Japan Carriers Resume Dreamliner Flights as 747 Era Ends

ANA Holdings Inc. and Japan Airlines Co., the world’s two largest operators of Boeing Co. 787s, are counting on the Dreamliner to boost profits as the carriers dump their fleets of 747s that they relied on for decades.

ANA and JAL, both based in Tokyo, are focusing on adding direct flights to U.S. and European cities with the more fuel-efficient 787 as such services wouldn’t be profitable with larger aircraft. The carriers resumed their Dreamliner services June 1 after battery malfunctions caused flight suspension for more than four months.