Nice vote of confidence from the launch customer

All Nippon Airways (ANA) plans to raise as much as ¥183 billion ($1.9 billion) by selling new shares in the company and it will use the proceeds to fund its aircraft acquisition programme that sees it increasing its Boeing 787 order to 55 aircraft from 50.

The Star Alliance carrier says in a statement that the sale of up to 537.5 million new shares will raise as much as ¥183 billion.

This will be used for "capital expenditure including the acquisition of aircraft," it says.

Details in the statement show ANA has increased the number of 787s on order to 55 from 50.

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