A specially modified 747 cargo jet called the Dreamlifter is big enough to haul large sections of Boeing's new 787 airliner. But company machinists say it symbolizes outsourcing and fear it will ...

Boeing’s Dreamlifter is certainly one ugly duckling, though its worth is not in looks but in its practicality. It greatly simplified the parts supply chain for the 787 Dreamliner.

Boeing says its Dreamlifter, a modified 747-400 passenger airplane designed to carry parts of the 787 Dreamliner, has 65,000 cubic feet of cargo space. Courtesy Boeing. By ...

Boeing South Carolina is adding a “new Dreamlifter Operations Center” to its North Charleston 787 Dreamliner factory complex, according to a notice filed with Charleston County this month.