Boeing celebrates first Dreamliner delivery
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Boeing yesterday celebrated the delivery of the first 787 Dreamliner to ANA during a ceremony at its factory in the Washington state, US. More than 500 Boeing employees walked alongside the new jetliner to present it to ANA executives as a crowd of thousands looked on.
“Today we celebrate a significant moment in the history of flight,” said Jim McNerney, Boeing’s Chairman, President & CEO. “The 787 Dreamliner is the biggest innovation in commercial aviation since the Boeing 707 introduced the world to passenger jet travel more than 50 years ago. I want to thank ANA and all the employees of Boeing and our partner companies for the talent, technology and teamwork that have brought this game-changing airplane to life.”
During the ceremony, Boeing Commercial Airplanes President and CEO Jim Albaugh presented a ceremonial key to Shinichiro Ito, president and CEO of ANA.
“We are delighted to be taking delivery finally of our first 787. ANA is extremely proud to be the launch customer for the Dreamliner and to have helped Boeing so closely in the development of this state-of-the-art aircraft,” said Ito. “The Dreamliner will enable us to offer unrivalled standards of service and comfort to our passengers and will play a key part in ANA’s plans for international expansion.”
ANA will fly the aircraft to Tokyo’s Haneda Airport today.
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