ANA is the world's biggest operator of Dreamliners; its domestic rival, Japan Airlines (JAL), operates 30 787s, but they are fitted with a different type of engine.
And today it has announced that it has acquired Deskeo, the largest office space rental operation in Paris, catapulting Knotel to become the biggest operator in the city.
The deal will make Rank the biggest operator of casinos in the UK, as it already owns Grosvenor Casinos which operates 35 clubs.
Bharti has twice tried to buy MTN, Africa's biggest operator.
Orange is one of Apple's biggest operator partners, Ms. Gordon said.
"For you it was incremental here it's revolutionary," says Isaac Nsereko of MTN, Africa's biggest operator.
Thompson Travel, the biggest operator in the UK, had a capitalisation of £1.6 billion late yesterday.
The most ambitious is Africa's biggest operator, MTN, which is rolling out mobile-money schemes in several African countries.
Quest Diagnostics, the nation's biggest operator of medical testing laboratories, has agreed to offer TriPath Imaging's cervical-cancer screening systems.
Shares in IG Group, the biggest operator, plummeted by 32% to 532p, wiping more than £900m off its value.
