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We Finally Know Where the First 787 Will Fly, But We're Still Waiting on When

Where: Japan
August 1, 2011 at 2:15 PM | by | Comments (0)

It’s August and all continues to go well for the Boeing 787. We know that the very first plane should finally be delivered to All Nippon Airways in a matter of weeks, but the exact date still remains a mystery. However, we do know where the plane is scheduled to do its thing for the first time, as ANA has finally decided on a couple cities to welcome the first flight of the new bird.

The very first flight will head between Tokyo-Narita and Hong Kong right around a month after the plane is delivered—we guess they need a month to take in the sights and sounds of the new plane before allowing people to spill Diet Coke all over the new seats. Anyway, with the first delivery scheduled for September that means that the first flight should—hopefully—be sometime in October.

The maiden flight will be available to one and all, as long as you’re willing to pony up the cash to hop on. ANA is pretty smart from a business perspective, as they’re offering up special packages to welcome the newest planes to its fleet. We’re not sure what the pricing on these will be just yet, as it sounds like they’re still finalizing things. We’re just hoping that all the change we’ve been saving up this summer will be enough—but we doubt it.

For those without a passport there will be a couple domestic options as well, as ANA is pondering doing a couple flights for the airline’s frequent flyers by leaving from and returning to Tokyo-Narita. After that the first real commercial routes will probably be Tokyo-Haneda to Okayama or Tokyo-Haneda to Hiroshima.

In other Boeing 787 news, Air India is also getting ready for their first delivery. Their first plane—complete in Air India colors—was doing its thing in Seattle for the first time over the weekend. Things went pretty well except for a pesky broken sensor that sent the plane back to the runway earlier than expected. Let’s just hope everything gets worked out quickly, as Air India is one of the next carriers on the delivery list with a target date at the end of 2011.

[Photo: Hyougushi]

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