BB-8’s on a Plane: ANA’s Star Wars-Themed Jet Takes Flight.

ANA's BB-8 Themed Jet Lands In Los Angeles For STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS on March 28, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.
ANA’s BB-8 Themed Jet Lands In Los Angeles For STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS on March 28, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.

 

While we won’t be flying around in Millennium Falcon hovercars anytime soon, we can always go for the next best thing – cruising around in a Star Wars-themed jetliner, courtesy of All Nippon Airways (ANA).

 

From an official press release:

We have some exciting news! ANA, Japan’s largest airline, had the inaugural flight of the BB-8™ ANA JET (Boeing 777-300), the final of three aircrafts with special Star Wars decoration. Part of the previously announced ANA STAR WARS™ Project the aircraft landed at LAX on March 28, 2016 with special guest BB-8 on hand to celebrate.

After unveiling the aircraft in a ceremony on March 27 at Osaka’s Itami Airport, the aircraft made a one-off domestic flight as ANA22 from Itami to Haneda before departing the airport as flight ANA106 to Los Angeles, marking the start of the aircraft’s international service. The aircraft is scheduled to fly various international routes, principally routes linking Haneda, Narita and US – Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Washington D.C., Houston, and Singapore.

Passengers on the BB-8™ ANA JET experienced the world of Star Wars with specially-designed BB-8 paper cups and headrest covers and cabin attendants wearing BB-8 aprons.

This kind of thing is definitely worth checking out if you’re headed to Japan (or just about anywhere else in Asia) anytime soon. For now, here are some more images detailing the plane:

 

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 28: ANA's BB-8 themed jet lands in Los Angeles in celebration of in-home release of STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS on March 28, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 28: ANA’s BB-8 themed jet lands in Los Angeles in celebration of in-home release of STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS on March 28, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney)
ANA's BB-8 Themed Jet Lands In Los Angeles For STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS on March 28, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.
ANA’s BB-8 Themed Jet Lands In Los Angeles For STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS on March 28, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.
ANA's BB-8 Themed Jet Lands In Los Angeles For STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS on March 28, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.
ANA’s BB-8 Themed Jet Lands In Los Angeles For STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS on March 28, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.
ANA's BB-8 Themed Jet Lands In Los Angeles For STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS on March 28, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.
ANA’s BB-8 Themed Jet Lands In Los Angeles For STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS on March 28, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.
ANA's BB-8 Themed Jet Lands In Los Angeles For STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS on March 28, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.
ANA’s BB-8 Themed Jet Lands In Los Angeles For STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS on March 28, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.

 

 

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Grant has been a fan of Star Wars for as long as he can remember, having seen every movie on the big screen. When he’s not hard at work with his college studies, he keeps himself busy by reporting on all kinds of Star Wars news for SWNN and general movie news on the sister site, Movie News Net. He served as a frequent commentator on SWNN’s The Resistance Broadcast.

Grant Davis (Pomojema)

Grant has been a fan of Star Wars for as long as he can remember, having seen every movie on the big screen. When he’s not hard at work with his college studies, he keeps himself busy by reporting on all kinds of Star Wars news for SWNN and general movie news on the sister site, Movie News Net. He served as a frequent commentator on SWNN’s The Resistance Broadcast.

5 thoughts on “BB-8’s on a Plane: ANA’s Star Wars-Themed Jet Takes Flight.

  • March 30, 2016 at 3:03 pm
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    George Lucas would’ve been proud of this new level of massive commercialization.

    • March 31, 2016 at 8:19 am
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      Hopefully it’ll work. It’s gonna be great!

  • March 30, 2016 at 6:39 pm
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    “I have HAD it with these motherfuckin’ droids on this motherfuckin’ plane!”

  • March 30, 2016 at 10:08 pm
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    Would the average person have any clue what those markings on the plane were supposed to be?

  • March 31, 2016 at 8:18 am
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    Only in Japan.

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