Finally, The Building Begins

According to Aviation Week & Space Technology, the first sections of the first 787 forward fuselage and its center wheel built in Japan, are being air-freighted to Boeing's factory in South Carolina. Obviously, these sections are too big for UPS or FedEx to ship, so Boeing created a LCF transport aircraft known as the DreamLifter. There are currently only two DreamLifters made out of three DreamLifters intended for shipping 787 parts. The first DreamLifter wasn't even painted when it started shipping the 787 parts around. That's how relentlessly Boeing is trying to keep the 787 on schedule. Besides having parts from Japan, Boeing also assign other companies around the world to design different parts of the 787. The nose of the 787 is made in Kanas, while center fuselage is created in Italy. The final assembly of the 787 will take place at Boeing's factory in Everett, Washington. All Nippon Airways and a Japanese carrier have placed orders for the 787. So far so good for Boeing.