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airline=All Nippon Airways|
logo=ANA_logo.png|
logo_size=190px|
IATA=NH|
ICAO=ANA|
callsign=All Nippon|
company_name=All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.|
founded=1952 (as Nippon Helicopter)|
headquarters=Tokyo, Japan|
key_people=Mineo Yamamoto (CEO), Yoji Ohashi (Chairman)|
hubs=Narita_International_Airport (Tokyo)
Haneda_Airport (Tokyo)
Kansai_International_Airport (Osaka)
Itami_Airport (Osaka)| focus_cities=Chubu Centrair Int'l Airport (Nagoya)
New_Chitose_Airport (Sapporo)| frequent_flyer=ANA Mileage Club| lounge=Club ANA Lounge| alliance=Star_Alliance| fleet_size=181| destinations=71| website=www.fly-ana.com| }} {{End frame}} Image:ana.ja8958.750pix.jpg '''All Nippon Airways''' (全日空 ''Zennikkū'' or 全日本空輸 ''Zen-nippon kūyu'') {{tyo|9202}} is an airline headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Formerly Japan's largest domestic carrier, it is now the country's second-largest domestic and international carrier, after Japan_Airlines (its current competitor). lt is often known by the Abbreviation '''ANA''', which is popularly used as an Acronym in Japanese. ANA's main international hub is at Narita_International_Airport outside Tokyo. Its alternate International hub is at Kansai_International_Airport in southern Osaka, Japan. Its main domestic hubs are at Tokyo_International_Airport, Osaka_International_Airport, Chubu_Centrair_International_Airport (near Nagoya), and New_Chitose_Airport (near Sapporo). ANA's associate companies in Tokyo include Nippon_Cargo_Airlines (NCA) and Air_Nippon, ANA's Regional_airline. Air_Japan handles charter flights for ANA. In 2004, ANA set up a low-cost subsidiary, Air_Next, to operate flights from Fukuoka_Airport starting in 2005. Also in 2004, ANA became the majority shareholder in Nakanihon Airline Service (NAL) headquartered in Nagoya_Airport and in 2005 renamed and relocated it to Air_Central headquartered in Chubu_Centrair_International_Airport. On July_12, 2005, ANA reached a deal with NYK to sell its 27.6% share in Nippon_Cargo_Airlines, in order to pursue its own cargo division expansion. NYK is the major shareholder of Nippon_Cargo_Airlines. == Code Data == *IATA Code: '''NH''' (from its former name ''Nippon Helicopter'') *ICAO Code: '''ANA''' *Callsign: All Nippon == History == The airline was established on 27_December 1952 as Nippon Helicopter and Aeroplane. In February 1953, Helicopter services were started and passenger charter flights were inaugurated on 15_December 1953. A new and profitable route started in 1955 when an inaugural cargo flight began service to Osaka from Tokyo. That same year, the Douglas DC-3 plane began flying for Japan Helicopters and Aeroplane, and in 1957, the airline changed its name to All Nippon Airways (ANA). On 1_December 1957, Far Eastern Airlines, a small competitor, merged with ANA, bringing the airline's total Market_capitalization to 600 million Yen. Image:ana.b747.pokemon.arp.750pix.jpg livery]] The 1960s was a period of slow but unstoppable growth for the company, when they added the Vickers_Viscount to the fleet in 1960, and later Fokker_F27s, in 1961. 1961 marked ANA's debut at the Tokyo_Stock_Exchange as well as the Osaka_Securities_Exchange. 1963 saw another merger, this one with Fujita_Airlines, raising the company's capital to 4 billion yen. In 1965, ANA introduced jet services with Boeing_727s: these were soon joined by YS-11s, and in 1969, ANA introduced Boeing_737 service. The 1970s saw the beginning of ANA's Internationalization. February_3 of 1971 in particular was a historic date for the airline, when ANA inaugurated its first international service, a charter flight from Tokyo to Hong_Kong. The Lockheed_L-1011 was introduced in 1973, Boeing_747s in 1978, and Boeing_767s in 1983. In 1986, ANA started scheduled international flights with a