The World of Aviation

The board of Japan’s All Nippon Airways has approved a major fleet acquisition for the airline of 20 Boeing 777-9Xs, six 777-300ERs and 14 787-9 wide bodies, as well as 23 Airbus A321neo and seven A320neo narrow bodies. “The aircraft we have selected will enable us to modernize and expand our fleet further as we

Japan Air Lines subsidiary Japan Transocean Air (JTA) has selected the Boeing 737-800 to replace its fleet of 737-400s on regional services from the island of Okinawa. The agreement with Boeing is for 12 -800s, and allows JTA the flexibility to change to the 737MAX if required.

The first Airbus A380 for Korean carrier Asiana has emerged from the manufacturer’s paint shop in Hamburg. The aircraft will now have its interior cabin, inflight entertainment system, air conditioning, lighting and other cabin amenities fitted in Hamburg before delivery to the airline in June. The airline has six A380s on order and will operate

Airways New Zealand and GroupEAD have signed an agreement to establish a joint-venture to provide next-generation AIM and Airport Data Quality services across the region. The joint venture intends to commence operations on 1 July, and says it will provide “aeronautical information of a considerably higher quality and accessibility than is generally available today,” and

The first USAF F-35A to be modified by that service’s Ogden Air Logistics Complex at Hill AFB in Utah returned to its operating unit at Nellis AFB in February after having concurrency work performed. The aircraft entered the facility last September to have a number of structural modifications installed as part of the JSF development

Air New Zealand has extended its agreement with the Cook Islands government to operate non-stop services from Rarotonga to Los Angeles and to Sydney, firming up the November 2013 that the airline was the preferred bidder for the services. The airline has operated the services since 2007 and 2010 respectively, and has extended the arrangement