Economy Class & Beyond

ANA has Teething troubles with Long Haul 787 services…

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All Nippon Airlines seems to have some growing pains with it's introductory long haul 787 service, with 2 of the 10 flights operating between Tokyo-Haneda and Frankfurt so far. Whilst ANA has five 787's so far, only one of them is equipped for long haul duties (JA805A),  with a failure with the aircraft flap system on the ground at Toyko-Haneda with one incident, and … [Read more...]

ANA Kick off their Tokyo Haneda – Frankfurt 787 Route

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Well the 787 is starting to come of age now as All Nippon Airlines begin to stretch the 787 wings from domestic Japanese runs to International run, connecting Tokyo Haneda Airport to Frankfurt. ANA have Five Boeing 787's in service, with one of them dedicated to the HND-FRA run. Running initially 3 times a week until February 1st, where it will go 3 times a week with 787 … [Read more...]

Air France and KLM go on the expansion – Orders 25 787-9’s

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AirFrance-KLM Group has confirmed today that they are placing an order for 25 Boeing 787-9s with an option for 25 extra birds. The group has has stated they want the 787-9's to operate with KLM first - due to commence in 2016 - and with Air France at a date to be determined. The Boeing 787-9 is a lengthened version of the 787-8 frame, allowing more passengers and … [Read more...]

Air India announces 787 configuration

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Air India - like most of the Indian Airlines seem to be having a time of it. The state owned carrier though has announced some juicy information about their incoming 787's. Air India will be operating these birds a bit tighter than ANA has, with 256 seats in total - 18 Business Class seats ,and 238 economy class seats. In addition, to fit the Economy Class seats in, they … [Read more...]

ANA announces more 787 routes

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All Nippon Airlines (ANA) have announced dates when it intends to operate 787 on Japanese Domestic routes. The routes hubbing from Toyko Haneda Airport will serve the following: Commencing 23rd January 2012 Tokyo Haneda - Osaka Itami Tokyo Haneda - Yamaguchi Commencing 1st March 2012 Tokyo Haneda - Matsuyama International services are still restricted to the … [Read more...]

ANA International 787’s delayed

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As I eluded to last week, ANA were having trouble with it's 787 delivery schedule from Boeing (As I was almost hit with the changes to my upcoming 787 flight). Well, more details are emerging. ANA has taken 2 of the 787's into service, but blames Boeing for a "productivtiy" issue over the 3rd plane that was due to be delivered. As such, it's had to trim following … [Read more...]

ANA scare the whatsits out of me… and then I can’t assign a seat…

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Today, ANA sent a lovely little e-greeting for the Christmas season. And as usual I occasionally have a nose at the site. As I'm hoping to be travelling aboard an ANA 787 soon as part of my Japan trip. However, I was greeted with this on the ANA site earlier.. Screengrab from ANA - http://www.ana.co.jp/asw/wws/uk/e/ Uh oh. This... is not good. And... it isn't from … [Read more...]

52,500 Miles can take you a long way…

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... even when doing a "miles only" redemption.  But where? Well the taxes are loaded, and here is a little map to wet your appetite... So I'll let you all de-construct the routes and plans... as I prepare to plan the return journey home. And before anyone asks. Economy Class. For this trip - I've heard of it... and FRA-HND. I'm sure it won't take a genius to … [Read more...]

NH *BREAKING* Boeing 787 Arrived at HND

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Live from the BBC News feed (as I'm watching BBC News 24), JA801A has arrived at Tokyo Haneda International Airport, completing it's delivery flight from Seattle Paine Field. YFrog Image by  ikarosairline - http://yfrog.com/h7tv6pwj Now for ANA - the hard work begins.... … [Read more...]

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