SEATTLE, Dec. 21 – Boeing is delighted that ANA (All Nippon Airways) has selected additional 777s and 767s for its fleet. Both airplanes provide the superior performance that meet ANA’s needs.
“ANA’s decision reinforces the value these two great airplanes have delivered for its fleet needs,” said Marlin Dailey, vice president of Sales, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. “The 777 and 767 have been proud contributors to ANA’s success and will continue to play a vital role in its fleet strategy.”
The Boeing 777 offers operational efficiency, unprecedented passenger comfort and superior range and payload, making it the market leader in its size category. The Boeing 767, operated by more than 130 carriers worldwide, consistently delivers the versatility, on-time performance and profitability that its customers have come to rely on. We look forward to finalizing the order with ANA.
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Wikipedia report shows that on February 20, 2010 with the delivery of its new Boeing 777-300ER prior to that date, followed by the introduction of the concept on that date on the Narita-New York route. This concept will eventually be refitted on its existing 777-300ERs for service on other North American routes as well as its European routes, and parts of it may eventually be phased into its existing Boeing 767-300ERs in service as well as the upcoming Boeing 787s in order.
Currently, ANA Cargo is the brand of ANA Group's freight service. It owns four Boeing 767-300F freighters as well as is wet leasing two Boeing 767-200S from ABX Air.
On 17 February 2005, ANA signed a contract for an additional four Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, bringing the order total for that model to ten, the first of which was delivered in October 2004. Seven 777-300s (all of which were delivered), sixteen 777-200s (all delivered), and seven 777-200ERs (all delivered) by 2009. ANA announced on March 6, 2007 that it had ordered 4 Boeing 777-300ER aircraft as part of its continued fleet expansion.
On 21 December 2009, ANA announced plans to buy 10 new wide-body aircraft from Boeing. The order consists of 5 767 aircraft, and 5 777 aircraft. The 767s are to be used as stop gap until the completion of ANA's order for 787s, while 777s will be used to replace the airline's fleet of 747-400 aircraft, which are due to be sold in 2010 to an as yet unnamed buyer.
See the Ana fleet detail lists for 777 / 767: source wikipedia:
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The ANA, is the smaller out of the two largest airlines in Japan, headquartered at the Shiodome City Center in the Shiodome area in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It operates services to 49 destinations in Japan and 35 international routes and employed 14,179 employees as of May 2009 which is Ranked among the top 10 airlines in the world. ANA is recognized for outstanding passenger service both on the ground and in the air. ANA has been in the airline business for over 50 years, and combined with ANA Group companies its activities extend across a host of complete travel and aviation-related services.
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Boeing News
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Reported by catch4all.com, Sandra Englund,December 21, 2009 |