ANA Holdings Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides air transportation services in Japan and internationally. It operates through four segments: Aviation Business, Aviation Related Business, Travel Business, and Trading Company Business. The Aviation Business segment offers domestic and international passenger, cargo and mail, and other transportation services, while the Aviation Related Business segment provides airport handling and maintenance services. The Travel Business segment offers transportation, accommodation, and other travel-related services and manages travel itineraries, and the Trading Company Business segment handles the import and export of aviation-related materials, retail stores, and mail order sales. The company was formerly known as All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. and changed its name to ANA Holdings Inc. in April 2013. It was incorporated in 1920 and is headquartered in Minato, Japan.
ANA Flight Makes Emergency Evacuation at Naha Airport After Engine Trouble Forces Turnback, 3 Sustain Minor Injuries
An ANA flight turned back to Naha Airport due to engine trouble, and passengers made an emergency evacuation, leaving three people with minor injuries. At around 9:20 p.m. on the 23rd, ANA Flight 1502, a Boeing 737-800 bound for Saga that had just taken off from Naha Airport, turned back to Naha Airport after an instrument display indicated an engine problem. According to ANA and others, about 20 minutes after departure a display showed that the right engine's oil was at a high temperature, so the right engine was shut down, and the aircraft landed shortly after 10 p.m., after which an emergency evacuation using the escape slides was carried out on the taxiway. Of the 152 passengers, including four infants, three sustained minor injuries such as abrasions. No fire or smoke was confirmed. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has classified the incident as a serious incident that could have led to an accident, and ANA and others are investigating the detailed cause.
9202.JP · Regulation · Negative ANA Flight 1502 engine trouble forced an emergency evacuation; the incident is classified as a serious incident and is under investigation.
ANA Holdings Posts Higher Q1 Revenue but 43.5% Drop in Operating Profit
ANA Holdings reported on July 29 its fiscal first-quarter results for the year ending March 2027, with revenue of 672.7 billion yen, up 22.6% year on year and a record high for a first quarter, while operating profit fell 43.5% to 20.7 billion yen, ordinary profit dropped 37.3% to 22.5 billion yen, and quarterly net profit declined 15.4% to 19.4 billion yen. The airline business, the main earner accounting for about 92% of revenue, saw revenue rise 24.9% to 620.8 billion yen, but operating profit nearly halved, down 48.7% to 18.1 billion yen. International passenger load factor rose 5.7 points to 85.1% and passenger numbers increased 14.3%, and with the addition of revenue from NCA, the dedicated cargo company made a consolidated subsidiary the previous year, international cargo revenue grew 37.9% to 58.3 billion yen, but higher costs, including an 86.9 billion yen increase in fuel expenses and fuel taxes, squeezed profits. The first-quarter exchange rate averaged 159.2 yen per dollar, 9.6% weaker than 145.2 yen per dollar a year earlier, while Dubai crude rose 65.4% from 68.0 dollars per barrel to 112.5 dollars per barrel. The full-year consolidated forecast was left unchanged at revenue of 2.77 trillion yen, operating profit of 150 billion yen, ordinary profit of 137 billion yen, and net profit of 96 billion yen, with an annual dividend of 60 yen per share planned for the current fiscal year.
Toyota launches new nap-device business with TOTONE, targeting 200-300 units a year with a team of 3-4
Toyota Motor has launched a new business built around a napping device called TOTONE. Takashi Kaneko, who leads development, took the stage on August 27 at an advance media day for the "Power Nap Culture Lab Osaka" demonstration event held at Grand Green Osaka in Umekita, Osaka, and spoke about the aims of the business. TOTONE is a napping device based on the premium seats of the luxury minivans Alphard and Vellfire, with most of its components repurposed from automotive parts, and it structures a 15-minute nap as 12 minutes of falling asleep and 3 minutes of waking up. The business runs with a team of 3-4 people, a fraction of the hundreds involved in vehicle development, and its production capacity is limited to 200-300 units a year. Kaneko explained that "because a new business is something new, only innovators will buy it," and said the company is deliberately holding back on both investment and staffing. When Toyota approached its dealerships about carrying the product, they refused, asking why they should sell something that is not a car, he said, and until the company can steadily sell 20 units a month, it plans to visit customers itself. At one adopter, All Nippon Airways, maintenance workers have begun taking naps before their 2 a.m. inspection and servicing. That day, Toyota unveiled for the first time its "Nap White Paper 2026," a survey of 1,038 company employees in their 20s to 50s nationwide, which found that 85.9 percent feel sleepy during work hours, while only 10.4 percent take naps regularly. The top reason cited for finding it hard to nap was "it looks like I'm slacking off," at 53.2 percent, and the top concern when taking a nap was "what those around me think," at 54.8 percent.
