Originally Posted by
CPRich
Can it even make it across the Pacific or will it need to take the normal Canada/Green/Iceland/etc path to Europe and hop over to Japan?
I'm guessing it will cross the Pacific, not the Atlantic. There are various points on the way where it could refuel, but I think it can make it from Alaska to Japan. The ranges is between 2500 mi (max payload) to 9500 mi (with full fuel). ANC-NRT is ~3500 mi, so it should be fine for this flight.