All Nippon Airways (ANA)

ANA

All Nippon Airways — Star Alliance member

Tokyo
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All Nippon Airways (ANA) Boeing 777-300ER
Photo (resized and cropped): Masakatsu Ukon / CC BY-SA 2.0

Company

Began in 1952 (founded as Japan Helicopter and Aeroplane Transports). Alliance: Star Alliance (joined October 1999). Flight crew as of 1 April 2026: 2,250 (All Nippon Airways only). International network as of March 2026: 55 routes to 40 cities worldwide.

Aircraft in service
240 aircraft
Domestic routes
113 routes
Captains
1,549
First officers
701
Company details8 facts · Fleet · Sources
Founded
1952founded as Japan Helicopter and Aeroplane Transports
Alliance
Star Alliancejoined October 1999
Aircraft in service
240 aircraftAll Nippon Airways only · 31 March 2026
International network
55 routes to 40 cities worldwideMarch 2026
Domestic routes
113 routesexcluding codeshare and duplicated routes · 31 March 2026
Flight crew
2,250All Nippon Airways only · 1 April 2026
Captains
1,549All Nippon Airways only · 1 April 2026
First officers
701All Nippon Airways only · 1 April 2026

Fleet15 types · 31 March 2026

  • A380-8003 aircraft
  • B777-300/-300ER16 aircraft
  • B777-200/-200ER10 aircraft
  • B777F (freighter)2 aircraft
  • B787-10 (domestic configuration)7 aircraft
  • B787-10 (international configuration)3 aircraft
  • B787-944 aircraft
  • B787-833 aircraft
  • B767-300/-300ER15 aircraft
  • B767-300F/-300BCF (freighter)6 aircraft
  • A321-200neo22 aircraft
  • A321-2004 aircraft
  • A320-200neo11 aircraft
  • B737-80039 aircraft
  • DASH 8-40025 aircraft

SourcesANA, “History of the ANA Group”ANA Holdings, “Integrated Report 2026”ANA Holdings, “Fact Book 2026”“ANA Group Safety Report FY2025”

Pay

Taxed (Japan)

All Nippon Airways (ANA) Captain, median pay

$179K

All Nippon Airways (ANA) First Officer, median pay

$98K

Median of pay submitted by members

Submitted payREAL PAY

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Pay published by the airline

  • All Nippon Airways (ANA), Company-sponsored pilot cadet, master’s graduate (on joining)

    ≈$1.8K

  • All Nippon Airways (ANA), Company-sponsored pilot cadet, bachelor’s or KOSEN advanced-course graduate (on joining)

    ≈$1.7K

starting pay, monthly

Who it covers, what’s included, and when
Captain
Median of the annual pay members have submitted (latest entry per person, to the nearest ¥10,000).As of: Counted 31 October 2026
First Officer
Median of the annual pay members have submitted (latest entry per person, to the nearest ¥10,000).As of: Counted 31 October 2026
  • The trainee figure is the starting pay for the airline’s own ab-initio cadet program. It is not a figure for captains or first officers.
  • The trainee figure is the basic monthly amount only. Family, housing and night-work allowances and three bonus payments a year are listed as payable, with no amounts given.
  • The airline labels the trainee figure "planned for FY2026, updated 16 March 2026". It is not a confirmed figure for those joining in FY2027.
  • The posting does not say whether the trainee figure is before or after tax.
  • About 65 places are offered. Once flying, the base is Tokyo with around ten days off a month.

SourcesAll Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. (ANA recruitment site), “FY2027 graduate recruitment requirements (flight crew / company-trained pilots)”The pay section says “planned for FY2026 (updated 16 March 2026)” · checked 29 September 2026PILOT VALUE, “REAL PAY (pay submitted by members)”Counted 31 October 2026 · checked 31 October 2026

Jobs

Airline’s careers page
Intake
About 65new-graduate flight crew (ab initio cadets) · requirements for 2027 graduates
Starting monthly pay (university or technical college advanced course graduates)
$1.7Kmonthly pay on joining; not captain or first officer pay · planned for FY2026
Starting monthly pay (postgraduates)
$1.7Kmonthly pay on joining; not captain or first officer pay · planned for FY2026
Pre-entry deadline
23:59 on 10 March 20262027 graduates
Licensed pilot hiring
Also hires people who already hold a pilot licensethe careers site lists no requirements for license holders, and flight crew roles are not among the mid-career openings
Sources2

ANA careers site, “Requirements for 2027 graduates (flight crew)”checked 4 October 2026ANA careers site, “Roles: flight crew”checked 8 October 2026

Duty

Days off

About 10 a month

once on the line · requirements for 2027 graduates

  • Working hoursShifts set by the flying schedule (including weekends and public holidays, early-morning and late-night duties, and overnight trips)
  • Trip patternsDomestic trips: day trips to 3 days (2 nights) as standard. International: layovers of 1–2 days

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Benefits

Bonus

Three times a year (summer, year-end and end of term)

FY2024 actual

  • Dormitories and company housingDormitories and company housing can be used when joining as a new graduate or on transfer
  • AllowancesFamily, housing, late-night work and weekend work allowances, among others

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Destinations & layovers

BaseTokyo View on Google Maps

Some destinationsGrouped by region, not by popularity

80 airportsOfficial destinations

Sourcesbasis · conditions · date
Conditions
  • Destinations of ANA’s own flights (international from the official route guide, domestic from the official timetable). Airports served only by ANA Wings, codeshare-only airports and suspended airports are not included.
  • These are the airline’s destinations across its whole network. It does not show which aircraft types or bases fly there, or whether crews lay over.
  • Sorted by region (cities with a photo first), not by popularity or number of flights.
Airports not listed
  • SuspendedDüsseldorf · Vladivostok · Chennai · Yangon · Shenyang · Wuhan · Xiamen · Taipei Taoyuan
  • Suspended; the airport cannot be identified on the official pagePhnom Penh · Chengdu
  • Launch postponedSan Jose · Moscow
  • Flown only by a group airline (ANA Wings)Tsushima · Goto Fukue · Memanbetsu · Aomori · Fukushima · Okhotsk Monbetsu
  • Flown only by a group airline (ANA Wings), for a limited periodAsahikawa
  • Flown only by a group airline (ANA Wings); not in the winter timetableShizuoka · Rishiri
  • Partner codeshare flights onlyKitakyushu · Amami Oshima · Yakushima · Kikai · Tokunoshima · Okinoerabu · Amakusa · Tanegashima · Obihiro · Yoron · Iki
As of
Checked in official sources on 8 October 2026
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