Originally Posted by
irishguy28
Now, that I would be interested in (if they run tours in English!).
How can one arrange to get on such a tour?
Unfortunately, it's all in Japanese but whenever I take my FTer friends from outside of Japan to the tour, I see other foreign people. Yes, it's explained in Japanese but all you have to do is follow the guide. You will be taken to the dock and see 777s, 787 (if you are lucky) and whatever they are working on in the facility at the time you visit.
Japan Airlines do something similar as well. It's free of charge.
A friend of mine from the States told me this would never happen in his country because you walk to the aircraft so closely
Unfortunately, no Orangina is provided during the tour :P