<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by monahos:
Wouldn't this require the purchase of a B777-100QXLR? 
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ORD - HKG 7793 miles
NRT - MIA 7436 miles
Since UA fly ORD-HKG with a 'Vanilla' 747-400; I can't see why NH wouldn't just use the same equipment.
Regards,
Alex