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08/06/25

Tech glitch hits United Airlines Wednesday night Big headaches Wednesday night for United Airlines and its passengers due to a major system outage that led to widespread delays and ground stops across the country. The airline said the issue was related to a technology glitch. The issue was resolved late in the evening, but it →

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ANA joins with Pokémon in new safety video

08/21/24

Star Alliance member All Nippon Airways (ANA) and The Pokémon Company have teamed up to make Pokémon-themed in-flight safety and disembarkation videos that are running now on ANA’s Pikachu Jet NH, a Boeing 787-9 aircraft, and Evee Jet NH, a Boeing 777. The videos feature a charming assortment of familiar Pokémon characters helping the flight crew →

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Plane paradise for Pokémon Fans

06/27/23

More Pokeman characters are taking to the skies thanks to the Pokémon Company’s “Pokémon Air Adventures” partnership with a variety of airlines to decorate planes with Pokémon characters – inside and out. All Nippon Airways (ANA) launched a Pikachu Jet NH on June 4, 2023 and will be launching a second Pokémon themed plane, the →

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ANA’s 1st A380 looks like a turtle

12/14/18

All Nippon Airways (ANA) is celebrating the rollout of its first Airbus A380 from the Airbus Paintshop in Hamburg, Germany. And the plane is pretty darn cute. The new plane sports a paint job featuring the Hawaiian green sea turtle, known as “Honu.” The turtle not only makes a cute livery, it has special meaning: →

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You can’t win if you don’t play: July edition

07/09/17

Three travel contests you can enter to win great travel adventures - including a million frequent flyer miles and a round-the-world ticket. →

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Painted planes: a sea turtle for ANA; Bad Badtz-Maru for Eva Air

03/07/17

Two fun new painted planes to look for in the skies: ANA's A380 painted like a sea turtle and EVA Air's newest plane with a Sanrio character. →

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ANA’s BB-8 Star Wars plane #3 +contest

03/06/16

Japan's ANA Airline is rolling out its third and final Star Wars-themed plane at the end of March and holding a sweepstakes to invite one lucky winner along. →

Sneak peek at ANA’s Star Wars plane

09/12/15

With R2-D2, C-3PO and the Star Wars Stormtroopers on hand, on Saturday Boeing and Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) showed off the carrier’s R2-D2-themed jet at the Boeing Everett Factory north of Seattle. The cool design features aren’t just on the outside. Inside the plane there will be Star Wars-themed service items as well, including →

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ANA introduces two new Star Wars planes

08/18/15

What fun! Japan’s ANA airlines will soon have two new Star Wars planes, decorated with BB-8, a brand new character from Star Wars: The Force Awakens and with our old friend, R2-D2. The new designs are part of an agreement with The Walt Disney Company (Japan) and will be in addition to the previously announced →

Star Wars fave R2-D2 will become Dreamliner livery

04/18/15

Move over Hello Kitty, R2-D2 is coming to the skies. All Nippon Airways (ANA) announced that the adorable rolling Star Wars robot character will be painted on a new 787-9 Dreamliner as part of a five year agreement with the Walt Disney Company. You’ll need to wait until next fall to see the livery flying →

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