#ANA Holdings

[thepastisalreadywritten]

Coming soon: Flying taxis at 2025 World Expo

Kyodo News | 22 February 2023

ANA Holdings Inc., Japan Airlines Co. and three other companies have been selected to operate air taxi services during the 2025 World Exposition to be held in Osaka in western Japan, the event's organizer said Tuesday.

Japan wants the "flying cars" to be one of the main attractions at the expo, with the next-generation mobility expected to provide access to the event venue to be set up on an artificial island in Osaka Bay.

ANA Holdings, the parent of All Nippon Airways Co., will partner with U.S. startup Joby Aviation Inc., a company in which Toyota Motor Corp. has a stake.

Other companies selected as operators are SkyDrive Inc., based in Aichi Prefecture, and trading firm Marubeni Corp.

Naoki Okada, minister in charge of the World Expo 2025, said he hopes the technology will "surprise" people around the world.

He also called on the five companies to cooperate on demonstration flights prior to the start of the 184-day event.

The flying cars, which will carry two to five people each, will connect the three areas of the exposition venue on Yumeshima, central Osaka city, and nearby Kansai International Airport.

Their flight routes, landing and takeoff areas are to be determined.

ANA Holdings will operate a five-seat vertical takeoff and landing aircraft developed by Joby Aviation.

In October, the California-based company applied for its aircraft design to be certified for use in Japan.

JAL will operate two-rider aircraft developed by German firm Volocopter GmbH, while Marubeni will operate five-seater aircraft created by Vertical Aerospace Group Ltd., a British company, after reserving in January delivery slots for 25 of them.

SkyDrive is looking to get a type certificate for its two-rider aircraft, still in development, before the exposition.

Meanwhile, the operator of the takeoff and landing sites at the exposition venue on Yumeshima will be Orix Corp., according to the Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition.

The World Expo 2025 will last from April 13 through October 13 under the theme "Designing Future Society for Our Lives."

==Kyodo

#2025 World Exposition #Osaka #Japan #air taxi services #flying cars #ANA Holdings #All Nippon Airways Co #Joby Aviation Inc #Toyota Motor Corp #SkyDrive Inc #Marubeni Corp #Naoki Okada #Volocopter GmbH #Vertical Aerospace Group Ltd #Orix Corp

[suuho]

bestie, hold on.

#chanyeol #kyungsoo #chansoo #exo #exosnet #exoedit #* #*gifs #the reality of chansoo is that it is actually chanyeol holding back a feral kyungsoo when he gets angry #ana 💖

[delicatepoets]

on undying friendships for @fightingdragonswithwho​ <3

graceland too - phoebe bridgers / daisy jones and the six / leonard cohen - boygenius / a league of their own (2022) / a little life - hanya yanagihara / ladybird (2017) / the seven husbands of evelyn hugo - taylor jenkins reid

#graceland too #daisy jones and the six #djats #boygenius #a leauge of their own #aloto #a little life #ladybird #tshoeh #the seven husbands of evelyn hugo #on undying friendships in honor of one of MY undying friendship! 💘💘💘💘💘💘💘 #ana my sweet baby love!!!!!!! a little post about friendships that are all consuming in media that we’ve consumed together! #honorable mention: the entirety of ribs by lorde <3 (tumblr didn’t let me add it ):< i can’t win?!!) #these remind me of you or the essays we’ve insanely written about them! <3 #(i wanted to include succession bcs who are we without the roys……………. but they aren’t that kind so we’ll keep them in mind <3) #from our mirrorball book club to swapping playlists and hyper analyzing tv shows and movies and assigning characters super specific songs!! #the way you take one for the team and absolutely WRECK your sleep schedule just so we can scream about things at the same time 😭😭 #you are just such a light!!!!!!!!!!!!! i love you so bad bestie!!!! 💘💝💞💗💓💖💝💗💓💞 #i hope that you have the best day and that everyone holds doors open for you today and is so tooth rotting sweet to you!!!!! as you deserve! #ALWAYS!!! 💓💝💞💗💘💞💗💝 #everyone say ‘happy birthday’ to ana NOWWWWWW 🫵🤨 #💗💝💞💓💘💖💓💞💗💝💘💗 happy birthday my sweet sweet sweet bestie loml and fav meme maker! 💝💗💞💖💓💘💖💞💞💗 #web.m #web weaving #qp

