TOKYO--(Marketwire - Jun 19, 2012) -

 Announcement of Model Change for Boeing 787 Aircraft ANA today announces an adjustment to its order for Boeing 787 Dreamliners. The four B787-8 aircraft due to be delivered from fiscal year 2013 onwards will now be replaced by B787-9 aircraft. The decision to order more of the larger 787-9 variant will give ANA greater flexibility as it expands its international route network. The total number of aircraft on order or delivered counts 55, split between 36 B787-8 aircraft and 19 B787-9 aircraft. ANA is the launch customer for the Dreamliner and has so far taken delivery of seven of the 55 aircraft - 36 Boeing 787-8s and 19 Boeing 787-9s. The aircraft has entered service on domestic Japanese routes and Haneda-Frankfurt since last autumn. ANA plans to launch long-haul 787 services from Tokyo to Seattle and San Jose on the US West Coast in the current fiscal year. Contact: Ryosei Nomura and Megumi Tezuka, ANA Public Relations TEL 3-6735-1111 About ANA Group All Nippon Airways (ANA) is the ninth largest airline in the world by revenues and the largest in Japan by passenger numbers. Founded in 1952, it flies today to 77 domestic and international cities in a fleet of 232 aircraft serving a network of 168 routes. ANA has 33,000 employees and operates about 1,000 flights a day. In 2011, it carried 43 million passengers and generated revenues of $17.1bn. ANA has been a core member of Star Alliance since 1999 and launched a joint-venture with United Airlines on trans-Pacific and Asia routes in April 2011; ANA launched a joint-venture with Lufthansa on Japan-Europe routes in October 2011. ANA has more than 23 million members belong to its Frequent Flyer Program (ANA Mileage Club). ANA is the launch customer for the world's newest and most advanced passenger aircraft, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange END