Midnight Mike
2008-07-03, 10:36 PM
TOKYO, July 4 (Reuters) - All Nippon Airways Co (ANA) (9202.T: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) plans to buy five Airbus A380 jetliners, marking the first purchase by a Japanese airline of large aircraft from the European firm, the Nikkei business daily reported on Friday.
As surging fuel prices pressure airlines, ANA aims to save fuel by using the A380, which can carry more passengers on fewer flights, while delays in the delivery of Boeing Co's (BA.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) 787 Dreamliner have also led ANA to consider purchasing A380s, the Nikkei said.
http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsN ... 703?rpc=44 (http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idINT34839220080703?rpc=44)
As surging fuel prices pressure airlines, ANA aims to save fuel by using the A380, which can carry more passengers on fewer flights, while delays in the delivery of Boeing Co's (BA.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) 787 Dreamliner have also led ANA to consider purchasing A380s, the Nikkei said.
http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsN ... 703?rpc=44 (http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idINT34839220080703?rpc=44)