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ANA, an acronym for All Nippon Airways, is an airline that was first
established in 1952 as Japan Helicopters and Aeroplane Transports
Corporation. The company was a direct result of World War II because of the
Japanese Government's necessity to re-establish air transport within the
country. All Nippon Airways' IATA designator is NH.
ANA, which now ranks among the world's largest airlines, had humble
beginnings, as, for the first few decades, the company was only a domestic
operator. In February of 1953, helicopter service was started and soon after
passenger charter flights followed. 1955 saw the beginning of a new and
profitable ANA route when Osaka was added from Tokyo with an inaugural cargo
flight. That same year, the legendary Douglas DC-3 plane began flying for
Japan Helicopters and Aeroplane, and in 1957, the airline changed its
original name to its current name of ANA.
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