Carfield,
Excellent report, thank you for taking the time to put it up.
A friend is flying the JFK-NRT route next month and I shall forward him the link to this report.
A side note: When I flew into NRT from SIN last month I saw an IranAir 747 taxiing for takeoff as we arrived at the gate. I grabbed a quick picture and it can be seen at:
http://home.inter.net/mjm/iranair.html
Mike
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