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INFORMATIONAL Nov 05, 2025 Big Wings, Bigger Job: How the Dreamlifter Keeps Boeing's Assembly Lines Moving In modern aircraft manufacturing, it's common for different components to be built in factories scattered across the globe. Bringing these parts together for final assembly can pose significant logistical challenges, especially when the factories are separated by thousands of miles. Enter the Boeing Dreamlifter: a fleet of four specially-modified Boeing 747s designed to solve this very problem. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Aug 01, 2024 Meet the 747 DreamLifter: The Plane That Transports Other Airplanes Building an aircraft is no easy task. In many cases, various parts of an aircraft are built in different places. As such, transporting these parts to one central factory where they can be assembled has proven to be a headache for airplane manufacturers. This is precisely why Boeing came up with its "Dreamlifter", a modified Boeing 747 designed to facilitate the transport of individual aircraft parts. Read More →