Originally Posted by
nzkarit
May be the CAA reminded them they have to get type cert before they can fly commerically? Remember the 789 having to do some CAA stuff which meant ANA got the first 789 flight. Seeing Japan had signed off the 788 there was less paper work.
ANA was always going to have the first flight but it was a charter / sight seeing flight so not commercial. Air NZ did the first 789 commercial flight.