7203.JP · Technology · Positive Toyota launched a new nap-device business built around TOTONE, repurposing automotive parts into a new product line.
9202.JP · Demand · Neutral ANA is cited as an adopter where maintenance workers nap before 2 a.m. inspections, a passing example rather than a material development.
ANA and JAL to Coordinate Schedules for First Time, Cooperate to Maintain Domestic Routes
All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines, which have been fiercely competing for passengers, are set to coordinate their flight schedules for the first time. From late October, on routes connecting Haneda Airport and Okayama Airport, the two carriers will adjust their flights to avoid overlapping departure times, aiming to enhance convenience for passengers and improve load factors. This is part of efforts to improve profitability on struggling domestic routes, and the cooperation between the two rivals could expand further to maintain regional routes, which are vital transportation infrastructure. On the Haneda-Okayama route, for the winter 2025 schedule, ANA will move its first departure from Haneda from 7:45 a.m. to 7:25 a.m., while JAL will shift its first departure from 8:05 a.m. to 8:20 a.m. Domestic routes have seen deteriorating profitability due to a decline in business travelers amid the spread of online meetings and rising costs such as fuel. According to the Japan Tourism Agency, the number of Japanese day-trippers on domestic flights for business purposes fell from approximately 3.17 million in 2019 to about 1.03 million in 2024, a drop of nearly 70%. In fiscal 2024, the six major domestic airlines posted operating losses on domestic routes, excluding public support. In May, a transport ministry expert panel released a report stating that schedule coordination would not violate antitrust laws if conditions such as not reducing flight frequencies are met. This could pave the way for similar coordination on other routes competing with shinkansen services, such as the Haneda-Komatsu route. The two carriers have already been cooperating on ground handling services at regional airports, and at Okayama Airport, they have begun integrated operations for passenger assistance services.
9201.JP · Competition · Positive JAL and rival ANA will coordinate flight schedules for the first time, adjusting Haneda-Okayama departures to boost load factors and domestic route profitability.
9202.JP · Competition · Positive ANA and rival JAL will coordinate Haneda-Okayama schedules to avoid overlapping departures, improving load factors and profitability on struggling domestic routes.
JAL and ANA to cut fuel surcharges on Europe and US routes to around 50,000 yen for tickets issued in September and October
It was learned on the 12th that Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways are expected to lower their international fuel surcharges for tickets issued in September and October. For flights from Japan to North America and Europe, the surcharge will drop to between 50,000 and 55,000 yen, down from the record high of 65,000 yen for the July–August period. The decline is driven by a fall in jet fuel prices, which had spiked due to turmoil in the Middle East, and surcharges on routes other than North America and Europe will also be reduced. The surcharge is calculated based on the average jet fuel market price and exchange rate over the most recent two months.
ANA and JAL Post Record Revenue for April–June Quarter, but Profits Fall on Higher Fuel Costs
Japan's two major airlines have released their consolidated results for the April–June quarter of fiscal 2026. Both ANA Holdings and Japan Airlines achieved record-high revenue, but profits declined due to soaring fuel costs amid worsening conditions in the Middle East. ANA Holdings' revenue rose 22.6 percent year on year to 672.7 billion yen, while Japan Airlines' revenue increased 11.2 percent to 523.7 billion yen. Both carriers secured double-digit growth in international passenger revenue, but net profit fell sharply — down 15.4 percent at ANA Holdings and down 80.2 percent at Japan Airlines. At a press conference, Japan Airlines Senior Vice President Yuji Saito said that fuel surcharges are likely to start declining gradually from very high levels from September onward.
ANA Holdings Maintains Full-Year Forecast as First-Quarter Operating Profit Falls 43.5%
ANA Holdings reported first-quarter results for the fiscal year ending March 2027, with revenue rising 22.6% year-on-year to 672.7 billion yen, but operating profit slumped 43.5% to 20.7 billion yen. The main factor was an 86.9 billion yen increase in fuel costs and fuel taxes, which offset the revenue gains from strong international passenger and cargo performance. The company maintained its full-year consolidated forecast of 2.77 trillion yen in revenue and 150 billion yen in operating profit, and kept its plan to cut the annual dividend to 60 yen per share from 65 yen in the previous fiscal year.
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