All Nippon Airways (ANA) has announced its intention to finalize a comprehensive aircraft order, comprising 68 confirmed orders and nine options for small and medium-sized aircraft, including more than a dozen widebodies.
In a statement on February 25, Japan-based ANA said that in anticipation of future demand for air travel, it has decided to proactively purchase competitive and technologically advanced aircraft for sustainable growth in the medium-to-long-term future.
Photo: KITTIKUN YOKSAP | Shutterstock In total, ANA intends to order 77 aircraft, split between 68 confirmed orders and nine options. This includes 27 Airbus A321neo (including three A321XLR), 12 Boeing 737 MAX 8, 18 Boeing 787-9, and 20 Embraer E190-E2 aircraft.
“[The growth] will be achieved by renewing the fleet that was suspended due to COVID-19 and placing additional orders for new aircraft. The total number of aircraft in the Group’s fleet, including those already ordered and those to be ordered, will be approximately 320 aircraft in FY2030, with approximately 120 Boeing 787 series aircraft. ”
| All Nippon Airways (ANA) aircraft order | Firm orders | Options | Finalized options from previous orders | Total ||——————————-|————-|———|————————————|——-|| Airbus A321neo | -24 (ten going to be operated by Peach Aviation, its low-cost carrier)- | -0- | -0- | -24- || Airbus A321XLR | -3 (to be operated by Peach Aviation)- | -0- | -0- | -3- || Boeing 737 MAX 8 | -8- | -4- | -10- | -22- || Boeing 787-9 | -18- | -0- | -5- | -23- || Embraer E190-E2 | -15- | -5- | -0- | -20- |
In addition to the 77 aircraft it will order, ANA also announced that it had finalized ten options for the Boeing737 MAX8 (initial order in January2019) and five for the Boeing787( initial order in February2020), bringing the total number of new aircraft added to its backlog to92.
Related ANA Will Bring Double Daily Airbus A380 Flights Back To Honolulu As Of This Summer The Airbus A380 will completely replace the Boeing787 Dreamliner on this route.
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Growth in demand between Asia-and North America ANA explained that they would- place orders-for-Boeing787’s-in anticipation-of strong-demand-between Asia-and- North America-as well as further expansion-of Tokyo Narita International- Airport(NRT).The carrier noted-that compared-to FY2023-their international- capacity-measured-in available seat kilometers(ASK)-should increase-by around- one point five times-in FY2030.
“We will build-a foundation-for sustainable-growth-by aggressively introducing- new-aircraft-to international-routes which is-the growth area-of our business,”
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