ANA, Nippon Cargo Airlines begin to merge cargo businesses
ANA Holdings has started reorganizing its cargo-related companies as it moves forward with integrating Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA). The goal, as described by the company, is to strengthen the group’s cargo setup and support future growth after the NCA integration is completed.
A central piece of ANA’s cargo operation is ANA Cargo, the ANA Group company that handles the airline’s air-freight business. ANA previously separated its air cargo business into a standalone company in April 2014, establishing ANA Cargo as an independent unit within the group.
ANA Cargo itself is not a dedicated cargo airline. That means functions tied to freighter aircraft—such as owning, operating, and managing cargo-only planes—are handled elsewhere rather than inside ANA Cargo.
For trucking and ground logistics providers, these kinds of changes matter because air cargo reorganizations can affect how freight is booked, handed off, and coordinated at airports. As ANA consolidates and reshapes its cargo business structure following the NCA integration, drivers and carriers moving airport freight may see operational changes in who they deal with and how cargo moves through the system.
- What happened: ANA Holdings began restructuring its cargo-company system after completing the integration of NCA.
- Broader context: ANA Cargo has operated as a separate cargo business company since April 2014, while freighter aircraft operations are managed outside ANA Cargo.
- Why it matters for drivers: Shifts in cargo business structure can influence airport freight coordination and handoffs between air and ground transport.