All Nippon Airlines is gearing up for flying the Boeing 787 Dreamliner again. According to the airline: We have decided to resume the operation of our Boeing 787 fleet from 1 June 2013, after assuring first that required improvements are undertaken and that the safety of the aircraft is fully secured. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience and concern caused by … [Read more...]
ANA scrubs May 787 flying, hopeful for June
All Nippon Airlines have confirmed that they will be keeping their 787 grounded till at least May, with routes inculding Tokyo Narita-Seattle Toyko Narita-San Jose Kansai-Seoul Nagoya-Seoul remaining as cancelled for now due to lack of aircraft availability. Whilst ANA is still waiting clearance from aviation authorities, the airline hasn't decided how it is … [Read more...]
787 Update: Groundings continue, ANA extended its grounding further, LOT pushes it further
UPDATED The 787 groundings continue, with ANA extending its grounding of the aircraft further. Currently, the following airlines have grounded their fleets until at least the minimum dates: All Nippon Airlines - 31st May 2013 Air India - 31st March 2013 Ethiopian Airlines - 31st March 2013 Japan Airlines - 31st March 2013 LAN Chile - 31st March 2013 LOT - … [Read more...]
Airplane Art – ANA Boeing 777-200ER
It's Sunday again, and it must be time for some more Airplane Art. This week sitting in the morning sun at Frankfurt Airport is an ANA Boeing 777-200ER preparing for its trip to Tokyo Haneda Airport. The image is clickable if you want to see a larger version – and yes you can keep them for your desktops! More airplane art next week! … [Read more...]
ANA and JAL 787 Groundings to continue
It's time to return to the prickly issue of the Boeing 787 and the grounding of the new aircraft. With the US US National Transport Safety Board still not able to point to a root cause of the battery pack failures in the Japan Airlines 787 (which lead to an small on-board fire in Boston)and the All Nippon Airlines 787 (that failed in-flight over Japan, leading to the type … [Read more...]
ALL operators ground Boeing 787 Dreamliners *UPDATED*
In a cascade effect, more Civil Aviation agencies and airlines are pulling their Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleets Known grounding so far (Latest ones at the bottom): All Nippon Airlines (17 aircraft) Japan Airlines (7 aircraft) United Airlines (6 aircraft) LAN Airlines (3 Aircraft) LOT Polish Airlines (2 aircraft) Qatar Airways (5 Aircraft Air India (6 … [Read more...]
ANA to expand its 787 fleet with 11 more aircraft
Boeing's launch parter for the 787 - All Nippon Airlines - has put in an order with Boeing for 11 more 787's. ANA has selected the 787-9 variant of the Dreamliner for this order. For ANA, the fleet is to replace its existing Boeing 767's and Boeing 777-200's - whilst expanding the airlines route network, more seats and the fuel savings this aircraft promises. When all … [Read more...]
ANA confirms start dates for new 787 services, United takes it 787 out for a spin
Time for some 787 news (as seemingly one of the fun things on this blog at the moment). First up is ANA who have confirmed start dates for it new range of long haul 787 routes Tokyo Narita (NRT) and San Jose (SJC) should commence 11th Jan 2013 Tokyo Narita (NRT)-Seattle (SEA) route should switch from 777-200 to 787 operated from 1st October 2012 Tokyo Haneda - … [Read more...]
Jetstar Japan commences service
Another part of Jetstar took to the air today with Jetstar Japan commencing service. Jetstar Japan operated flight GK111 from Tokyo Narita to Sapporo successfully, and thus joins the Jetstar family in the Asia/Pacific/Australasia region. For those keeping up that's: Jetstar (Australia and New Zealand) Jetstar Asia (Singapore, also incorporating Valueair) Jetstar … [Read more...]
ANA to roll out routes with new Premium Economy seating
ANA has confirmed the first six routes to get its new Premium Economy seats. The routes and start dates for the new seats are: Tokyo Narita – New York JFK from 29/08/2012 Tokyo Narita – London Heathrow from 14/09/2012 Tokyo Narita – Frankfurt from 30/09/2012 Tokyo Narita – San Francisco from 01/10/2012 Tokyo Narita – Los … [Read more...]
