Japan Airlines receives its 50th Boeing 787

Japan Airlines - Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner (JA881J) - Photo: AirTeamImages.com - Dipankar Bhakta

On April 21st, 2021, JAL -Japan Airlines took delivery of its 50th Boeing 787-9, JA881J, on a nine-hour and sixteen-minute flight from Everett, USA (PAE/KPAE) to Tokyo (NRT/RJAA), Japan.

The image above: JA881J flight data on RadarBox.

Japan Airlines - Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner at Tokyo Narita International Airport - Photo by Japan Airlines

Welcoming ceremony for Japan Airlines' 50th Boeing 787-9 - Photo by Japan Airlines

Japan Airlines currently operates a fleet of 48 - Boeing 787 Dreamliners, including 27 - 787-8 and 21 - Boeing 787-9s. The airline is one of the airlines with the largest Dreamliner fleet.

Japan Airlines - Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner (JA863J) - Photo: AirTeamImages.com - Steve Flint

Japan Airlines was one of the first operators of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, being the second airline in the world to put the aircraft into service in September 2012. As the first route, JAL served the city of Tokyo - Boston with the Boeing 787-8.