ANA announces first 787 Dreamliner routes to USA Seattle and San Jose to become Boeing 787 destinations

TOKYO December 21, 2011- ANA, Japan's largest airline and the launch customer  for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, today announces the first destinations it will fly to in the  USA using the revolutionary aircraft. ANA plans to begin operating services from  Tokyo's Narita airport to Seattle and San Jose from fiscal year 2012 onwards. Flying long-haul services to these two key West Coast destinations will enable ANA  to maximize the Dreamliner's efficiency and performance. The Dreamliner uses 20  percent less fuel than similar-sized aircraft, making it the first mid-sized airplane capable  of flying long-range routes, and offers new standards of passenger comfort because  of its composite structure and interior design.  Shinichiro Ito, President and CEO of ANA Group, commented: "We are very pleased to   announce the launch of further international Dreamliner services to these two new  destinations on the west coast of the United States. We will make full use of the efficiencies   of the 787 as well as capitalizing on our close relationship with United and Continental  Airlines to enhance the competitiveness of our joint ventures with these two Star Alliance  partners." "Seattle is an important international business hub and home to companies such as Microsoft,  Amazon and, of course, Boeing itself while San Jose is in the heart of Silicon Valley.  Passenger demand to fly to both destinations is high, not only from Japan but from many  Asian cities. The launch of these new services will make ANA the only Japanese airline  to operate the two routes, as well as the only carrier to operate the Narita-San Jose route."
About ANA Group All Nippon Airways (ANA) is the ninth largest airline in the world by revenues and the  largest in Japan by passenger numbers. Founded in 1952, it flies today to 78 domestic  and international cities in a fleet of 228 aircraft serving a network of 163 routes.  ANA has 33,000 employees and operates about 1,000 flights a day. In 2010, it carried  43 million passengers and generated revenues of $16bn. ANA has been a core member  of Star Alliance since 1999 and more than 20 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.