Boeing, ANA Complete 787’s Service Readiness Trials
Boeing’s 787 service-readiness validation in Japan has drawn to a close, following nearly a week of flying and ground exercises at five airports. During t
Boeing and ANA conducted a number of validation exercises with 787 flight-test airplane ZA002 at Itami Airport in Osaka, Japan, on July 5. (Photo: Boeing)
Boeing and ANA conducted a number of validation exercises with 787 flight-test airplane ZA002 at Itami Airport in Osaka, Japan, on July 5. (Photo: Boeing)

Boeing’s 787 service-readiness validation in Japan has drawn to a close, following nearly a week of flying and ground exercises at five airports.

During the week of drills, Dreamliner ZA002 flew a pair of round trips between Tokyo Haneda Airport and the Kansai region, first on July 5 to Osaka’s domestic gateway, Itami Airport, then on July 6 to Kansai International Airport–one of ANA’s main hubs for Asia. The following day, on July 7, it flew two more round trips from Tokyo, to Okayama and Hiroshima. On July 10, it completed its final validation mission in Japan, when it landed in Tokyo on a return flight from Nagoya.