips to a first quarter loss of $104 million

ANA (All Nippon Airways) Boeing 777-381 ER JA789A (msn 40687) LHR (Rolf Wallner), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

ANA-All Nippon Airways (Tokyo) has reported a fiscal first quarter (ending on June 30) loss of $104 million.

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ANA defers four 787s, predicts profit drop after the Japan earthquake and tsunami

ANA (All Nippon Airways) Boeing 787-881 N787EX (msn 34488) PAE (Nick Dean), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

ANA (All Nippon Airways) (Tokyo) has deferred deliveries of four Boeing 787 Dreamliners and forecast a 14 percent decline in its full-year profit after an earthquake tsunami disrupted travel to and from Japan. ANA forecast it will post a net profit of $258 million for the full fiscal year ending in March.

ANA will now receive 20 787s in the two years ending on March 31, 2013, compared with the 24 previously planned according to this report by Bloomberg.

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AirAsia Japan is born

AirAsia (AirAsia.com) (Malaysia) Airbus A320-216 9M-AFQ (msn 3018) (ZOOM!) KUL (Michael B. Ing), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

ANA Group (Tokyo) and AirAsia (Malaysia) (Kuala Lumpur) today (July 21) announced that they are teaming up to form AirAsia Japan, a new low-cost carrier.

AirAsia Japan will be the first low-cost carrier to be based at Narita International Airport. Operating under the AirAsia brand, the new low-fare airline will serve both domestic and international destinations when commencing operations in August 2012, subject to obtaining the relevant approvals.

According to the two airlines, the aviation market in Japan is undergoing rapid transformation with developments including the expansion of Open Skies agreements and increased domestic competition from road and rail-based travel. In addition, Narita airport, a major international hub serving Tokyo, is seeking to increase capacity with the introduction of a new terminal and is expected to attract many low-cost carriers and foreign airlines.

ANA has been seeking opportunities to launch a new low-cost business based at Narita and, after analysis, has concluded that partnering with an existing low-cost carrier is the most efficient and strategically advantageous option.

Having already established an unmatched network, especially within the ASEAN region, AirAsia has been seeking a business partner with strong Japanese market influence to further expand its scope, as well as contribute to strengthening bilateral ties between ASEAN and Japan.

The formation of AirAsia Japan leverages AirAsia’s successful business model and brings together the complementary strengths of the two companies, generating new demand with the aim of making affordable and quality travel available to all.

ANA introduces its new “ANA Peace Jet” and Triple Seven Pokemon 2011

ANA (All Nippon Airways) Boeing 777-381 JA754A (msn 27939) (ANA Peace Jet-Pokemon 2011) HND (YK) , originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

ANA (All Nippon Airways) (Tokyo) yesterday placed this new “ANA Peace Jet” and “Pokemon 2011” Boeing 777-300 logojet into revenue service.

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ANA and AirAsia discuss creating a new low-cost joint venture at Tokyo Narita

ANA-Air Nippon Boeing 737-781 WL JA09AN (msn 33878) (Kung Fu Panda 2) NRT (Nobuhiro Horimoto), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

ANA-All Nippon Airways (Tokyo) and AirAsia (Malaysia) (Kuala Lumpur) have started negotiations to establish a new budget airline based at Tokyo’s Narita Airport, according to industry sources and this report by the Daily Yomiuri Online. Operations for the unnamed carrier could start in 2012.

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Copyright Photo: Nobuhiro Horimoto. Please click on the photo for information on this new Air Nippon “Kung Fu Panda 2” logojet.

Boeing and ANA complete 787 testing in Japan

ANA (All Nippon Airways) Boeing 787-881 Dreamliner N1006F (JA803A) (ZA102) (msn 34486) PAE (Nick Dean), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

Boeing (Chicago) and ANA (All Nippon Airways (Tokyo) completed the 787 service ready operational validation in Japan over the weekend. As part of the validation, ANA pilots, together with Boeing, flew the Dreamliner on routes from Seattle to Tokyo and Tokyo to four airports across Japan, including Osaka (Itami and Kansai), Okayama and Hiroshima. Maintenance and ground crews from ANA also gained experience with the airplane in the simulated operational environment.

This ANA painted Boeing 787 Dreamliner arrives in Japan to begin stimulated airline service

ANA (All Nippon Airways) Boeing 787-881 N787EX (msn 34488) PAE (Nick Dean), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

ANA (All Nippon AIrways) and Boeing today (July 4) began an important validation of their readiness for the 787 Dreamliner’s entry into service.

Throughout the coming days, ANA pilots, together with Boeing, will fly a 787 on actual airline routes in Japan using airline dispatch and flight rules. ANA’s mechanics and ground crews also will gain experience with the airplane in a simulated operational environment.

The 787 debuted in Asia yesterday (July 3) with a landing at Haneda Airport in Tokyo at 6:21 a.m. (0621) (local time). More than a thousand media, ANA employees and aviation enthusiasts gathered to witness the 787’s arrival and welcome ANA pilots Captains Masayuki Ishii and Masami Tsukamoto and Boeing pilots Captains Mike Carriker, Heather Ross and Ted Grady.

Sporting ANA’s livery, this 787 flight test airplane designated ZA002 flew nonstop to Tokyo from Seattle.

Throughout the week-long validation, the 787 will experience simulated day-to-day airline operations. maintenance, servicing and flight crew operations will be conducted at five airports in Tokyo, Osaka (Itami and Kansai), Okayama and Hiroshima.

ANA’s first scheduled service with the 787 will be either the Haneda-Okayama or Haneda-Hiroshima route when deliveries begin later this year.

ANA has 55 Dreamliners on order. ANA will deploy the 787 across its route network as an integral part of its strategy to strengthen its position and support its growth and expansion plans.

Boeing plans to deliver the first 787 to ANA in the August to September timeframe.

Boeing begins final phase of 787 flight testing

ANA (All Nippon Airways) Boeing 787-881 Dreamliner N1006F (JA803A) (ZA102) (msn 34486) PAE (Nick Dean), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

Boeing (Chicago) on June 26 started Function & Reliability (F&R) testing and extended operations (ETOPS) demonstrations on the 787 Dreamliner. This is the final phase of flight testing prior to certification of the airplane.

ANA will take the first delivery in the August to September 2011 time period.

F&R testing simulates various normal and non-normal operations for the airplane, in a realistic airline-like flight environment. ETOPS refers to extended operations – for twin jets, flights that are more than 60 minutes away from a suitable landing field. During ETOPS demonstrations the company validates the airplane’s ability to safely divert for a variety of reasons, including long diversions with one engine shut down.

In addition to F&R and ETOPS testing for the 787 with Rolls-Royce engines, Boeing continues certification testing on 787s with General Electric engines and will conduct a separate F&R/ETOPS test program for that version of the airplane. Other activities will continue on the flight test fleet to support Boeing objectives including examining potential technologies for the 787-9 and testing engine improvement packages.