Japan Airlines Confirms Delivery of its First Boeing 787 on March 25th

JAL's first Boeing 787 sits at Boeing

Japan Airlines (JAL) has announced that they will take delivery of its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner when they go to pick it up at Boeing’s Paine Field in Seattle.

Pilots from JAL will fly the new airliner out of Paine Field to Tokyo Narita Airport where it will start non-stop service between Boston and Tokyo Narita on April 22nd:

“We’re grateful and delighted that delivery of our first 787 has been confirmed,” President Yoshiharu Ueki told reporters. “Bookings for the Boston route next month are almost full.”
JAL’s new 787 will feature 144 economy class seats and 42 business class seats.

JAL is only the second customer to take delivery of Boeing’s newest jet (All Nippon Airways [ANA] is the first).

Economy Class Cabin:

JAL Boeing 787 Economy Cabin

Executive Class Cabin:

JAL Boeing 787 Executive Class Cabin

Images: Boeing