Category Archives: ANA-All Nippon Airways

ANA’s first two Boeing 787-881 Dreamliners to wear this special livery

ANA (All Nippon Airways) (Tokyo) will paint its first two Boeing 787-881s in this special color scheme. All Dreamliners after the first two will wear the standard 1983 color scheme. The first two to be delivered are believed to be 787-881 JA801A (msn 34485) and JA802A (msn 34488).

According to ANA the first two 787s “are painted big in bold and blue at the front of the aircraft to signify that ANA will be the first airline in the world to fly the Dreamliner. The blue lines at the rear of the fuselage are designed to highlight how the three core elements of the airline’s service brand – innovation, uniqueness and the inspiration of modern Japan – operate across the ANA network.”

ANA has ordered a total of 55 Dreamliners for domestic and international routes and the first 787 aircraft is due to be delivered in August or September 2011.

Images: ANA.

First ANA crews complete Boeing 787 pilot training

Boeing 787-881 N787BA (msn 40690) (ZA001) PAE (Brandon Farris), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

Boeing (Chicago) and ANA (All Nippon Airways) (Tokyo) have completed pilot training in Seattle, WA, for the first airline crews who will fly the 787 Dreamliner.

Ten ANA pilots concluded their training after each pilot performed flights in the pictured ZA001 – the first 787 flight test airplane – over Washington state. These initial crews to go through training are ANA’s senior training pilots and check airmen and will conduct both simulator and airplane line training for ANA in Japan. They will be the first pilots on 787 commercial flights for ANA.

The ANA-Lufthansa joint venture is approved

ANA (All Nippon Airways) Boeing 747-481 JA8098 (msn 25207) NRT (Michael B. Ing), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

ANA-All Nippon Airways (Tokyo) and Lufthansa (Frankfurt) have announced they are launching a strategic joint venture (JV) with each other on Japan-Europe
routes after ANA received Anti-Trust Immunity (ATI) approval from the
Japanese Ministry of Land Infrastructure and Transport.

This latest agreement between the two Star Alliance members follows the launch of a
similar joint venture between ANA and United Airlines on trans-Pacific
routes in April.

The two carriers aim to introduce the new joint venture within the 2011 winter timetable.

Copyright Photo: Michael B. Ing. Please click on the photo for information on the retirement of the last ANA Boeing 747-400.

Boeing and ANA to readiness test this Dreamliner in Japan starting on July 4

ANA (All Nippon Airways) Boeing 787-881 N787EX (msn 34488) BFI (Gabor Hajdufi) (test aircraft ZA002), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

Boeing (Chicago) and ANA-All Nippon Airways (Tokyo) today (May 26) announced how the two companies will work together to help prove the 787 Dreamliner’s readiness to enter service on a commercial basis. Using the second flight test aircraft, known as the pictured ZA002, they will simulate in-service operations across several airports in Japan in a service ready operational validation. The validation is expected to take place the week of July 4. Anticipated city pairs include trips between Haneda Airport in Tokyo and airports in Osaka (Itami and Kansai), Okayama and Hiroshima.

This will be the 787’s maiden appearance in Japan. ANA is the launch customer for the aircraft and has 55 Dreamliners on order. The 787, which will be deployed across the ANA route network, is an integral part of ANA’s strategy to strengthen its position and support its growth and expansion plans.

ANA’s maintenance crews also will practice maintenance and servicing of the 787 during the validation. This will include typical ground servicing activities, fit checks of airplane jacks and maintenance hangar stands, towing and refueling the airplane, and other routine maintenance operations. Watch this video to see how Boeing and ANA are planning for the validation.

Similar service ready validations have been conducted with great success on previous Boeing programs, including the 777, 737NG and 757-300.

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

ANA posts a fiscal year profit of $282 million

ANA (All Nippon Airways) Boeing 777-281 ER JA717A (msn 33415) NRT (Michael B. Ing), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

ANA (All Nippon Airways) (Tokyo) managed to produced a fiscal year net profit of $282 million (ending on March 31) despite a $174 million fourth quarter loss.

ANA resumes service to Sendai, adds special markings to five aircraft

ANA-All Nippon Airways (Tokyo) has resumed service to tsunami-damaged Sendai today (April 13). The airport has been closed since March 11. ANA will be operating three relief roundtrips a day to Tokyo (Haneda) with Boeing 737-800s.

ANA will also add special “Forward together as one, Japan” messages on five aircraft – one Boeing 777-300 and one 767-300 in English and one 777-300, one 767-300 and one 737-800 in Japanese.

Images: ANA.

United-Continental launch their trans-Pacific joint venture with ANA

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

United Continental Holdings, Inc. (Chicago) launched their trans-Pacific joint venture on April 1.

ANA Slide Show: CLICK HERE

ANA ends international Boeing 747 scheduled flights

ANA (All Nippon Airways) Boeing 747-481 JA8098 (msn 25207) NRT (Michael B. Ing), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

ANA (All Nippon Airways) (Tokyo) meanwhile is ending international service with its last Boeing 747-400 with a series of special “1986” charter flights to Guam as the company celebrates 25 years of international operations.

The domestic 747-400D fleet will continue to operate until 2015.

Copyright Photo: Michael B. Ing. Please click on the photo for full details of the special flights, special meals and uniforms.

ANA files for anti-trust immunity to coordinate European routes and schedules with Lufthansa

ANA-All Nippon Airways Boeing 777-281 JA702A (msn 27033) FUK (John Adlard), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

ANA-All Nippon Airways (Tokyo) on February 23 filed an application with the Japanese Government for antitrust immunity to launch a joint venture with Lufthansa German Airlines (Frankfurt) on routes between Japan and Europe.

Subject to approval of the application by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, ANA and Lufthansa will be able to jointly manage their Japan-Europe operations in areas such as scheduling, pricing and sales.

A and F Aviation to start operations with 10 A320s

ANA (All Nippon Airways) Airbus A320-211 JA8386 (msn 170) FUK (John Adlard), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

A&F Aviation (Osaka-Kansai), the new Japanese airline recently established by ANA and First Eastern Investment Group (First Eastern), will lease 10 Airbus A320s from GECAS in order to start low cost services in the second half of FY2011.