long-haul aircraft with the launch of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and Airbus A350 programs in the mid-2000s. Both of these programs were launched before Boeing announced it was developing the 747-8.

Indeed, being a clean-sheet design as opposed to a modern update of an existing jet, the plane had an extensive development timeline behind it by the time it took to the skies for the first time.

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is a massive plane. However, its parts come from different places around the world. That's where the company's massive Dreamlifter comes into play. The almost comically ...

The full, $1 billion investment will allow Boeing to add a servicing and testing facility for its cargo freight plane, known ...

The Dreamliner was built with more lightweight composite plastics than any previous Boeing airliner, making it more fuel-efficient than comparable planes. All Dreamliners were grounded for a few ...