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Japan business leaders visit China to boost ties

BEIJING, China - Yasuchika Hasegawa (L), chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, and ANA Holdings Inc. President Shinichiro Ito give a press conference on Sept. 9, 2014, in Beijing after meeting with Chinese business leaders to deepen bilateral economic ties.

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ANA to order 70 new aircraft from Boeing, Airbus

TOKYO, Japan - Shinichiro Ito, president of ANA Holdings Inc., the holding company of the All Nippon Airways group, holds a press conference in Tokyo on March 27, 2014. ANA said the company will order a total of 70 new Boeing and Airbus aircraft.

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ANA president on B-787

TOKYO, Japan - All Nippon Airways Co. President Shinichiro Ito holds a press conference in Tokyo on March 1, 2013. Ito said Boeing Co. is making progress in fixing the 787 Dreamliner battery problem, expressing hope that the advanced jet will soon go back into service.

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Boeing 787 makes emergency landing

TOKYO, Japan - Shinichiro Ito, president of All Nippon Airways Co., speaks with reporters after meeting transport minister Akihiro Ota at the transport ministry in Tokyo on the afternoon of Jan. 16, 2013. A Boeing 787 jet operated by ANA made an emergency landing in the morning at Takamatsu Airport in western Japan, after smoke was detected inside the aircraft. All 137 passengers and crew aboard the domestic flight evacuated the plane.

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1st commercial flight of Boeing 787

NARITA, Japan - All Nippon Airways Co. President Shinichiro Ito (C) smiles at Narita international airport in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, on Oct. 26, 2011, prior to the first commercial flight of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner jet bound for Hong Kong.

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Ceremony to mark 1st Boeing 787 delivery

EVERETT, United States - All Nippon Airways Co. President Shinichiro Ito (L front) receives a ceremonial key from Boeing Commercial Airplanes President and CEO Jim Albaugh (C) during a ceremony to celebrate the first delivery of Boeing 787 Dreamliner to ANA adjacent to the factory where the airplane was assembled in Everett in the state of Washington on Sept. 26, 2011. It is the first mid-size airplane capable of flying long-range routes and will allow airlines to open new, non-stop routes preferred by the traveling public, according to Boeing.

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ANA, AirAsia to set up joint budget airline

TOKYO, Japan - Shinichiro Ito, president of All Nippon Airways Co., speaks at a press conference in a Tokyo hotel on July 21, 2011, announcing that the Japanese airline and AirAsia Bhd. of Malaysia will establish AirAsia Japan Co., a joint budget airline that will begin domestic and international flights from Narita airport near Tokyo by August 2012.

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ANA to fly Boeing 787

TOKYO, Japan - All Nippon Airways Co. President Shinichiro Ito (L) and James Albaugh, president and chief executive officer of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, shake hands on a boarding ramp after emerging from a Boeing 787 Dreamliner at Haneda airport in Tokyo on July 4, 2011. ANA will become the first airline in the world to operate the airplane as early as in September 2011.

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ANA President, Boeing Exec. Vice President at Haneda

TOKYO, Japan - All Nippon Airways Co. President Shinichiro Ito (4th from L) and James Albaugh (4th from R), president and chief executive officer of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, shake hands in front of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner at Haneda international airport in Tokyo on July 4, 2011. ANA is the first airline in the world to take delivery of a Dreamliner, and will conduct test flights of the new airliner before introducing into service as soon as September on domestic routes, with Haneda-Hiroshima and Haneda-Okayama the first.

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ANA president discusses budget airlines

TOKYO, Japan - All Nippon Airways Co. President Shinichiro Ito speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 21, 2010. Ito said ANA will not enter an expected ticket price competition among low-cost international carriers using the new international terminal at Tokyo's Haneda airport.

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ANA President Ito in interview

TOKYO, Japan - Shinichiro Ito, All Nippon Airways Co. president, speaks during an interview at the airline's head office in Tokyo on Oct. 20, 2010. Ito said reservations have been strong for regular ANA international flights from Tokyo's Haneda airport.

