Japan Airlines to Launch Tokyo – Boston with Dreamliners

Posted 31/05/2011

Japan Airlines (JAL) has confirmed that it will use its new Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners to add a four times weekly link between Tokyo and Boston.  The flight, which will operate under a codeshare agreement with fellow oneworld alliance member American Airlines, will be launched on April 22, 2012 and will be increased to daily schedule from June 1, 2012.  JAL is due to inaugurate passenger flights with the 787 during the Northern Winter 2011/2012 schedules and plans to initially use the aircraft on flights to Singapore.

A more detailed report on this story will appear in this week’s The HUB on Friday. 

Schedule:

JL008/AA5922 NRT1130 – 1120BOS 788 x246
JL007/AA5921 BOS1320 – 1600+1NRT 788 x246

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