Airplane 20, the first 787 for JAL, currently sits unpainted inside Building 40-26 on the final assembly line in Everett. The aircraft will eventually become JA851J and wear a special livery to commemorate the Japanese carrier’s first 787. Closeups of the design elements are available here, which appear to have been chosen in a contest from submissions by children. I don’t speak a word of Japanese, so any help with the translation would be greatly appreciated.
Still unanswered is what will the first ANA 787 wear? Airplane 7, ZA100, has an ANA tail and an all white fuselage. New colors? Special livery?
A huge tip of the hat to Yvan Greenaway on this one.
Graphic Credit JAL
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