passenger service from Tokyo to Guam. Soon after, many cities such as Frankfurt, New_York, Los Angeles, London and Paris were added. ANA continued its expansion of services all over Asia, North_America and Europe during the 1990's, and Airbus equipment such as the A320 and A321 was added to the fleet, as was the Boeing 747-481 jet. In 1994, ANA started service to Kansai_International_Airport and in October 1999, it joined the Star_Alliance. After the September_11_attacks of 2001, an ANA 747 flying from Dulles_International_Airport in Virginia, near Washington_D.C. to Narita, Japan became the first plane to fly in the United_States once the grounding of all planes in US territory was declared over by President George_W._Bush's government. In 2004, facing a surplus of slots due to the construction of new airports and the expansion of Haneda, ANA announced a fleet renewal plan that would replace some of its large aircraft with a greater number of smaller aircraft. http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nb20041001a2.htm The airline employs 12,277 staff (at January 2005). == Incidents and Accidents == * ANA's first crash occurred in 1958, when a Douglas_DC-3, registration JA5045, crashed. * In 1960, another DC-3, registration JA5018, was lost. * In 1966, an ANA Boeing_727 was landing in Tokyo when it crashed into Tokyo_Bay, with the loss of all passengers. * An ANA YS-11 crashed shortly afterward. * In March of 1971, a Boeing 727, registration JA8329, collided with a JASDF F-86 fighter stationed at Matsushima Air Base. * In 1999, a man hijacked All_Nippon_Airways_Flight_61 and killed the pilot. He was subdued by other crew members, and nobody else on the airplane was hurt. == Destinations == ''See full article:'' '''All_Nippon_Airways_destinations''' == Fleet == The ANA fleet consists of the following aircraft (at July 2005): *26 Airbus_A320-200 *7 Airbus_A321-100 *27 Boeing_737-400 & -500 *1 Boeing_747SR *2 Boeing_747-200 *23 Boeing_747-400 *52 Boeing_767-300 *19 Boeing_777-200 *9 Boeing_777-300 *5 De_Havilland_Canada_Dash_8 Q300 *9 De_Havilland_Canada_Dash_8 Q400 Image:ANA-7E7.jpg ANA became the launch customer for the new Boeing widebody, the 787, ordering 50 examples with an option for 50 more during April 2004. Deliveries will begin in 2008. ANA has split the order between 30 of the short-range 787-381 and 20 of the long haul 787-881 and during October 2004 announced it had selected Rolls-Royce to supply the engines. This move is part of ANA's continuing plan to become an all-Boeing airline. On 17_February 2005 ANA signed a contract for a further 4 Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, to add to 6 previously ordered, the first of which was delivered in October 2004. Also ordered are 7 Boeing 777-300 (all delivered), 20 Boeing 777-200 (14 delivered) and 7 Boeing 777-200ER (4 delivered). (ref:Air International April 2005) == Subsidiaries == *Air_Nippon *Air_Nippon_Network (A-net) *Air_Next *Air_Japan *Air_Central (55% shareholding) *Nippon_Cargo_Airlines (27.59% shareholding; to be sold by October 2005) *ANA_Cargo *Air_Hokkaido (80% shareholding) == Other Facts of Interest == *ANA is the official airline of Universal_Studios_Japan. *Special painted jets: 5 Pokémon jets (a Boeing 747-481 for international service, and 3 Boeing 747-481D and a Boeing 767-381 for domestic service), 4 Star_Alliance jets, and one Woody jet in affiliation with USJ, the Universal_Studios theme park in Osaka http://members8.tsukaeru.net/tec-300x/air/aircrafts/b763/ja8357_02.jpg. *Featured in a Taito Flight_simulator Arcade_game called Landing_High_Japan in 1999. *Also featured in a 2003 Japanese Drama called Good Luck!! starring Takuya_Kimura and Kou_Shibasaki. ANA saw a high increase in applications after the drama aired. ==External links== {{Commons|All Nippon Airways}} *All Nippon Airways *ANA Fleet Detail *ANA Passenger Opinions {{Star_Alliance}} {{airlistbox}} {{Airlines of Japan}} De:All_Nippon_Airways Fr:All_Nippon_Airways Nl:All_Nippon_Airways Ja:全日本空輸 Nn:All_Nippon_Airways Pt:All_Nippon_Airways Zh:全日本空輸
