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Boeing 787 Dreamliner from Japan makes first landing at Vancouver’s airport

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A Japan Airlines Boeing 787-800 Dreamliner taxis to a gate after arriving at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., on Monday February 3, 2014, marking the first time the aircraft has landed at the airport. The Boeing 787 will be used by Japan Airlines on the existing Tokyo Narita-Vancouver route once a week and will be phased into the regular daily service currently being flown by a Boeing 767 beginning March 30. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

RICHMOND, B.C. – A Boeing 787 plane touted as the future of air travel has made its first scheduled landing at Vancouver’s airport.

The Dreamliner arrived from Tokyo’s Narita Airport at about 10 a.m. on Monday, with 186 passengers aboard.

The plane operated by Japan Airlines features extra-large windows equipped with an electronic dimming system instead of pull-down blinds and lower air pressure to reduce jet lag.

It’s also 20 per cent more fuel-efficient compared to its rivals.

The Dreamliner is expected to make a weekly flight to Vancouver every Monday in February before starting daily trips in March.

Boeing’s next-generation 787 airliner has run into several problems, including issues with smouldering batteries that prompted the plane to be grounded temporarily last year.

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