Air Canada is counting on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner to open up new direct routes across the Pacific and Atlantic, and possibly restart service to India. It will begin flying the aircraft from Toronto to Tokyo/Haneda this July.
![Air Canada’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner business class. The plane seats 251 passengers in three cabins. Aaron Harris / Reuters](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/PYC7GTMFCFTB2XRAWMDEQG64VE.jpg?smart=true&auth=4f7b5a18febcf42afd0e9951a20b34039e77a055049b1854d77f19959713751c&width=400&height=225)
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![Air Canada’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner taxis towards a hangar after landing at Pearson International Airport in Toronto. Aaron Harris / Reuters](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/KQYIB4VMKLHW4MHGKPO5QIUR3Y.jpg?smart=true&auth=ea00d9ab27cb22b25d16e22a0d2cdea868e2db49afd7d548848fb84f563a1af8&width=400&height=225)
![The pilot rest area of Air Canada’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner during the unveiling of its brand new international interior product. Aaron Harris / Reuters](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/UMJWVW2EQKZDZ6TBP6ZRMRUKIQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=63541367a03c71b1e10a682d0af40984e0efc4097ab12e64ac9de6a0619e67d2&width=400&height=225)
![Air Canada’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner economy section. The carrier launched new services to Geneva, Brussels, Athens, Barcelona, Istanbul, Nice, Lisbon, Edinburgh, Manchester, Milan and Rio, part of an expansion it has been rolling out over the last year. Aaron Harris / Reuters](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/S5IQW2FN6ECYC76WIJ5YWPEHLY.jpg?smart=true&auth=a6e72848891d4e9bcda3adaad5a61709560c190cb09a5e83675edcc43109d0bb&width=400&height=225)
![Flight attendant Mario Heroux demonstrates the electrochromic dimming system on Air Canada’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Aaron Harris / Reuters](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/PXBOX7ZN65WIDBZHMRDGXT3URA.jpg?smart=true&auth=d7d0eb529bab45fc9c9f8c0c9d9bcc5fe47f2cf6d70538c939f99b3a84957e88&width=400&height=225)
![The wheelchair accessible bathroom on Air Canada’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner flight deck. Aaron Harris / Reuters](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/R64WXYMEZUCCTJJEFMRN2LY5MM.jpg?smart=true&auth=071bd8de7ee4bf8dfe3e812cdfe04eb58ad39ce018e1b914add51087713f3151&width=400&height=225)
![The galley on Air Canada’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner during the unveiling of its brand new international interior product. Aaron Harris / Reuters](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/IB77SGAGEFCNDJNOL7773HKWXM.jpg?smart=true&auth=e7f18ffa253e870a200958f857d973bd09c553e83c6a444e9ec8b6a7cad723fa&width=400&height=225)
![People tour the Air Canada’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner premium economy section. Aaron Harris / Reuters](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/7SQQJRSBGH7FNDTOG34VA73QGA.jpg?smart=true&auth=e19241496e3a4ab59c09be838194599be74ef939695ccc4d7388d513548453fd&width=400&height=225)
![The cockpit of Air Canada’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Pilots are flying the first 787 on training flights between Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal’s Mirabel airport. Aaron Harris / Reuters](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/XWC5VDJACZYNECF57CWLRFAZII.jpg?smart=true&auth=007763f4cbd24238ea4d6c797e9180e9877109db71e2208209f2dff3e21ce80b&width=400&height=225)
![Air Canada’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner business class. The plane seats 251 passengers in three cabins. Aaron Harris / Reuters](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/3CH3UCRELIVF44VZIXECNZ4CBA.jpg?smart=true&auth=f96a87f14ca08c0a99583e7f61506cab8a0a21a1dac6b1c4bef2add517c29e7b&width=400&height=225)
