ANA Exercises Two B763 Freighter Options
All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. | Oct. 25, 2006
On 25 October, ANA decided to exercise two of four options for 767-300 Boeing Converted Freighters, bringing the total number of firm orders to five. The freighters will be operated by ANA's cargo arm, ANA&JP Express, for late night domestic cargo services as well as short and medium haul international cargo flights to other countries within Asia.
ANA became the launch customer of the 767 Boeing Converted Freighter programme in November last year, with an initial order for three aircraft to be delivered between December 2007 and October 2008. These latest orders will be delivered by the end of fiscal year 2009 (ending March 31, 2010), as ANA builds up its cargo fleet in line with its aim to make cargo the third pillar of its business, alongside domestic and international passenger operations. The delivery schedule of production and converted models is shown below.
As part of its fleet renewal and rationalisation plans, ANA will replace its fleet of 767-300ER passenger aircraft with the highly efficient Boeing 787 from May 2008. The conversion option allows ANA to make use of its existing 767-300ER aircraft beyond retirement from passenger operations, as freighter aircraft typically have a longer life-cycle than passenger aircraft of the same type. It also secures a cost saving, as the conversion comes in at a fraction of the US$150 million list price of a brand new 767-300F Freighter.
Freighter 1 | Freighter 2 | Freighter 3 | Freighter 4 | Freighters 5-9 (BCF) | |
Delivery | Sep 02 | Nov 05 | Jan 06 | Sep 06 | Dec 07 - Mar 2010 |