All Nippon Airways, also known as All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd., abbreviated as: All Nippon Airways. All Japan Airline (ANA) is a Japanese airline. The parent company of ANA is the "All Nippon Airways" group. All Nippon Airways is one of the largest airlines in Asia. ANA is a member of the "Star Alliance" airline alliance. As of March 2007, ANA had 22,170 employees. In October 1999, ANA officially joined the Star Alliance. ANA is also one of the world's top 500, a 5-star airline.