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The move is aimed at cutting the airlineâs carbon footprint while improving its level of cleanliness and hygiene.
An ANA jet takes off from Osakaâs Itami Airport. (Photo: Hiroshi Mack/Pixabay)
While airlines across the globe have temporarily pulled reading material from aircraft cabins and lounges due to the Covid-19 pandemic, one Japanese carrier is making that change permanent. Come April, All Nippon Airways will be switching to a digital format for all printed publications, making them available on the Internet and the ANA mobile app. Physical copies of its inflight magazine Tsubasa Global Wings or any newspapers will no longer be carried on board, thereby reducing the risk of disease transmission through high-touch surfaces while cutting the companyâs carbon footprint by approximately 1,540 tons of paper emissions per year. According to the airline, this will help advance ANAâs commitment to the UN Sustai
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Most Asia-Pacific airlines have been pursuing aircraft delivery delays in response to the COVID-19 crisis. Although several airlines acted quickly and secured deferrals relatively early in the pandemic, some important negotiations have occurred more recently. These latest arrangements highlight the differing approaches to deferrals being taken by the region’s airlines.
Korean Air and Singapore Airlines are recent examples of airlines making substantial deferrals to push back spending commitments while also preserving their long term fleet renewal strategies.
The major Japanese airlines, however, are only making minimal postponements. The independent LCCs are generally trying to spread out their vast numbers of deliveries while some, such as IndiGo, are taking their aircraft as scheduled.