ANA TO UTILIZE INTERNET PORTAL FOR JET FUEL, JET-A.COM

All Nippon Airways (ANA), announced it will utilize independent internet portal, Jet-A.com for the procurement of jet fuel, upon inauguration of services in the second quarter of 2001.

Jet-A.com is a solution by the world’s oil and aviation industries in recognition that the fuel supply chain still leaves room for improvement with the application of internet technologies.

The portal was conceived to optimize the jet fuel supply chain by digitizing, integrating and standardizing the procurement process.

The portal includes the world’s six oil majors (Air BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, Shell, Texaco, TotalElfFina) and airline industry B2B consortiums Aeroexchange and Air Newco.

ANA is actively employing the remarkable innovations of Information Technology. By applying these advantages in a number of fields, ANA aims to achieve unsurpassed efficiencies and unparalleled competitive strength in the airline industry.

In addition to joining Aeroexchange, ANA has announced its participation in the B2C marketplace with Kokunaisen.com, a web site selling domestic airline tickets and a new overseas travel portal site (as yet unnamed) providing consumers in Japan with overseas travel products and services.