Haneda_Airport (Tokyo)
Kansai_International_Airport (Osaka)
Itami_Airport (Osaka)| focus_cities=Chubu Centrair Int'l Airport (Nagoya)
New_Chitose_Airport (Sapporo)| frequent_flyer=ANA Mileage Club| lounge=Club ANA Lounge| alliance=Star_Alliance| fleet_size=181| destinations=71| website=www.fly-ana.com| }} {{End frame}} Image:ana.ja8958.750pix.jpg '''All Nippon Airways''' (全日空 ''Zennikkū'' or 全日本空輸 ''Zen-nippon kūyu'') {{tyo|9202}} is an airline headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Formerly Japan's largest domestic carrier, it is now the country's second-largest domestic and international carrier, after Japan_Airlines (its current competitor). lt is often known by the Abbreviation '''ANA''', which is popularly used as an Acronym in Japanese. ANA's main international hub is at Narita_International_Airport outside Tokyo. Its alternate International hub is at Kansai_International_Airport in southern Osaka, Japan. Its main domestic hubs are at Tokyo_International_Airport, Osaka_International_Airport, Chubu_Centrair_International_Airport (near Nagoya), and New_Chitose_Airport (near Sapporo). ANA's associate companies in Tokyo include Nippon_Cargo_Airlines (NCA) and Air_Nippon, ANA's Regional_airline. Air_Japan handles charter flights for ANA. In 2004, ANA set up a low-cost subsidiary, Air_Next, to operate flights from Fukuoka_Airport starting in 2005. Also in 2004, ANA became the majority shareholder in Nakanihon Airline Service (NAL) headquartered in Nagoya_Airport and in 2005 renamed and relocated it to Air_Central headquartered in Chubu_Centrair_International_Airport. On July_12, 2005, ANA reached a deal with NYK to sell its 27.6% share in Nippon_Cargo_Airlines, in order to pursue its own cargo division expansion. NYK is the major shareholder of Nippon_Cargo_Airlines. == Code Data == *IATA Code: '''NH''' (from its former name ''Nippon Helicopter'') *ICAO Code: '''ANA''' *Callsign: All Nippon == History == The airline was established on 27_December 1952 as Nippon Helicopter and Aeroplane. In February 1953, Helicopter services were started and passenger charter flights were inaugurated on 15_December 1953. A new and profitable route started in 1955 when an inaugural cargo flight began service to Osaka from Tokyo. That same year, the Douglas DC-3 plane began flying for Japan Helicopters and Aeroplane, and in 1957, the airline changed its name to All Nippon Airways (ANA). On 1_December 1957, Far Eastern Airlines, a small competitor, merged with ANA, bringing the airline's total Market_capitalization to 600 million Yen. Image:ana.b747.pokemon.arp.750pix.jpg livery]] The 1960s was a period of slow but unstoppable growth for the company, when they added the Vickers_Viscount to the fleet in 1960, and later Fokker_F27s, in 1961. 1961 marked ANA's debut at the Tokyo_Stock_Exchange as well as the Osaka_Securities_Exchange. 1963 saw another merger, this one with Fujita_Airlines, raising the company's capital to 4 billion yen. In 1965, ANA introduced jet services with Boeing_727s: these were soon joined by YS-11s, and in 1969, ANA introduced Boeing_737 service. The 1970s saw the beginning of ANA's Internationalization. February_3 of 1971 in particular was a historic date for the airline, when ANA inaugurated its first international service, a charter flight from Tokyo to Hong_Kong. The Lockheed_L-1011 was introduced in 1973, Boeing_747s in 1978, and Boeing_767s in 1983. In 1986, ANA started scheduled international flights with a passenger service from Tokyo to Guam. Soon after, many cities such as Frankfurt, New_York, Los Angeles, London and Paris were added. ANA continued its expansion of services all over Asia, North_America