[lukasadss]

This is so niche but I started Hilda Furacão and honestly,, obsessed with her

#saint malthus is so right for being in love with her after seeing her once #no offense to the people calling this Brazilian Fleabag but.. fleabag doesnt hold her power #hilda muller #Hilda furacão #hilda furacao #hilda hurricane #ana paula arosio #lukasdoesart #fanart #sketch #illustration #artists on tumblr

[nitewrighter]

aince we're not getting any this year, could you write some pride month related fanteractions between some heroes?

I mean, I wouldn't say a whole short story confirming Pharah as a lesbian and Baptiste as bi is nothing. But yeah, some in-game voicelines would have been fun...

---

Pharah: Mum, when I was growing up, did you kno--

Ana: Oh I knew. I immediately knew. You could see it from a mile away. I remember you were on a soccer team and you were fond of this little boy and his mother said the two of you were cute together and I just burst out laughing in her face.

Pharah: Aw, mum!

---

Tracer: Growing up in a small town, did you always know?

Soldier 76: There was always a feeling, but I didn't really let myself explore it until I was traveling the world. Even then, I was still in the military, so it was one of those things I didn't want to be the... defining thing about me to my squad mates.

Tracer: But you were pretty open about it with Overwatch!

Soldier 76: Vincent helped a lot with that. But also... Overwatch was this new thing. I realized, I could help make it this new thing.

Tracer: It meant a lot to me. :)

Soldier 76: That was the hope.

---

Baptiste: Is Vishkar picky about what partners you can have?

LifeWeaver: Not that picky. Different kinds of couples look good on their brochures, after all. All they ask is that you give up everything else interesting about you.

Baptiste: *shuddering noise* Glad you got out of there.

LifeWeaver: Me too. The present company is much more preferable.

---

Echo: Am I trans?

Cassidy: Uh, I can't rightly say..

Echo: I was previously genderless, but now I primarily identify with she/her pronouns, and frequently take the forms of other genders. Is that not trans?

Cassidy: I mean, Liao would probably know more about this than me-

Echo: Is being organic a prerequisite to being trans?

Cassidy: Uh--no? I don't think it is... Heck, I don't know...

Orisa: The OR-15 frame was originally designed to be genderless, but with Efi's learning programming, I too use she/her pronouns! *gasp* Did Efi make me trans?

Cassidy: WHY ARE YOU BOTH ASKING ME?!

#*holding up a gun* Answer the question Cassidy #overwatch #fanteractions #me writing 'Vishkar = Rainbow capitalism?' on a whiteboard and frowning at it like it's a complex equation #fareeha amari #ana amari #orisa #echo overwatch #tracer #soldier 76 #jean baptiste augustin #lifeweaver

[tendebill]

drew the ow strike team as paladins of voltron, because i am normal about them :]

(2 other versions and a fucking essay below the cut!)

ok so im gonna give my reasoning for each of them

Reinhardt - the easierst to pick, the Yellow Lion is the most tank-like (besides the Black Lion, but thats cuz Black is the head + torso), also i think the legs of voltron are supposed to be the "pillars" that allow the team to work well, without them the whole thing crumbles (literally). from what i recall from the actual show, the Yellow Paladin is protective and loyal. Rein was the easiest to match up tbh (plus even the color fits lol)

Torbjörn - not my favourite choice, but tbh i dont think any other lion fits him? besides maybe Yellow, but Rein was too perfect so i couldnt give Torb that one. anyway, the Green Lion is the left hand. i consider the legs to be the "pillars" holding up the team, whereas the arms are the actual damage-dealers/the ones that act on what the leader commands. and as Torb is a dps, that fits just fine. hes not quite a leader, so being the left hand instead of the right is good. plus the Green Lion is inquisitive and curious, and since Torb is a genius, that fits just fine too. i thought he would look weird with green, since i associate him with red-orange-yellow the most, but he looks kinda nice

