Launch customer Kiwi took hold of the first 787 -9 Dreamliner on July 8 , 2014 . Aircraft featured a dramatic , limited edition , nearly all-black livery . `` It 's a big night for us all , seeing the plane come out of the hangar here , '' said Air New Zealand captain David Morgan . Flights will begin in July 8 , 2014 from Auckland to Perth , and then Perth to Tokyo and Perth October 2014 .
Launch customer Kiwi took hold of the first 787 -9 Dreamliner on July 8 , 2014 . Aircraft featured a dramatic , limited edition , nearly all-black livery . Flights will begin in July 8 , 2014 from Auckland to Perth , and then Perth to Tokyo and Perth October 2014 .