All Nippon Airways and newly acquired Nippon Cargo Airlines will begin reciprocal freighter codesharing from 26 October, placing ANA's code on NCA 747 services from Narita to major U.S. and European gateways and NCA's code on ANA 777F flights to Chicago and Los Angeles.
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This operational tie follows ANA Holdings' completion of its acquisition of Nippon Cargo Airlines, integrating NCA's 747 freighters into the group and enabling closer network and commercial alignment (see ANA's acquisition closure: https://hype.aero/?story=23d8d7ff-cc2c-4d69-b581-d3842fa1b049).
The codeshare immediately broadens long‑haul freighter coverage — ANA marketing on NCA 747 services from Narita to key U.S. and European gateways and NCA marketing on ANA 777F routes — improving route flexibility as ANA supplements lift with short‑term wet‑lease measures (context on recent wet‑lease to add freighter capacity: https://hype.aero/?story=73c5ec7e-1b6a-4858-89a1-2785b2799e93) and against mixed regional cargo demand trends (IATA data on shifting volumes: https://hype.aero/?story=0d8c08c2-1c49-4e5d-b258-05b38dde491d).
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(DE) Nippon Cargo and ANA All Nippon Airways launch codeshare • aerotelegraph.com
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ANA Group and Nippon Cargo Airlines launch cargo codeshare linking Japan, Europe and North America • Aviation Business News
