Boeing’s latest clean-sheet design, the 787, flew for the first time in 2009 and entered into commercial service in 2011 with Japan’s ANA. Since then, three variants of increasing length were introduced into service – 787-8, 787-9, and 787-10. While the shortest one of those is close in capacity to the 767, the longest one […]
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While not as large as the Boeing 747 or 777, the Boeing 767 has seen a lot of popularity among airlines around the world. Regularly operating flights ranging from one-hour domestic hops within Japan through transcontinental flights in North America all the way to transatlantic flights, it’s a very versatile aircraft. Over the years, it
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As part of Osaka Kansai airport terminal 1’s renovation which is expected to last until 2025, a new lounge was opened in the domestic departures area. The lounge replaced an ANA Lounge and a JAL Sakura Lounge that previously used to serve domestic passengers traveling on Japan’s two major airlines. I had a chance to
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Like other large airports in Japan, there are both airline and “card” lounges at Fukuoka airport. One of those Lounge TIME South which was opened relatively recently, in January 2021. While it’s very similar to what other domestic lounges in Japan offer, there is one thing setting it apart – airport views. I finally had
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Boeing 777 is one of the most popular widebody aircraft. Between its introduction into service in 1995 and today, it has been offered in multiple different variants with more to come. Each of the variants offers different capabilities suited for different missions. This article takes a detailed look at the various specs of the 777.
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As described in the introduction to this series, I decided to do an ANA mileage run to earn Platinum status which will allow me to then apply for ANA Super Flyers credit card that comes with a quasi-lifetime Star Alliance Gold status. The mileage run was split into two parts – one day with four
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There are few airline liveries that are as iconic as American Airlines’ bare metal one that the airline used for over 40 years. Unfortunately, the livery is a thing of the past now as the airline went through a rebranding during which it had to take into account the fact that the latest aircraft types
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At the end of 2019, ANA introduced a new type of Premium Class (domestic first class) seat on some of its flights within Japan. The seat can be found on some of its Boeing 777-200ER and 787-9 aircraft, primarily operating on major routes like Tokyo – Sapporo and Tokyo – Okinawa. Last November, I finally
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Naha airport in Okinawa is one of the airports in Japan where ANA operates both an ANA Lounge and an ANA Suite Lounge for its domestic passengers. I had a chance to visit the former prior to my flight back to Tokyo during my ANA mileage run last year. Continue reading to see what the
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If so, you might want to check out Four Ways to Try Business & First Class Without Breaking the Bank and experiment with some of the methods mentioned in it.
It’s a free guide that I put together detailing some of the ways I was able to do so myself.
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