Boeing's long-delayed 787 Dreamliner completed its maiden flight Wednesday in Tokyo, where it is scheduled to go into commercial service for Japan's All Nippon Airways.

Airline executives, reporters and aviation enthusiasts turned out for the plane's arrival after its flight from the Boeing Aircraft facilities in the United States, where it was built.

Pilot Hideaki Hayakawa said the innovative airplane symbolized cooperation between the two companies and their respective countries.

Hayakawa said the plane has the potential to change the aviation industry because of its composite materials, which make it lighter and therefore more economical to operate.

He also said he found it extremely responsive to fly.

The medium-size twin-engine aircraft includes innovations which will make for a more comfortable passenger cabin. However problems involved in working with the new composite materials contributed to a three-year delay in the delivery of the first plane.

The plane will make its first commercial fight between Tokyo and Hong Kong October 26. Dreamliners will go into service on routes to Beijing and Frankfurt as the carrier receives more of the planes.

Boeing says it already has orders for more than 800 787s, making it the company's best-selling new jet ever.