ANA expands fleet with Boeing deals
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All Nippon Airways (ANA) took two major steps in its fleet expansion efforts this week, with the confirmation of an order for 40 more twin-aisle jets and the delivery of its first ever Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner.
On Thursday 31 July 2014 the Japanese carrier finalised an order for 40 new Boeing aircraft, valued at approximately US$13 billion at list prices. The order, which was originally announced in March this year, will see ANA take delivery of 20 new B777-9Xs, 14 more B787-9 Dreamliners and six extra B777-300ERs.
These new aircraft will be used to renew and expand ANA’s long-haul fleet, with ANA planning to retire its older B767s and B777-200s as the new aircraft arrive.
“The aircraft we have selected will enable us to modernise and expand our fleet further as we seek to become one of the world’s leading airline groups,” said Shinichiro Ito, ANA’s president & CEO.
“[They] will give us maximum flexibility and improved fuel efficiency, and will allow us to meet the growth in demand.”
The confirmation of this major order came just days after ANA welcomed its first ever B787-9 Dreamliner. The new aircraft is the first of 44 B787-9s ordered by the airline, and adds to its existing fleet of 28 smaller B787-8s, with a further eight on order.
ANA will initially operate the B787-9s on domestic routes from Tokyo Haneda Airport, with international services expected to commence in 2015.
ANA was the global launch customer of the Dreamliner when it welcomed its first B787-8 in September 2011. It will also now become the first airline in the world to operate both the B787-8 and B787-9 models.
The largest airline in Japan in terms of fleet size and passenger numbers, ANA now operates a fleet of more than 200 aircraft, and has outstanding orders for a further 128.
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