@ San Francisco, CA
August 2024
A JAL Boeing 787-8 just before touchdown at San Francisco International Airport. Japan Airlines was the second operator of 787’s with service starting on April 22, 2012, and was the first airline to operate the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner in service to and from North America. Japan Airlines currently operates the fifth largest 787 Dreamliner fleet in the world, with 45 airplanes in its fleet. Close to half of the JAL Dreamliner fleet are the dash 8 models. The 787-8 is the base model of the 787 family and was the first to enter service in 2011. As of January 2023, 26% of 787 orders are for the 787-8 with 386 delivered. The JAL livery is called the tsurumaru or “crane circle.” It is an image of a Japanese red-crown crane with its wings extended in full flight.
