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Published: Saturday, August 6, 2011

Boeing rolls out ANA's first Dreamliner that will carry passengers

  • Boeing rolled out ANA's first Dreamliner in Everett on Saturday. Ssporting ANA´s paint scheme, it is the first that passengers will see in service.

    Sarah Weiser / The Herald

    Boeing rolled out ANA's first Dreamliner in Everett on Saturday. Ssporting ANA´s paint scheme, it is the first that passengers will see in service.

  • On Saturday, Boeing rolled out ANA´s first 787 from the paint hangar in Everett, sporting ANA´s paint scheme. Although Boeing has been flying 787s painted in ANA´s logo for tests, those aircraft aren´t the ones Boeing will deliver to its first customer.

    Sarah Weiser / The Herald

    On Saturday, Boeing rolled out ANA´s first 787 from the paint hangar in Everett, sporting ANA´s paint scheme. Although Boeing has been flying 787s painted in ANA´s logo for tests, those aircraft aren´t the ones Boeing will deliver to its first customer.

  • ANA pilot Yoshio Taneda talks to members of the press from inside the cockpit of the 787 that rolled out Saturday in Everett.

    Sarah Weiser / The Herald

    ANA pilot Yoshio Taneda talks to members of the press from inside the cockpit of the 787 that rolled out Saturday in Everett.

  • Scott Fancher (right), Vice President and General Manager of the 787 Dreamliner program, and Mitsuo Morimoto, Senior Executive Vice President of ANA, answer questions from the media on Saturday in Everett. Boeing and the 787´s launch customer, All Nippon Airways, showed off on Saturday the first Dreamliner that passengers will see in service.

    Sarah Weiser / The Herald

    Scott Fancher (right), Vice President and General Manager of the 787 Dreamliner program, and Mitsuo Morimoto, Senior Executive Vice President of ANA, answer questions from the media on Saturday in Everett. Boeing and the 787´s launch customer, All Nippon Airways, showed off on Saturday the first Dreamliner that passengers will see in service.

  • Yong Choi, the pilot flight training coordinator for ANA in Seattle, pulls out the small passenger television from the armrest of a seat on the 787 that Boeing and ANA, showed off on Saturday in Everett. Boeing´s Dreamliner features large, dimmable windows, sleek overhead bins and an open setup inside the cabin.

    Sarah Weiser / The Herald

    Yong Choi, the pilot flight training coordinator for ANA in Seattle, pulls out the small passenger television from the armrest of a seat on the 787 that Boeing and ANA, showed off on Saturday in Everett. Boeing´s Dreamliner features large, dimmable windows, sleek overhead bins and an open setup inside the cabin.

  • Journalists tour inside ANA´s 787 on Saturday. The Dreamliner features dimmable windows, sleek overhead bins and an open setup inside the cabin.

    Sarah Weiser / The Herald

    Journalists tour inside ANA´s 787 on Saturday. The Dreamliner features dimmable windows, sleek overhead bins and an open setup inside the cabin.

  • On Saturday, Boeing rolled ANA´s first 787 out of the paint hangar in Everett, sporting ANA´s paint scheme. Although Boeing has been flying 787s painted in ANA´s logo for tests, those aircraft aren´t the ones Boeing will deliver to its customer.

    Sarah Weiser / The Herald

    On Saturday, Boeing rolled ANA´s first 787 out of the paint hangar in Everett, sporting ANA´s paint scheme. Although Boeing has been flying 787s painted in ANA´s logo for tests, those aircraft aren´t the ones Boeing will deliver to its customer.

Wonder what the first Boeing Co. 787 will look like when it begins carrying passengers as early as October?

Boeing and the 787's launch customer, All Nippon Airways, showed off Saturday the first Dreamliner that passengers will see in service.

The jet maker plans to hand over the first 787 to ANA next month, after receiving certification on the aircraft from the Federal Aviation Administration. The Japan-based carrier has said the Dreamliner's first flight will be a special charter trip from Tokyo to Hong Kong, taking place about a month after the jet is delivered.

On Saturday, Boeing rolled ANA's first 787 out of the paint hangar in Everett, sporting ANA's paint scheme. Although Boeing has been flying 787s painted in ANA's logo for tests, those aircraft aren't the ones Boeing will deliver to its customer.

Journalists were allowed to take a look inside ANA's 787. Boeing's Dreamliner features large, dimmable windows, sleek overhead bins and an open setup inside the cabin. Airlines like ANA pick their own seating arrangement.

ANA has 55 787s on order with Boeing. The airline originally expected to receive its first 787 in May 2008.





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