The major U.S. aircraft manufacturer showed the wings being loaded aboard a 747 Dreamlifter, which transports aircraft components, to the media here on Feb. 12 at Chubu Centrair International Airport.

Building an airliner is not a simple matter, with each aircraft consisting of countless parts. This complexity means that ...

That's where the company's massive Dreamlifter comes into play. The almost comically large aircraft is fit to transport the oversized pieces to their final assembly plant in Everett, Washington.

Passenger aircraft are built in sections around the ... Boeing, for example, has its own big beast - the Dreamlifter, which it uses to bring major components of the 787 Dreamliner from supplier ...

The airplane maker plans to ramp manufacturing up to 10 planes a month by 2026 at the North Charleston Dreamliner facilities.