and Europe during the 1990's, and Airbus equipment such as the A320 and A321 was added to the fleet, as was the Boeing 747-481 jet. In 1994, ANA started service to Kansai_International_Airport and in October 1999, it joined the Star_Alliance. After the September_11_attacks of 2001, an ANA 747 flying from Dulles_International_Airport in Virginia, near Washington_D.C. to Narita, Japan became the first plane to fly in the United_States once the grounding of all planes in US territory was declared over by President George_W._Bush's government. In 2004, facing a surplus of slots due to the construction of new airports and the expansion of Haneda, ANA announced a fleet renewal plan that would replace some of its large aircraft with a greater number of smaller aircraft. http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nb20041001a2.htm The airline employs 12,277 staff (at January 2005). == Incidents and Accidents == * ANA's first crash occurred in 1958, when a Douglas_DC-3, registration JA5045, crashed. * In 1960, another DC-3, registration JA5018, was lost. * In 1966, an ANA Boeing_727 was landing in Tokyo when it crashed into Tokyo_Bay, with the loss of all passengers. * An ANA YS-11 crashed shortly afterward. * In March of 1971, a Boeing 727, registration JA8329, collided with a JASDF F-86 fighter stationed at Matsushima Air Base. * In 1999, a man hijacked All_Nippon_Airways_Flight_61 and killed the pilot. He was subdued by other crew members, and nobody else on the airplane was hurt. == Destinations == ''See full article:'' '''All_Nippon_Airways_destinations''' == Fleet == The ANA fleet consists of the following aircraft (at July 2005): *26 Airbus_A320-200 *7 Airbus_A321-100 *27 Boeing_737-400 & -500 *1 Boeing_747SR *2 Boeing_747-200 *23 Boeing_747-400 *52 Boeing_767-300 *19 Boeing_777-200 *9 Boeing_777-300 *5 De_Havilland_Canada_Dash_8 Q300 *9 De_Havilland_Canada_Dash_8 Q400 Image:ANA-7E7.jpg ANA became the launch customer for the new Boeing widebody, the 787, ordering 50 examples with an option for 50 more during April 2004. Deliveries will begin in 2008. ANA has split the order between 30 of the short-range 787-381 and 20 of the long haul 787-881 and during October 2004 announced it had selected Rolls-Royce to supply the engines. This move is part of ANA's continuing plan to become an all-Boeing airline. On 17_February 2005 ANA signed a contract for a further 4 Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, to add to 6 previously ordered, the first of which was delivered in October 2004. Also ordered are 7 Boeing 777-300 (all delivered), 20 Boeing 777-200 (14 delivered) and 7 Boeing 777-200ER (4 delivered). (ref:Air International April 2005) == Subsidiaries == *Air_Nippon *Air_Nippon_Network (A-net) *Air_Next *Air_Japan *Air_Central (55% shareholding) *Nippon_Cargo_Airlines (27.59% shareholding; to be sold by October 2005) *ANA_Cargo *Air_Hokkaido (80% shareholding) == Other Facts of Interest == *ANA is the official airline of Universal_Studios_Japan. *Special painted jets: 5 Pokémon jets (a Boeing 747-481 for international service, and 3 Boeing 747-481D and a Boeing 767-381 for domestic service), 4 Star_Alliance jets, and one Woody jet in affiliation with USJ, the Universal_Studios theme park in Osaka http://members8.tsukaeru.net/tec-300x/air/aircrafts/b763/ja8357_02.jpg. *Featured in a Taito Flight_simulator Arcade_game called Landing_High_Japan in 1999. *Also featured in a 2003 Japanese Drama called Good Luck!! starring Takuya_Kimura and Kou_Shibasaki. ANA saw a high increase in applications after the drama aired. ==External links== {{Commons|All Nippon Airways}} *All Nippon Airways *ANA Fleet Detail *ANA Passenger Opinions {{Star_Alliance}} {{airlistbox}} {{Airlines of Japan}} De:All_Nippon_Airways Fr:All_Nippon_Airways Nl:All_Nippon_Airways Ja:全日本空輸 Nn:All_Nippon_Airways Pt:All_Nippon_Airways Zh:全日本空輸