When Boeing developed the 787 Dreamliner family, the goal was not simply to build one long-haul aircraft, but to create a flexible platform capable of serving multiple missions across global airline networks.
NurPhoto via Getty Images. A cross-country trip turned into a runway evacuation when a Boeing 787 was forced to circle back shortly after departure ... Crews met the Boeing 787-9Dreamliner on the runway and appeared to hose off its smoking left engine.