OREANDA-NEWS. May 10, 2012. May 7, Moscow Domodedovo airport was the first one in Russia to accept a commercial flight of the state-of-art airliner Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The “dream liner”, owned by Japan Airlines (JAL), departed from Tokyo's Narita Airport at 10:45 local time and landed at the final destination – Domodedovo Airport - by 16:00 (Moscow time) on the same day. Time of start of commercial operation of Boeing 787 is unique in the Russian practice – it was the first time in modern history that a foreign-made aircraft makes regular commercial flights to a Russian airport just in six months after its commissioning.

The route Tokyo (Narita) - Moscow (Domodedovo) is one of the first routes, at which the newest aircraft made by U.S. aerospace giant is now operated. Moscow has become a priority direction due to the fact that both Domodedovo airport and JAL seek to provide their passengers with the most comfortable way to travel to Japan.

‘Domodedovo airport has historically established itself as an innovator in air transport: the first flights of IL-62 and the supersonic dream of the civil aviation, aircraft Tu-144, were made from this airport. Today the airport has brought to life a new dream, accepting the first commercial flight of Dreamliner,’ says Igor Borisov, Director of Domodedovo airport. ‘Arrival of a unique liner that was created with the help of revolutionary technology is just a continuation of half-a-century tradition in the field of advanced solutions.’

‘Today, Domodedovo - one of the largest airports in Russia and Europe – is to accept Dreamliner, performing its first commercial flight from Tokyo to Moscow. We congratulate our colleagues on this milestone event in the world of aviation,’ said Dmitry Khrol, Director of Public Relations of Boeing in Russia and the CIS countries.

The official welcoming ceremony for Boeing 787 will take place in Moscow Domodedovo Airport on May 17. It will bring together executives of JAL and Domodedovo airport, representatives of the Embassy of Japan, members of the tourism industry, as well as foreign and Russian media. The traditional waterbridge - a water bridge created by water flows let by two fire engines above the taxiing aircraft – promises to be the most spectacular part of the event.