![Air Canada’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner business class. The plane seats 251 passengers in three cabins. Aaron Harris / Reuters](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/PYC7GTMFCFTB2XRAWMDEQG64VE.jpg?smart=true&auth=4f7b5a18febcf42afd0e9951a20b34039e77a055049b1854d77f19959713751c&width=400&height=225)
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![Air Canada’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner taxis towards a hangar after landing at Pearson International Airport in Toronto. Aaron Harris / Reuters](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/KQYIB4VMKLHW4MHGKPO5QIUR3Y.jpg?smart=true&auth=ea00d9ab27cb22b25d16e22a0d2cdea868e2db49afd7d548848fb84f563a1af8&width=400&height=225)
![The pilot rest area of Air Canada’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner during the unveiling of its brand new international interior product. Aaron Harris / Reuters](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/UMJWVW2EQKZDZ6TBP6ZRMRUKIQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=63541367a03c71b1e10a682d0af40984e0efc4097ab12e64ac9de6a0619e67d2&width=400&height=225)
![Air Canada’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner economy section. The carrier launched new services to Geneva, Brussels, Athens, Barcelona, Istanbul, Nice, Lisbon, Edinburgh, Manchester, Milan and Rio, part of an expansion it has been rolling out over the last year. Aaron Harris / Reuters](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/S5IQW2FN6ECYC76WIJ5YWPEHLY.jpg?smart=true&auth=a6e72848891d4e9bcda3adaad5a61709560c190cb09a5e83675edcc43109d0bb&width=400&height=225)
![Flight attendant Mario Heroux demonstrates the electrochromic dimming system on Air Canada’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Aaron Harris / Reuters](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/PXBOX7ZN65WIDBZHMRDGXT3URA.jpg?smart=true&auth=d7d0eb529bab45fc9c9f8c0c9d9bcc5fe47f2cf6d70538c939f99b3a84957e88&width=400&height=225)
![The wheelchair accessible bathroom on Air Canada’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner flight deck. Aaron Harris / Reuters](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/R64WXYMEZUCCTJJEFMRN2LY5MM.jpg?smart=true&auth=071bd8de7ee4bf8dfe3e812cdfe04eb58ad39ce018e1b914add51087713f3151&width=400&height=225)
![The galley on Air Canada’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner during the unveiling of its brand new international interior product. Aaron Harris / Reuters](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/IB77SGAGEFCNDJNOL7773HKWXM.jpg?smart=true&auth=e7f18ffa253e870a200958f857d973bd09c553e83c6a444e9ec8b6a7cad723fa&width=400&height=225)
![People tour the Air Canada’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner premium economy section. Aaron Harris / Reuters](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/7SQQJRSBGH7FNDTOG34VA73QGA.jpg?smart=true&auth=e19241496e3a4ab59c09be838194599be74ef939695ccc4d7388d513548453fd&width=400&height=225)
![The cockpit of Air Canada’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Pilots are flying the first 787 on training flights between Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal’s Mirabel airport. Aaron Harris / Reuters](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/XWC5VDJACZYNECF57CWLRFAZII.jpg?smart=true&auth=007763f4cbd24238ea4d6c797e9180e9877109db71e2208209f2dff3e21ce80b&width=400&height=225)
![Air Canada’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner business class. The plane seats 251 passengers in three cabins. Aaron Harris / Reuters](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/3CH3UCRELIVF44VZIXECNZ4CBA.jpg?smart=true&auth=f96a87f14ca08c0a99583e7f61506cab8a0a21a1dac6b1c4bef2add517c29e7b&width=400&height=225)
![Air Canada’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner business class. The plane seats 251 passengers in three cabins. Aaron Harris / Reuters](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/PYC7GTMFCFTB2XRAWMDEQG64VE.jpg?smart=true&auth=4f7b5a18febcf42afd0e9951a20b34039e77a055049b1854d77f19959713751c&width=400&height=225)
In pictures: Air Canada unveils Boeing 787 Dreamliner interior
Liz Claus
May 22, 2014
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