The force is with ANA as Japan’s biggest airliner unveils Star Wars plane

Posted on 14 Sep 2015 by Aiden Burgess

All Nippon Airways has unveiled the first of its Star Wars planes, a Boeing 787 painted in the likeness of R2D2 - image courtesy of ANA

With the next installment of the Star Wars franchise, 'The Force Awakens’, set to be released to world-wide fervour in December, Japan’s largest airline has been caught up in Star Wars mania.

All Nippon Airways (ANA) rolled out the first of its three planes decorated with Star Wars characters, with an R2-D2 ANA Jet (Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner) the first to be unveiled at a weekend launch at Boeing’s wide-body assembly line facility in Everett, Washington. With the Star Wars theme playing in the background and fan favourites C3P0…

The force is with ANA as Japan’s biggest airliner unveils Star Wars plane

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