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ANA announces updates to its FY2023 flight schedule

ANA (All Nippon Airways) – Air Japan Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner JA891A (msn 40751) (Inspiration of Japan) LAX (Michael B. Ing). Image: 960431.
  • ANA on May 1, 2023 will increase the flight frequency on the Narita = Shanghai (Pudong) route to 7 roundtrips per week, and together with flights to/from Haneda, the flights on the Shanghai route (Pudong and Hongqiao) will be raised to 3 roundtrips per day from the Tokyo metropolitan area.
  • The Kansai = Shanghai (Pudong) route will resume service on June 5 with 3 roundtrips per week, which had been suspended for approximately 3 years since March 2020.
  • For the Narita = Guangzhou route, the flight frequency will be increased with daily roundtrip service from May 1, and the Haneda = Shenzhen route will enter service with daily roundtrips from May 20.

All Nippon Airways (ANA) has announced updates to its flight schedule for fiscal year 2023 (FY2023). The summary of the announcement regarding our international flights is given below.

Schedule for May 1～Oct. 28, 2023:

  • *Subject to governmental approval
  • *1 Sales scheduled to begin on May 9, 2023
  • *2 Sales scheduled to begin on April 26, 2023. We will announce the schedule after June 26 as soon as it is decided.

Top Copyright Photo: ANA (All Nippon Airways) – Air Japan Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner JA891A (msn 40751) (Inspiration of Japan) LAX (Michael B. Ing). Image: 960431.

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ANA’s ”Kimetsu no Yaiba (Demon Slayer) Jet Volume 3″ special livery

ANA (All Nippon Airways) Boeing 777-281 ER JA745A (msn 40904) (‘Kimetsu no Yaiba – Demon Slayer Jet Vol. 3) ITM (Akira Uekawa). Image: 960405.

ANA (All Nippon Airways) has released this third version of the special livery promoting the animated TV series, following JA608A (Volume 2) and JA616A (Volume 1).

The special livery is called ‘Kimetsu no Yaiba (Demon Slayer) Jet Volume 3″.

ANA commented on the series of special liveries:

“ANA and ‘Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba’ are both high-profile cultural ambassadors for Japan, and we are excited about continuing our partnership to promote domestic travel,” said Junko Yazawa, Executive Vice President, Customer Experience Management & Planning of ANA. “The debut of the latest ‘Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba’ inspired livery is a sign of how ANA is aiming to bring passengers back through engaging promotions onboard the aircraft.”

On this third version, the airline issued this statement:

All Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan’s largest and 5-Star airline for nine consecutive years is launching its third painted aircraft featuring pictures and characters from the popular animated TV series “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba.” ANA Group began its collaboration with the anime in December 2021, and the first aircraft with “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba” livery entered service on domestic routes on January 31, 2022 and the second aircraft on March 26, 2022.

The design for the new livery is based on an original illustration by ufotable, drawn exclusively for the ANA aircraft and illustrates characters Tanjiro, Rengoku and Tengen in a dynamic pose. The special livery will be on the Boeing 777-200ER (aircraft number: JA745A) aircraft. In addition, special in-flight announcements* by Tanjiro, Rengoku and Tengen can be enjoyed onboard.

“The latest ‘Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba’ inspired livery is dedicated to the return of an entertaining and unique travel experience for our passengers,” said Tomoji Ishii, Executive Vice President, Customer Experience Management & Planning of ANA. “This partnership highlights Japan’s rich pop culture and restores a coveted in-flight experience.”

Top Copyright Photo: ANA (All Nippon Airways) Boeing 777-281 ER JA745A (msn 40904) (Kimetsu no Yaiba – Demon Slayer Jet Vol. 3) ITM (Akira Uekawa). Image: 960405.

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NYK Group to sell Nippon Cargo Airlines to ANA

NCA-Nippon Cargo Airlines Boeing 747-8KZF JA17KZ (msn 36140) AMS (Ton Jochems). Image: 960233.

NYK Group, the owner of Nippon Cargo Airlines-NCA, has decided to sell Nippon Cargo Airlines-NCA to ANA due to rising costs. The company issued this statement:

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) hereby announces that on March 7, 2023, NYK entered into a certain memorandum of understanding with ANA HOLDINGS INC. to transfer entire shares of Nippon Cargo Airlines Co., Ltd. (NCA), our consolidated subsidiary, to ANAHD.

NCA was established in 1978 with the participation of several companies as an airline specializing in international cargo. NYK has been involved in the management of NCA as a major shareholder since its establishment, and in 2010, NYK acquired all of the entire shares of NCA with the aim of becoming a comprehensive logistics company offering ocean, land, and air transportation. However, the continuous introduction of new aircraft to expand the operation and maintenance system, and the continuous training of personnel engaged in operation and maintenance required a considerable expenditure. In the highly volatile business environment of airfreight transportation, NCA has been facing challenges in expanding its business scale at a level that is commensurate with such costs.

ANAHD, in order to dramatically enhance its international air cargo network and products and services based in Japan and also with the aim to contribute to the development of global economic activities both in Japan and abroad, expressed their strong desire to have NCA (the only Japanese airline dedicated exclusively to air cargo transportation) added to its business portfolio and integrated and reorganized with the cargo business of the ANA group in the future, thereby realizing the goal to provide high-quality and internationally competitive air cargo transportation services that can respond to the increasing sophistication of the supply chain.

NCA recently has been providing value to the public through its air cargo transportation business under its mission statement of “Never Stop Logistics even during the Covid-19 Pandemic”. However, in order for NCA to achieve further growth and increase corporate value from a long-term perspective which include environmental responsiveness, we believe that it is the best option to transfer shares of NCA to ANAHD which operates the same business, and has been providing NCA with cooperative relation to strengthen its maintenance system. Therefore, as a result of a series of discussions with ANAHD, NYK and ANAHD have reached a conclusion and entered into a basic agreement today to mutually promote and further consider this Transaction.

(Content of the Basic Agreement)

(1)PurposeTo realize this Transaction, to confirm the status of discussions, and the intentions of NYK and ANAHD regarding the Transaction, which have been taking place by the date of execution of the Basic Agreement.
(2)100% AcquisitionANAHD will acquire all shares of NCA from NYK in a single transaction. A particular acquisition method (scheme) and other terms and conditions will be determined through continued discussion between NYK and ANAHD.
(3)Closing DateSubject to obtaining clearance under applicable competition laws and other conditions, the date of acquisition of NCA’s shares would be October 1, 2023, or a date to be separately agreed by NYK and ANAHD.

NCA currently operates a fleet of eight Boeing 747-8F freighter aircraft and also owns five Boeing 747-400F freighters that are operated by ASL and Atlas Air.

Top Copyright Photo: NCA-Nippon Cargo Airlines Boeing 747-8KZF JA17KZ (msn 36140) AMS (Ton Jochems). Image: 960233.

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