Japan’s largest carrier, ANA, will spend would spend about 2.1 trillion yen ( approx.$14.5 billion) to buy 77 aircraft from Boeing, Airbus and Embraer in a rare simultaneous deal with the world’s top three commercial planemakers.
In a press statement, the carrier said,
ANA Holdings, Inc. today announced the decision to order 77 aircraft at the board of directors meeting.
In anticipation of future growth in passenger demand, including strong inbound demand, ANAHD has decided to proactively introduce competitive, technologically advanced aircraft for sustainable growth over the medium to long term.
In a fleet expansion move, the carrier aims to renew the fleet that was suspended due to the COVID-19 and placing additional orders for new aircraft.
The carrier has a fleet of around 240 mostly Boeing-made aircraft and controls the budget carrier Peach Aviation, which has an all-Airbus fleet of 37 single-aisle jets.
Being ambitious, the carrier said that 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 Co Ltd said on Tuesday.
"We will build a foundation for sustainable growth by aggressively introducing new aircraft to international routes, which is the growth area of our business. Compared to FY2023, available seat kilometers (ASK) on international routes is expected to increase by approximately 1.5 times in FY2030."
The procurement plan includes 18 widebody Boeing B787-9 Dreamliners and 12 B737-8 Max single-aisle jets from Boeing, The carrier will also add 27 Airbus A321neo jets, including three of the XLR longest-range single-aisle planes, and 20 E190-E2 regional jets from Brazil’s Embraer, it said.
All Nippon Airways added further,
For ANA-branded domestic routes, in order to adapt to future changes in the business environment, ANA Holdings will order 20, 100-seat class Embraer E190-E2 aircraft (15 confirmed orders and 5 options) for the first time in Japan.
By introducing the latest engines and technologies, ANA-brand will achieve low fuel consumption and noise emissions, and will also reduce operating costs in pursuit of a flexible supply-demand balance on domestic routes over the medium to long term. This aircraft is scheduled to be introduced in FY2028.
In addition to the above, ANA Holdings will place an order for 14 additional Airbus A321neo aircraft and 12 Boeing 737-8 aircraft (8 confirmed orders and 4 options) to update the current fleets.
Peach will update some of its current fleet with 10 Airbus A321neo aircraft and 3 Airbus A321XLR aircraft, which has superior fuel efficiency and long flight range, to support further growth of the ANA Group.
Apart from the above, ANA Holdings has also finalized options for 5 Boeing 787-9 aircraft, announced on February 25, 2020, and 10 Boeing 737-8 aircraft, announced on January 29, 2019.
ANA Holdings has also selected LEAP-1A engines to power 13 A321neo aircraft to be operated by its subsidiary, Peach Aviation. Hidekazu Yoshida, Executive Officer and Executive Vice President at ANA Holdings, said :
“Today we build on [our long] relationship, not only with the efficiency and reliability of CFM LEAP engines, but with confidence in the exceptional support that we’ve come to know from CFM.”
ANA was the launch customer of the Boeing 787 model and is the largest global operator, with 86 of the type in fleet and a further 10 on order. ANA also has 18 777-9s and 20 737 Max single-aisle jets yet to be delivered.
ANA’s Boeing jets will be power by GEnx-1B engines. Russell Stokes, President and CEO, Commercial Engines and Services, GE Aerospace, said:
“GE Aerospace is deeply honored by ANA’s selection of our groundbreaking GEnx engine to power their new 787 Dreamliner aircraft,” “ANA first ordered the GEnx engine in 2020. This deal is testament to the engine’s performance and our successful relationship.”
With this aircraft order, ANA Group aims to promote both the expansion of its international operations and the optimization of supply and demand for domestic flights. The carrier said,
"We will strive to enhance corporate value by maintaining safety as the foundation of management, improving quality and service from the customer's perspective, and enhance profitability while being conscious of the capital cost to meet the expectations of our shareholders."
Koji Shibata, President and CEO of ANA Holdings, said:
This order will be the catalyst for improving the profitability of domestic flights and the expansion of international flights which is an area of future growth of our airline business. We will fully utilize this opportunity in order to become an industry-leading airline with sustainable growth.
ANA’s order could prove to be a much awaited breather for Boeing, as the aerospace giant tries to emerge from a tumultuous period that’s included management upheaval and delivery delays after a near-catastrophic Boeing B737-9 Max door plug blowout triggered strict FAA scrutiny.
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