Boeing delivers ANA’s first B787-9 Dreamliner
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Boeing and All Nippon Airways (ANA) have celebrated the delivery of the airline’s first B787-9 Dreamliner.
ANA will become the world’s first airline to operate both the B787-8 and B787-9 versions of the Dreamliner when the airline launches B787-9 services on domestic Japanese routes in August.
“The 787 Dreamliner is a key element in our growth strategy and we are proud to be the first airline to fly both models of the 787 family,” said Osamu Shinobe, ANA’s president & CEO.
“The new 787-9 will build on the exceptional efficiency of the 787-8 and will allow us to meet growing demand that is anticipated ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics. Our customers have expressed their pleasure with the comfort of the 787’s innovative cabin features and we are excited to introduce the new 787 variant into our fleet.”
With this delivery, ANA will have 29 a fleet of B787s in its fleet – the most of any airline in the world. It also has outstanding orders for a further 14 Dreamliners.
The B787-9 is the extended version of the Dreamliner, offering a fuselage six metres longer than the original B787-8, and carrying up to 40 more passengers. The largest version of the Dreamliner, the B787-10, is also now under development and expected to launch in 2018.
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