All Nippon to scrap A380 plans
RUMOUR OF THE DAY
ALL Nippon Airways, Japan's second-biggest airline, will scrap plans to buy the Airbus A380 as it and bigger rival Japan Airlines slash spending, it was reported yesterday.
The global economic downturn has been hitting airlines as fewer people travel for business and holidays, forcing carriers to review capital spending and ditch less-profitable routes.
Japan's Yomiuri newspaper, without citing sources, reported that ANA would cut capital spending by 100 billion (743 million) to 200bn from a planned 900bn in the four years to March 2012.
ANA, which has been considering adding the Airbus A380 and other planes to its fleet from 2012, said that while it had postponed choosing new aircraft, it had not cancelled its plans.
Email to a friend
Print this page- Rangers run into the ground as furious HMRC battles to claw back tax
- Broken Rangers: Club signals intention to go into administration
- Scottish independence: David Cameron set to snub Alex Salmond’s separation talks bid
- Rangers: ‘Crisis will soon be over and Rangers FC will survive’
- Rangers blame HMRC for driving club to brink of administration
- Devo-max merely a dodgy back-up plan to save SNP, says Jim Sillars
- Scottish independence: No breakthrough in talks between Alex Salmond and Michael Moore
- Scottish independence: David Cameron set to snub Alex Salmond’s separation talks bid
- The Rumour Mill: Wednesday’s football news and gossip
- The Rumour Mill: Thursday’s football news and gossip
Looking for...
Featured advertisers
Jobs
Search for a job
Motors
Search for a car
Property
Search for a house
Weather for Edinburgh
Thursday 16 February 2012
Today
Light rain
Temperature: 5 C to 12 C
Wind Speed: 24 mph
Wind direction: South west
Tomorrow
Cloudy
Temperature: 5 C to 11 C
Wind Speed: 23 mph
Wind direction: South west
