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.

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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 ...

Boeing (NYSE:BA) climbed 5.34% to $170.20 as of 9:45 AM ET Wednesday, as investors reacted to upbeat comments from Chief Financial Officer Brian West at a Bank of America investor conference.