On Friday, Travel Weekly Destinations Editor Kenneth Kiesnoski got a first look at one of All Nippon Airways’ Boeing 787 Dreamliners, during an excursion flight from Tokyo Narita. His dispatch follows. 

The 787, described and designed by Boeing as an aviation game-changer, is more than three years behind schedule in taking wing with its purchasers. But, as the saying goes, the 787 was worth the wait.

The spacious, high-tech and, dare I say, chic 787 goes a long way toward making air travel gracious once again.