Ana - i was originally gonna make her blue from the get-go, but i thought it'd be silly to make the remaining three switch lions a bunch, so i can get an excuse to draw Gabe and Jack in multiple suits lmao. but Ana starts out as red, the right hand of Voltron, described as the most temperamental and aggressive. it requires a paladin that can keep up with it and works on instinct most of the time. i feel like Ana would have to BECOME the motherly figure for her team, instead of being one from the start. with that i think she would have been a more "lone wolf" type at first, only later on becoming more mindful of her teammates and how much they need her, which would lead to her becoming the paladin of the Blue Lion - a pillar that keeps the team going along with Rein, a vital part, but no longer in a leadership position. i've seen the Blue Lion described as a "free spirit" too, which i think is also perfect for her :3

Jack - for him i had three options, all of which fit him well: blue, red and black. and instead of picking one, i decided he was going to have three different lions :))) for shits and giggles. so he starts out as blue, a free spirit, very versitile (from what i gathered, the Blue Lion doesn't have a specific "thing" it specilizes in, but instead does a little bit of everything, kinda like Jack). i imagine Jack was the middle-man, an integral part of team-building. he would have been the one to push everyone to work together and follow Gabe's lead, but he was content being on the sidelines most of the time. eventually he takes up more responsibility, sees that he's vital for the team and that he can do more working side by side with Gabe, and so he becomes the paladin of the Red Lion, Gabe's right hand man. then he of course slowly grows to be the actual leader, as Gabe's approach changes and he slowly abandons his original role, passing the command over to Jack. and so Jack's last lion is the Black Lion. also i feel like all three lions fit Jack's color scheme pretty well, so that's another win for me hah

Gabe - since he was the original Strike Commander, i thought it only natural that he would be the first to pilot the Black Lion. the pilot needs to be decisive, stay cool in the face of danger and be someone whose men will follow him into battle with no hesitation - all traits that i see Gabriel would have had to have during the first Omnic Crisis. like i mentioned before, Jack eventually becomes his second in command, and then slowly their roles start to shift. Gabe is no longer content in making decisions for the whole team, he probably also becomes more violent and reckless, relying on Jack to keep him in check. he loses his connection with the Black Lion and becomes the paladin of the Red Lion, Jack's right hand man. the traits of Red fit him well too - aggressive, relies on instinct, temperamental, plus i imagine Gabe is the type to want to get things done as quickly as possible, no matter the risk, to save more people faster. plus, again, the colors match up yaaaay!

fun fact: i never finished watching voltron ^^

also i am truthing anahardt and reaper76 as we speak

#fighting all of my base instincts so i dont make this into an actual au and dont pour in hours of work to make it make sense #lowkey losing but holding on #voltron #voltron legendary defender #overwatch #overwatch2 #ow #ow2 #reaper overwatch #reaper76 #anahardt #ana amari #jack morrison #torbjorn lindholm #reinhardt wilhelm #gabriel reyes #soldier 76 #tendebill art #voltron au #overwatch strike team #voltron strike team AU #overwatch fanart

[sweet-beezus]

A little man arrived in my mailbox, I'm obsessed with him

#sham's trash posts #kingdom hearts #khux #we don't need to talk about fiddlesticks fizzbutt sitting next to him #i scooched my shelf of stuffies over to make room for him next to plushie-ana and the lil guys i brought with me in the move #he's so darling!!!!! and soft i adore him #geniunely wonderful addition to the collection to have and to hold my second most prominent kh blorbo

[urzfanclub]

ana belén fanart… much overdue… @vlwv :^)

#not that i hold a candle 2 the gorgeous art you made me but please take these as my appreciation of u & ana belén <3 tysm for being you.. #art tag #& happy late oc kiss week #always love drawing her 💖

[seventh-fantasy]

阁下！不用理由就会相信、没有力量也要保护的人，阁下难道没有吗？ your excellency! someone you would believe regardless of reason and protect despite being powerless - does your excellency not have someone like that?

