Ua lawe ʻo Japan's All Nippon Airways (ANA) i kāna A380 mua ma kahi hanana kūikawā ma Toulouse, a lilo ʻo ia ka 15 o ka mea hoʻokele mokulele nui loa o ka honua. Ua hele ʻia ka ʻaha hoʻolaha e ANA HOLDINGS Pelekikena a me Luna Nui ʻo Shinya Katanozaka a mālama ʻia e Airbus CEO Tom Enders.
Ua kauoha ʻo ANA i ʻekolu mau A380 a e hoʻokele ʻo ia i ka mokulele ma ke ala kaulana ma waena o Tokyo Narita a me Honolulu mai Mei 24. E hōʻike ana kēlā me kēia ANA A380 i kahi livery kūikawā e hōʻike ana i ka Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle, ʻo ia hoʻi ka Honu. Ua pena ʻia ka livery ma ka mokulele mua i ka uliuli, ʻo ka lua he ʻōmaʻomaʻo a ʻo ke kolu ka ʻalani.
Hoʻonohonoho ʻia ʻo A380 o ANA i kahi hoʻolālā premium e noho ai 520 mau ohua. Aia ka papa luna i ʻewalu suites ma ka Papa Mua, 56 mau noho Papa Pāʻoihana e hoʻololi i nā moena palahalaha piha a me nā noho 73 Premium Economy. Aia ka Papa Economy ma ka papa nui, kahi e hāʻawi ai ʻo ANA i kahi hoʻolālā ākea e noho ai 383 mau ohua, me 60 mau Noho Couch. Hōʻike ka mokulele i nā ʻōnaehana leʻaleʻa hou loa o ANA, a me ka hoʻopili piha ʻana i nā papa āpau.
"E hāʻawi mākou i nā mea ʻekolu o kā mākou Airbus A380 i ke ala Tokyo Honolulu me ka pahuhopu e hoʻolauna i kahi kūlana hou o ka lawelawe hanohano i kā mākou poʻe holo e lele ana i ka ANA ma ke ala huakaʻi helu ʻekahi no nā huakaʻi Iapana," wahi a Shinya Katanozaka, Pelekikena a Luna Nui o ANA HOLDINGS INC.
"Ke manaʻoʻiʻo nei mākou e lilo ka A380 i mea hoʻololi pāʻani no ANA a hiki iā mākou ke hoʻonui i kā mākou māhele mākeke ma ka pālua ʻana i ka helu o nā noho e hoʻopili ai iā Honolulu a me Tokyo ma 2020," wahi āna. "Ua hoʻolālā ʻia ka FLYING HONU e hāʻawi i ka hōʻoluʻolu a me ka ʻoluʻolu a me ka honua o nā mea hou i hiki i nā poʻe kaʻa ANA, kahi mea hiki ʻole ke hana me ka ʻole o ka hoʻoikaika ʻana o nā hui Airbus a me Rolls-Royce e hana pū ana me nā limahana hoʻolaʻa ma ANA. ”
"Haʻaheo ʻo Airbus i ka hāʻawi ʻana i kēia mokulele maikaʻi iā ANA," wahi a Airbus CEO Tom Enders. “Ke hāʻawi nei i nā pae like ʻole o ka hōʻoluʻolu o ka poʻe kaʻa, hiki i ka A380 ke hoʻonui i kona hiki ke hoʻonui i kona hiki ma ke ala paʻa i Hawaii me ka ʻoi loa o ka pono. Manaʻo mākou e kūleʻa loa ka mokulele i ka lawelawe ʻana me ANA a ke kūpaʻa nei mākou e hāʻawi i ke kākoʻo piha i ka mokulele ma ke ala.
Hāʻawi ka A380 i nā mokulele i ka koho kūpono loa e hoʻokō i nā koi ma nā ala hele nui loa o ka honua. Hoʻokumu paʻa ʻia ʻo ia e like me ka mokulele i koho ʻia e nā poʻe holo kaʻa ma ka honua holoʻokoʻa, e hāʻawi ana i kahi wahi pilikino i nā papa āpau, kahi hale noho mālie a me ka holo mālie. Ma kahi o 250 miliona mau ohua ua lele mua ma ka mokulele.
Ma hope o ka hoʻouna ʻana i kēia lā i ANA, aia i kēia manawa he 232 A380 i ka lawelawe me 15 mau mokulele ma ka honua holoʻokoʻa, e lele ana ma nā ala he 120 a puni ka honua.
He aha e lawe ʻia mai kēia ʻatikala:
- "E hāʻawi mākou i nā mea ʻekolu o kā mākou Airbus A380 i ke ala Tokyo Honolulu me ka pahuhopu e hoʻolauna i kahi kūlana hou o ka lawelawe hanohano i kā mākou poʻe holo e lele ana i ka ANA ma ke ala huakaʻi helu ʻekahi no nā huakaʻi Iapana," wahi a Shinya Katanozaka, Pelekikena a Luna Nui o ANA HOLDINGS INC.
- “The FLYING HONU is designed to offer unprecedented comfort and convenience and a world of new possibilities to ANA passengers, something that would not have been possible without the combined efforts of the Airbus and Rolls-Royce teams working closely with the dedicated professionals at ANA.
- “We believe the A380 will become a game changer for ANA and will enable us to increase our market share by doubling the number of seats connecting Honolulu and Tokyo by 2020,” he added.