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ANA starts offering Starbucks coffee while in flight

TOKYO, Japan - Shinichiro Ito (L), president of All Nippon Airways Co., holds up a cup of Starbucks coffee during a promotional event at Tokyo's Haneda airport on April 14, 2010. ANA started offering Starbucks coffee in flight on domestic routes, with the instant coffee free of charge till the end of May.

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ANA calls for 'fair' competition on JAL turnaround

TOKYO, Japan - All Nippon Airways Co. President Shinichiro Ito speaks to reporters at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism on Jan. 20, 2010. Ito said he called for a ''fair'' environment for competition referring to a state-supervised rehabilitation of Japan Airlines Corp.

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FOCUS: Airlines hoping Haneda-Beijing route may become gold mine

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Chinese Ambassador to Japan Cui Tiankai, Parliamentary Secretary for Land, Infrastructure and Transport and Tourism Takashi Nagayasu, All Nippon Airways President Shinichiro Ito and Japan Airlines President Haruka Nishimatsu celebrate the opening of a charter flight route between Haneda airport and Beijing airport Oct. 25 at a ''kagami-biraki'' ceremony at Haneda airport.

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New ANA chief hints at more route closures, flight cuts in FY 09

TOKYO, Japan - New All Nippon Airways Co. President Shinichiro Ito speaks during a recent interview with Kyodo News. Ito, 58, suggested the company will implement route closures and flight cuts in fiscal 2009 in addition to those already conducted on 11 routes in fiscal 2008 if demand for air travel continues to decline.

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ANA's Vice President Ito to be promoted to president in April

TOKYO, Japan - All Nippon Airways Co. Senior Executive Vice President Shinichiro Ito speaks during a news conference at the airline's headquarters in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Jan. 16.

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ANA's Vice President Ito to be promoted to president in April

TOKYO, Japan - All Nippon Airways Co. President Mineo Yamamoto (L) and Senior Executive Vice President Shinichiro Ito, who will succeed Yamamoto in April, hold a model of an ANA plane during a news conference at the airline's headquarters in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Jan. 16.

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ANA's Vice President Ito to be promoted to president in April

TOKYO, Japan - All Nippon Airways Co. President Mineo Yamamoto (L) and Senior Executive Vice President Shinichiro Ito, who will succeed Yamamoto in April, hold a model of an ANA plane during a news conference at the airline's headquarters in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Jan. 16. (Kyodo)

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ANA's Vice President Ito to be promoted to president in April

TOKYO, Japan - All Nippon Airways Co. Senior Executive Vice President Shinichiro Ito speaks during a news conference at the airline's headquarters in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Jan. 16. (Kyodo)

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New ANA chief hints at more route closures, flight cuts in FY 09

TOKYO, Japan - New All Nippon Airways Co. President Shinichiro Ito speaks during a recent interview with Kyodo News. Ito, 58, suggested the company will implement route closures and flight cuts in fiscal 2009 in addition to those already conducted on 11 routes in fiscal 2008 if demand for air travel continues to decline. (Kyodo)

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ANA taps Vice President Katanozaka as new chief executive

Shinya Katanozaka (R), senior executive vice president of ANA Holdings Inc., under which All Nippon Airways Co. operates, holds a press conference in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Feb. 13, 2015, after he was named new president and chief executive, replacing Shinichiro Ito (L), effective April 1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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ANA taps Vice President Katanozaka as new chief executive

Shinya Katanozaka, senior executive vice president of ANA Holdings Inc., under which All Nippon Airways Co. operates, holds a press conference in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Feb. 13, 2015, after he was named new president and chief executive, replacing Shinichiro Ito, effective April 1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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ANA taps Vice President Katanozaka as new chief executive

Shinya Katanozaka, senior executive vice president of ANA Holdings Inc., under which All Nippon Airways Co. operates, holds a press conference in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Feb. 13, 2015, after he was named new president and chief executive, replacing Shinichiro Ito, effective April 1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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ANA vice president Katanozaka to be president

