All Three of ANA’s ‘Star Wars’ Jets Enter Commercial Service

Thursday, March 31, 2016 at 09:50 PM ET

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All Nippon Airways (ANA) now has three Star Wars-themed commercial jets in service, following the debut flight of its BB-8 adorned Boeing 777.
These special aircraft feature custom exterior liveries, including R2-D2 and BB-8 designs, along with Star Wars-themed interiors like lighting, headrest covers, cups, and napkins.
The BB-8 jet will initially operate routes between Tokyo and Los Angeles, then expand to other destinations including Chicago, New York, Texas, Washington D.C., and Singapore.

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If you book a flight on All Nippon Airways (ANA), the force may be with you.

A Boeing 777 painted in the likeness of Star Wars droid BB-8 made its debut flight on Monday, traveling from Osaka to Tokyo to Los Angeles.

With the BB-8 jet now in commercial service, all three of ANA’s jets with Star Wars livery are carrying passengers on regularly scheduled flights.

The BB-8 jet is scheduled to travel between Tokyo and Los Angeles through April 8, and then fly routes between Japan and Chicago, New York, Texas, Washington D.C., and Singapore.

ANA’s other Star Wars-themed jets include a Boeing 787 Dreamliner with an R2-D2 livery and a Boeing 767 that features the likeness of both R2-D2 and BB-8. In addition to the airliners’ custom paint jobs, the interiors feature Star Wars-themed lighting, headrest covers, cups and napkins.

Flight information for all three Star Wars jets can be found at ana-sw.com/jets.