All Nippon Airways (ANA)

By David Casey
Across a vast region, widebodies give Asian LCCs range and versatility.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
ANA attributed the stronger profit forecast to capturing “recovering [international] demand at high unit prices,” and healthy domestic leisure demand.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Long-haul LCC Air Japan will commence service between Tokyo’s Narita International Airport and Singapore Changi Airport on April 26.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Start-up carrier AirJapan expects to take delivery of its second Boeing 787 by the end of April, allowing it to boost frequencies on its initial network.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Destinations in Italy, Sweden and Türkiye are slated to start during the winter 2024-25 season.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
All Nippon Airways and ITA Airways are to codeshare on flights between Japan and Italy, as well as on routes to domestic destinations in each country.
Airports & Networks

By Adrian Schofield
The recovery of the mainland China market will be particularly closely watched, along with expected major developments in airline consolidation.
Airlines & Lessors

By William Moore
Whether it be through fleet renewal or seat reconfiguration, falling emissions per ASK are always a positive thing.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Inbound travel from overseas to Japan is booming, but outbound tourism is unlikely to fully recover until late 2024.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
While Hawaii is a bright spot, Japan’s overall international demand recovery has been significantly behind many other Asian markets.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Members of the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines collectively have set an “aspirational target” of 5% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) usage by 2030.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Engine inspections to begin in January 2024 will take place in phases, and 25 aircraft will be taken out of service in the January-February period.
Airlines & Lessors

By Linda Blachly
Growing sustainable fuels has turned into a key focus area across aviation, while the number of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) partnerships continues to grow.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
ANA is working to eke-out fuel savings by covering aircraft with shark skin-like riblet film, which serves to reduce drag.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
The parent company of ANA is suspending its cargo partnerships with Lufthansa and United Airlines to help facilitate its acquisition of Nippon Cargo Airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
The new cargo terminal at Tokyo Narita Airport will be leased to All Nippon Airways.
Airports & Networks

By Adrian Schofield
All Nippon Airways intends to deploy Boeing 787-10s on domestic trunk routes from February.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has achieved its first profit for the June quarter since before the pandemic.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
NCA is Japan’s only pure freight carrier, operating eight 747-8Fs, according to Aviation Week Network Fleet Discovery database.
Airlines & Lessors

By Henry Canaday
Korean Air and All Nippon Airways are deploying strategies to combat supply chain delays and workforce shortages.
MRO

By Adrian Schofield
The lingering weakness in Japan’s outbound travel demand is hindering airline recoveries.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
IATA’s real-time turbulence data-gathering platform is up to 20 participating airlines, with ANA and WestJet the latest to sign on.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Japan Airlines have stressed the importance of domestic sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production, as ANA revises its SAF target.
On Location

By Adrian Schofield
In one of the main changes, All Nippon Airways has set a goal of reducing total CO2 emissions by 10% or more by fiscal 2030, compared to fiscal 2019 levels.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Christine Boynton, Lori Ranson
No immediate slowdown in robust demand is in sight, carriers say.
Airlines & Lessors