ANA Boeing Dreamliner Arrives

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(has this already been posted?)

All Nippon (9202.T) Airways' first Boeing (BA.N) 787 Dreamliner touched down in Tokyo early on Wednesday with hundreds of aviation fans welcoming the carbon-composite plane that its American maker is fielding, albeit three years late, to keep rival Airbus out of its best market.The U.S. aircraft giant has had to cede ground to its European foe nearly everywhere else, including at home. Airbus has outpaced it globally in deliveries for the past nine years and in orders since 2008. Airbus has even had some success selling its A380 super jumbo to new carriers in Japan.
Japan remains, however, a fortress for Boeing, which it dominates with a 90 percent market share. Flag-carrier Japan Airlines has never bought a European jet, while the Dreamliner's new owner, ANA, has already phased out some of its ageing single aisle Airbus A320s. more......
First Boeing Dreamliner arrives in fortress Japan | Reuters


and pictures here:
Dreamliner - cover - Travel Photo Galleries & Photography - Totaltravel

 

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I wonder which AFFer will be the first to travel on a Dreamliner, possibl on a US airways award ticket? I did a quick look at ANA schedules in the next few months but couldn't see any flights.