ANA now expects its first Boeing 737 MAX 8 delivery in December

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Published: October 13, 2026

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First reported by: Nikkei Asia

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In brief

ANA’s first 737 MAX 8 is now scheduled for delivery in December 2026, following multiple delays from the airline’s original delivery expectations.

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The first delivery timing has been reported as fiscal 2021, May 2025, June 2026, and now December 2026.
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GuruFocus attributes the December delivery schedule to a Boeing announcement, while the Air Data News report attributes it to Nikkei Asia.
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All Nippon Airways (ANA) is now preparing to receive its first Boeing 737 MAX 8 in December 2026, according to Nikkei Asia reporting cited by Air Data News. This is a scheduled future delivery, not a completed handover. The latest date follows a series of earlier expectations: the airline originally anticipated deliveries beginning in fiscal 2021, while subsequent targets included May 2025 and June 2026. The present schedule therefore represents a substantial delay against the original plan, although the material provided does not identify one single cause for every change.

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