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A Look at ANA's Newest Star Wars-Inspired Aircraft

March 23, 2017
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A Look at ANA's Newest Star Wars-Inspired Aircraft
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All Nippon Airways (ANA) of Japan started flying a special C-3PO-inspired Boeing 777-200ER this week, which makes it the fourth star-wars themed aircraft the carrier has flown. It's also featured a BB-8 inspired 777-300ER, which TPG flew from Tokyo (HND) to Los Angeles (LAX), an R2-D2 787-9 Dreamliner and a 767 that displays both BB-8 and R2D2 motifs.

The exterior of the 777 featuring the C-3PO-inspired livery. Image courtesy of ANA.

The design features C-3PO's famous exposed wires and chest plate with a yellow paint-job resembling the robot's gold-plating.

The aircraft's interior is decked out in bright blue seats with yellow headrest covers sporting the droid's power outlet and wires. You'll even get cups and a boarding pass in the same style, served to you by flight attendants wearing C-3PO aprons.

The interior of the cabin also evokes the famous robot. Image courtesy of ANA.

The aircraft's inaugural flight was on Tuesday, March 21 between Tokyo's Haneda airport (HND) and Kagoshima (KOJ), and it'll continue to be used on domestic routes for the time being. Anthony Daniels, who's played C-3PO since 1977, was at the jet's reveal and even left his signature next to the boarding door.

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