Tokyo November 1, 2012 - ANA Group today announces that it celebrated the first anniversary of the introduction of the Boeing 787 to commercial operation on November 1, 2011. As the launch customer of the 787, ANA was the first airline in the world to offer passenger flights with the 787. During the past year, ANA's 787s have flown around 9,000 flights, carrying a total of 1.8 million passengers.

ANA has achieved excellent results for the 787 over the course of the last year. ANA's fleet of 787's has recorded a 10% higher passenger load factor than with other aircraft, recording 82.6% on international routes and 72.8% on domestic routes. A recent passenger in-flight survey revealed that 40.4% of passengers selected their flights specifically to fly on the 787 while some 98% of passengers said they would like to fly again on 787. In addition, the 787 benefits from excellent fuel efficiency. At launch, it was anticipated that the 787 would save 20% in fuel for each international flight. ANA is pleased to confirm that the saving amounts to 21% per flight.

ANA currently has a fleet of sixteen 787s, more than any other airline in the world. In September 2012, ANA announced plans to purchase an additional eleven 787-9s, bringing the total number of 787s ordered by ANA to a sixty-six.

ANA CEO and President Shinichiro Ito said "ANA is delighted with the performance of the 787's in its fleet over the course of the last year. The 787 benefits from strong fuel efficiency with high dispatch reliability, and importantly, is well regarded by our passengers. As ANA works towards becoming Asia's number one airline, we remain committed to the 787 to help support and drive our growth strategy".

Raymond L. Conner, President and CEO, Commercial Airplanes of the Boeing Company said "We have shared ANA's excitement through the last year as they have shared the overwhelming response of passengers to this amazing airplane. ANA is a shining example of what can be done with the 787 -- they are operating it successfully on domestic routes and international routes, while also validating its exceptional fuel performance and seeing true passenger preference.

Operation Data of Boeing 787 during the year

ANA's Network with Boeing 787

Contact: Ryosei Nomura and Megumi Tezuka, ANA Public Relations
TEL +81-3-6735-1111 publicrelations@ana.co.jp

About ANA Group
All Nippon Airways (ANA) is the eighth largest airline in the world by revenues (2011) and the largest in Japan by passenger numbers (2011). Founded in 1952, it flies today to 80 domestic and international cities in a fleet of 233 aircraft serving a network of 171 routes. ANA has 33,000 employees and operates about 1,000 flights a day. In 2011, it carried 43 million passengers and generated revenues of $17.1 bn. ANA has been a core member of Star Alliance since 1999 and launched a joint-venture with United Airlines on trans-Pacific and Asia routes in April 2011; ANA launched a joint-venture with Lufthansa on Japan-Europe routes in October 2011. ANA has more than 24 million members belong to its Frequent Flyer Program (ANA Mileage Club). ANA is the launch customer for the world's newest and most advanced passenger aircraft, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.



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