History All Nippon Airways

1 history

1.1 formation
1.2 domestic era
1.3 international era

history
formation

ana s earliest ancestor japan helicopter , aeroplane transports company (日本ヘリコプター輸送, nippon herikoputā yusō) (also known nippon helicopter , aeroplane), airline company founded on 27 december 1952. nippon helicopter source of later ana s international air transport association (iata) airline code, nh.

boeing 737-200 in ana s late 1960s-1983 mohican livery

nh began helicopter services in february 1953. on 15 december 1953, operated first cargo flight between osaka , tokyo using de havilland dove, ja5008. first scheduled flight flown japanese pilot in postwar japan. passenger service on same route began on 1 february 1954, , upgraded de havilland heron in march. in 1955, douglas dc-3s began flying nh well, time airline s route network extended northern kyūshū sapporo. in december 1957 nippon helicopter changed name nippon airways company.

ana s other ancestor far east airlines (極東航空, kyokutō kōkū). although founded on 26 december 1952, 1 day before nippon helicopter, did not begin operations until 20 january 1954, when began night cargo runs between osaka , tokyo, using de havilland dove. adopted dc-3 in 1957, point route network extended through southern japan tokyo kagoshima.

far east airlines merged newly named nippon airways in march 1958. combined companies had total market capitalization of 600 million yen, , result of merger japan s largest private airline. merged airline received new japanese name (全日本空輸 zen nippon kūyu; japan air transport). company logo of larger nh selected logo of new combined airline, , new carrier operated route network combined 2 predecessors.

domestic era

ana grew through 1960s, adding vickers viscount fleet in 1960 , fokker f27 in 1961. october 1961 marked ana s debut on tokyo stock exchange osaka securities exchange. 1963 saw merger, fujita airlines, raising company s capital 4.65 billion yen. in 1965 ana introduced jets boeing 727s on tokyo-sapporo route. introduced japan s first homegrown turboprop airliner, namc ys-11 in 1965, replacing convair 440s on local routes. in 1969, ana introduced boeing 737 services.

ana boeing 747sr-81 @ perth airport (mid-1980s)

as ana grew started contract travel companies across japan handle ground services in each region. many of these companies received shares in ana part of deals. of these relationships continue today in different forms: instance, nagoya railroad, handled ana s operations in chūbu region along other partnerships, maintains permanent seat on ana s board of directors. 1974, ana had japan s largest domestic airline network.

while ana s domestic operations grew, ministry of transportation had granted government-owned japan airlines (jal) monopoly on international scheduled flights lasted until 1986. ana allowed operate international charter flights: first 727 charter tokyo hong kong on 21 february 1971.

key ana fleet types in 1990s: boeing 747sr , lockheed l-1011

ana bought first widebody aircraft, 6 lockheed l-1011s, in november 1971, following lengthy sales effort lockheed had involved negotiations between president richard nixon, japanese prime minister kakuei tanaka , uk prime minister edward heath (lobbying in favor of engine maker rolls-royce). tanaka pressed japanese regulators permit ana operate on asia routes part of package. aircraft entered service on tokyo-okinawa route in 1974. carrier had ordered mcdonnell douglas dc-10s cancelled order @ last minute , switched lockheed. later revealed lockheed had indirectly bribed prime minister kakuei tanaka force switch: scandal led arrest of tanaka , several managers ana , lockheed sales agent marubeni corruption.

boeing 747-200s introduced on tokyo-sapporo , tokyo-fukuoka routes in 1976 , boeing 767s in 1983 on shikoku routes. carrier s first 747s short-range sr variant, designed japanese domestic routes.

international era

ana boeing 737-500 @ sapporo international airport (chitose). ana boeing 777-200 can seen on final approach in background.

in 1986, ana began expand beyond japan s key domestic carrier become competitive international carrier well. on 3 march 1986, ana started scheduled international flights passenger service tokyo guam. flights los angeles , washington, d.c. followed year s end, , ana entered service agreement american airlines feed carrier s new flights narita.

ana expanded international services gradually: beijing, dalian, hong kong , sydney in 1987; seoul in 1988; london , saipan in 1989; paris in 1990 , new york in 1991. airbus equipment such a320 , a321 added fleet in 1990s, boeing 747-400 jet. ana joined star alliance in october 1999.

2004 saw ana s profits exceed jal s first time. year, facing surplus of slots due construction of new airports , ongoing expansion of tokyo international airport, ana announced fleet renewal plan replace of large aircraft greater number of smaller aircraft.

ana aircraft (both boeing 747-400ds) @ tokyo international airport (haneda airport).

also in 2004, ana set low-cost subsidiary air next operate flights fukuoka airport starting in 2005, , became majority shareholder in nakanihon airline service (nal) headquartered in nagoya airport. in 2005, ana renamed nal air central, , relocated headquarters chūbu centrair international airport. on 12 july 2005, ana reached deal nyk sell 27.6% share in nippon cargo airlines, joint venture formed between 2 companies in 1987. sale allowed ana focus on developing own cargo division. in 2006, ana, japan post, nippon express, , mitsui o.s.k. lines founded ana & jp express (ajv), operate freighters. ana top shareholder of ajv. absorbed air japan s freighter operations.

air transport world named ana 2007 airline of year. in 2006, airline recognized flightontime.info punctual scheduled airline between london , tokyo last 4 consecutive years, based on official british statistics. japan airlines took on title in 2007. in 2009, ana announced plans test idea part of airline s e-flight campaign, encouraging passengers on select flights visit airport restroom before board. on 10 november of same year, ana announced inspiration of japan , ana s newest international flight concept, redesigned cabins launched on 777-300er aircraft.

in july 2011, nippon airways , airasia agreed form low-cost carrier, called airasia japan, based @ tokyo s narita international airport. ana held 51 percent shares , airasia held 33 percent voting shares , 16 percent non-voting shares through wholly owned subsidiary, aa international. carrier lasted until october 2013, when airasia withdrew joint venture; carrier subsequently rebranded vanilla air.