All Nippon Airways' (ANA) first Boeing 787 Dreamliner completed its maiden revenue service on 26 October from Tokyo's Narita airport, arriving at Hong Kong's Chep Lap Kok to overcast skies. The special charter service departed from Narita at 12:40 local time on runway 34L, landing in Hong Kong at 15:52 local time on runway 7L. It was piloted by Yuichi Marui, ANA director of 787 operations, and Capt Masami Tsukamoto, who was the first ANA pilot to fly the 787 in May 2010. The aircraft, powered by twin Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines, is Boeing's Airplane Eight, registered JA801A, flying a special charter as ANA flight 7871 carrying 240 passengers made up of airline and Boeing officials, as well as members of the media and revenue passengers.
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