#being feminine in a world so dominated by masculinity that it's inhospitable to your presence you have to conceal your face #and then you become a mystery. and never become yourself again #hlht #lhl #鹤唳华亭 #莲花楼 #my posts #lwx would be lxy if she was a guy. lxy would be lwx if he was a girl #but either way it's about how being a girl in the world is very hard. THANKS FOR COMING TO THE TED TALK. MIC DROPS #OKAY so this post has been in my drafts since last week #but ana's thoughts from today is so spot on for it!!! about llh being made to wield a sword time and over literally slowly killing him - #as a performance of masculinity by someone who doesn't want to do it but is burdened / forced to do it - #out of overwhelming sentimentality and emotions to fight for / defend people very important to him. #then you have lwx gripping onto the other end of the blade cutting herself and don't care. in order to protect her family. HELLO!!!!!! #they're holding both ends of the sword and it's killing them. #and they'll do it to the bitter end bc there's no turning back no home to return to #HLHT/LHL BRAINROT FOR MARK AND MEEEE and ana too if u r into this ily <3 #credits to mark for planting the lwx/llh comparison in my brain!!! #i can finally release this into the wild!!! 😭😭 it's so important to me. if you even care

[nouns-are-bad]

All the women in kortac take one look at König and decided to adopt him no matter if he’s older or younger than them

He’s kind, he’s respectful, and he’s invited to girls night outs/ meetups because no one messes with them when he’s looking over their shoulders terrifying the creeps away

Plus he’s a great bag holder and scouter for stores

#mw2 #headcannons #könig #könig headcanons #kortac #valeria garza #Calisto Allard #rozlin roze helms #salvatrice stiletto muselli #Ana Vega #all the kortac women take one look at him and decide he’s designated scary dog #they take him with them and no creeps bother them #they also take good care of him #they get him stuff too #like stuffed animals #and shiny objects like pocket watches #he thinks this is a win #all he needs to do is hold bags and look scary #he’s livin his best life

[kissitbttr]

yesterday’s before workout selfie:)))))

#DONT RB #i look like im holding in a shit in the first pic nxisnsksksj #hi its me ana

[littlemissmasshisteria]

Congrats to everyone who held on till may 🎉

#pierce the veil #hold on till may #girlhood #metal health #depressiv #send help #mecore #girlrotting #self h@rm #tw sui ideation #suic1de #ana bllog #anatumblr #self haarm

[torturedpoetdean]

top five gayest supernatural scenes

#gayest thing here is the way he holds his laptop #ana's spn rewatch

[semperama]

As I move into season 5 of 911, I have one burning question I need answered: Why did this show start out super horny and then gradually become almost disturbingly chaste?

#erin rambles #911 show #like every couple on the show acts like they would die if they do more than hold hands #i’m not sure if eddie even had prolonged eye contact with ana the whole season lol #i mean at least that can be worked with for fanfic purposes #but like…it’s weird right? #is this what network tv is like now or…?

[frog-0n-a-l0g]

ALEX.

FUCKING.

VOLKOV.

#WHEN I TELL YOUUUU #I FINISHED THAT SHIT IN ONE DAY #I LOVE HIM #HES SUCH A DICK #I LOVE HIS DICK #I NEED HIM #PLEASEEEE #INSTANTLY BOUGHT TWISTED GAMES #BROOOO #ANA HUANG U GOT A HOLD ON MEEEEEE #ana huang #alex volkov #ava chen #twisted love #twisted series

[royalarmyofoz]

Ana Gasteyer 12.09.23 Evanston SPACE (images 1-8 early show, images 9-12 late show)

#ana gasteyer #where she's holding the sheet music she's singing the song from clusterfunke that maya sang 'all i want for christmas is fruit' #the violin pics are from her encore (early show) which she closed with you're a mean one mr. grinch #(they were asking the crowd holiday related questions and giving out little bottles of fireball whiskey to people who answered) #so the 9th pic i'm pretty sure is her reacting to a very drunk woman's story of regifting a pug puzzle #then julian hands her a bottle of whiskey and says 'at this point it's putting a hat on a hat' #💀 #i'm still converting my videos but they'll probably be ready tomorrow<3 (i did post one so far tho) #*