Three-way split as ANA Group to purchase 77 new aircraft
February 25, 2025
In “anticipation of future growth in passenger demand,” All Nippon Airways (ANA) is to order up to 77 new aircraft; part of a plan to “proactively introduce competitive, technologically advanced aircraft for sustainable growth over the medium to long term”.
The 68 confirmed orders (along with nine options for small and medium-sized aircraft) will take the ANA Group’s fleet to approximately 320 units by the end of the decade, 91% of which will be next-generation, fuel-efficient aircraft. “This order will be the catalyst for improving the profitability of domestic flights and the expansion of international flights which is an area of crucial growth,” explained president and CEO of ANA Group Koji Shibata.
Noting “anticipation of strong Asia-North America demand and the re-expansion of Narita International Airport,” ANA will order 18 GE-engined Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, as well as having finalised options for five units announced in February 2020. By “aggressively introducing” new aircraft to international routes, ANA expects to increase its available international seat kilometres by around 1.5 times in 2030 compared to 2023, with its total 787 series units totalling approximately 120 by 2030.
Meanwhile, within the narrowbody sector, 14 additional A321neo and 12 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft (the latter including eight firm orders and firm options) will bolster ANA’s domestic fleets. Options for a further ten CFM LEAP-1B-powered 737 MAX 8s from 2019 have also been exercised. CFM Leap-1A engines will also power ANA subsidiary Peach Aviation’s ten new A321neo and three A321XLR aircraft.
Additionally, the inaugural order by a Japanese airline for the 100-seat Embraer E190-E2 – with ANA placing 15 confirmed orders with five options – will help ANA-branded domestic routes “adapt to future changes in the business environment”. Scheduled to be introduced in 2028, the fuel-efficient E-Jet will “reduce operating costs in pursuit of a flexible supply-demand balance o domestic routes over the medium to long term,” concluded ANA.
