All Nippon Airways (ANA) has just placed a massive aircraft order. What makes this exceptionally rare is that an order is being announced with three different aircraft manufacturers at once.
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Spreading delivery risk across three manufacturers is smart, given the realities and complexities of aircraft procurement these days. It still surprises me that the MAX sells. The plane is a problem.
They also switched engine suppliers from Rolls-Royce to GE for the 787-9, not unlikely because of persistent supply issues
I would've liked to see more -10s.
And while their business class is not all that cutting edge anymore, it's still a decent platform to build upon. All you need really would be a door, improved tech, comfort and storage, and The Room-inspired finishes and trim, and you have a perfectly good, modern seat for those TPAC hops.
It’s a problem to those who don’t actually understand aviation and similarly it will be a surprise that it sells to those who also don’t really understand this industry
"It’s a problem to those who don’t actually understand aviation"
Meh, I'd say it's been a problem to the hundreds who've died on it too..........
I can see the future headlines: "Boeing expects the long-delayed 777X to begin delivery sometime in 2038 to the two airlines that still want it."
Interesting timing. Obviously these orders have been in the works for a while but if the orange bloke capitulates to Putin , russian airspace could be open again and European demand could revive whilst North American and Asia/Oceania demand remains strong.
Wondering if the 789s will start new routes or strengthen existing ones. I’ve flow Qantas and JAL MEL-NRT and BNE-NRT a fair bit recently so those seem likely, especially with BNE subsidies. Japan is Australia’s number one outbound destination right now and it’s a lot more attractive to outbound Japanese due to the Aussie dollar being a lot weaker than the American one. (Admittedly in my bubble it’s seems to be Japanese young people on working holiday visas, not exactly high yield)
Is there any other country that uses such diversity of wide bodies and small planes on domestic routes? Especially at a per capita and land area scale. Or maybe I just think the wide body use is much larger from reading these blogs haha
Domestic, probably not. Japan is one of the most densely populated countries in the world, hence the need for high-capacity aircraft for short-haul.
Not necessarily domestic, but a lot of regional flying around East Asia is on widebodies, which is necessary both for the extra seats and the cargo capacity. The A330 is particularly popular for regional flying in Asia.