The parent company of Japan’s All Nippon Airways is placing a series of orders for up to 77 new commercial aircraft for its fleet-renewal program, “in anticipation of future growth in passenger demand”’. The total value of the bookings is independently estimated at $14 billion.
The orders involve five different aircraft models from Airbus, Boeing, and Embraer, the latter of which will be supplying the new generation of its E-Jet platform to Japan for the first time.
ANA is Japan’s largest airline, serving 92 domestic and international destinations. According to ANA Holdings president and CEO Koji Shibata, “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.”
Airbus will supply 27 A321neo medium-range jets and three A321XLR aircraft, the long-range variant of the narrow-body series. The Airbus orders include 10 A321neos destined for ANA’s Peach Aviation budget airline.
ANA also ordered eight Boeing 737 MAX-8 aircraft, plus options for four more of the same, and 18 787-9 Dreamliners. The Japanese carrier was the launch customer for the Dreamliner series in 2011.
From Embraer, ANA is ordering 15 E190-E2 aircraft, and will hold options for five more of those regional jets.
Deliveries of the Embraer jets will begin in 2028, according to the OEM. Delivery dates for the Airbus and Boeing aircraft have not been projected.
In addition to the new aircraft, ANA booked an order for more than 75 LEAP engines from CFM International, including LEAP-1As for the A321neos and LEAP-1Bs for the Boeing 787 MAX jets.
ANA explained that the newly ordered aircraft will bring its fleet to a total of 320 aircraft by 2030.