Undated photo shows Shinya Katanozaka, 59, senior executive vice president of ANA Holdings Inc. It was reported on Feb. 13, 2015, that he will be promoted to president as of April 1, replacing Shinichiro Ito, 64, who will be chairman with representative rights. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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ANA president discusses budget airlines

TOKYO, Japan - All Nippon Airways Co. President Shinichiro Ito speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 21, 2010. Ito said ANA will not enter an expected ticket price competition among low-cost international carriers using the new international terminal at Tokyo's Haneda airport. (Kyodo)

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ANA President Ito in interview

TOKYO, Japan - Shinichiro Ito, All Nippon Airways Co. president, speaks during an interview at the airline's head office in Tokyo on Oct. 20, 2010. Ito said reservations have been strong for regular ANA international flights from Tokyo's Haneda airport. (Kyodo)

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Ceremony to mark 1st Boeing 787 delivery

EVERETT, United States - All Nippon Airways Co. President Shinichiro Ito (L front) receives a ceremonial key from Boeing Commercial Airplanes President and CEO Jim Albaugh (C) during a ceremony to celebrate the first delivery of Boeing 787 Dreamliner to ANA adjacent to the factory where the airplane was assembled in Everett in the state of Washington on Sept. 26, 2011. It is the first mid-size airplane capable of flying long-range routes and will allow airlines to open new, non-stop routes preferred by the traveling public, according to Boeing. (Kyodo)

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ANA to fly Boeing 787

TOKYO, Japan - All Nippon Airways Co. President Shinichiro Ito (L) and James Albaugh, president and chief executive officer of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, shake hands on a boarding ramp after emerging from a Boeing 787 Dreamliner at Haneda airport in Tokyo on July 4, 2011. ANA will become the first airline in the world to operate the airplane as early as in September 2011. (Kyodo)

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ANA President, Boeing Exec. Vice President at Haneda

TOKYO, Japan - All Nippon Airways Co. President Shinichiro Ito (4th from L) and James Albaugh (4th from R), president and chief executive officer of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, shake hands in front of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner at Haneda international airport in Tokyo on July 4, 2011. ANA is the first airline in the world to take delivery of a Dreamliner, and will conduct test flights of the new airliner before introducing into service as soon as September on domestic routes, with Haneda-Hiroshima and Haneda-Okayama the first. (Kyodo)

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ANA, AirAsia to set up joint budget airline

TOKYO, Japan - Shinichiro Ito, president of All Nippon Airways Co., speaks at a press conference in a Tokyo hotel on July 21, 2011, announcing that the Japanese airline and AirAsia Bhd. of Malaysia will establish AirAsia Japan Co., a joint budget airline that will begin domestic and international flights from Narita airport near Tokyo by August 2012. (Kyodo)

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ANA starts offering Starbucks coffee while in flight

TOKYO, Japan - Shinichiro Ito (L), president of All Nippon Airways Co., holds up a cup of Starbucks coffee during a promotional event at Tokyo's Haneda airport on April 14, 2010. ANA started offering Starbucks coffee in flight on domestic routes, with the instant coffee free of charge till the end of May. (Kyodo)

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Japan business leaders visit China to boost ties

BEIJING, China - Yasuchika Hasegawa (L), chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, and ANA Holdings Inc. President Shinichiro Ito give a press conference on Sept. 9, 2014, in Beijing after meeting with Chinese business leaders to deepen bilateral economic ties. (Kyodo)

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ANA calls for 'fair' competition on JAL turnaround

TOKYO, Japan - All Nippon Airways Co. President Shinichiro Ito speaks to reporters at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism on Jan. 20, 2010. Ito said he called for a ''fair'' environment for competition referring to a state-supervised rehabilitation of Japan Airlines Corp. (Kyodo)

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1st commercial flight of Boeing 787

NARITA, Japan - All Nippon Airways Co. President Shinichiro Ito (C) smiles at Narita international airport in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, on Oct. 26, 2011, prior to the first commercial flight of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner jet bound for Hong Kong. (Kyodo)