TOKYO August 8, 2011 - The first Boeing 787 Dreamliner for the aircraft’s launch customer ANA rolled out of the paint hangar at Boeing's facility in Everett, near Seattle, Washington, USA yesterday (6th in USA).

To celebrate being the first airline in the world to fly the state-of-the-art aircraft, ANA decided to decorate its first two Dreamliners with a special livery which includes the numbers 787 painted in large bold colors on the front of the fuselage.

ANA also unveiled the cabin layout for its Dreamliner for the first time.

The first aircraft, which will be delivered to ANA in September, will be configured for use on short-haul international flights. However, to facilitate staff training, the plane will initially be deployed on domestic routes carrying 264 passengers (12 Premium Class seats and 252 standard class seats). On long-haul international flights, the 787 will have 158 seats (46 Business Class seats and 112 Economy Class seats). On short-haul international flights, the aircraft will have 222 seats (42 Business Class seats and 180 Economy Class seats). For details on each cabin product, please refer to ANA NEWS on June 22.

ANA is scheduled to fly a commemorative first commercial journey as a charter flight from Tokyo, Narita to Hong Kong after the 787 is delivered in September. The aircraft will then be used for scheduled flights on the Haneda-Okayama and Haneda-Hiroshima routes.

Speaking at the roll out in Seattle of the first 787, Mitsuo Morimoto, Senior Executive Vice President of ANA with responsibility for Operations & Airport Services, Corporate Safety and Audit, said:

“We intend to use the Dreamliner to expand our business, particularly our international routes.
We are aiming to increase our revenues from international operations significantly and the 787 will play an instrumental role in this. We want to be "number one in Asia", not just in passengers and revenues, but also in terms of “quality”, “customer satisfaction” and “value creation”.
Becoming the 787's launch customer was a strategic management decision designed to help us reach that goal.”