ANA planning to commence Tokyo Narita-Seattle 787 operations in Sep-2013

All Nippon Airways (ANA) reportedly plans to commence Boeing 787 operations on its daily Tokyo Narita-Seattle route in Sep-2013 (RoutesOnline.com, 09-May-2013). ANA president and CEO Osamu Shinobe said: "This is an important route for ANA that is expected to grow. Initially, the service will be operated by Boeing 777 aircraft but we intend to re-introduce the 787 on this route by the end of Sep-2013." The carrier will commence service on 01-Jun-2013, with United Airlines and Delta Air Lines also operating on the route according to Innovata.