Airbus' iconic Beluga ST — the whale-shaped cargo plane that spent nearly 30 years flying aircraft wings across Europe — has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Airbus' independent cargo airline flew its first BelugaST mission to the US in March. The nose-loading freighter shipped an Airbus ...

Airbus plans to charter out its whale-shaped Beluga transport planes – whose main job until now has been to ferry aircraft parts between its plants in Europe – to help other industries haul ...

When Airbus launched its Beluga cargo airline, known as Airbus Beluga Transport (AiBT), it was seen as an ambitious move into the world of oversized freight. The idea was simple, but clever: repurpose ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Airbus launched a specialty freighter division to haul whale-size loads, but the business proved expensive to operate and unable ...

(CNN) — The Airbus Beluga, one of the world’s strangest airplanes, now has its own airline. The odd-looking, oversized cargo plane — a favorite among planespotters around the world — has been in ...

The A321XLR is built across four countries. The reason has more to do with politics than engineering.

Airbus is fully-booked for outsize freight operations with its A300-600ST Beluga aircraft this year, following its decision to market the type’s high-capacity transport capabilities to third parties.

There are few transport airplanes that are as impressive (and equally bizarre) as the Airbus Beluga. In the skies of the world since the mid-1990s, the A300-600-based monstrosity has so far kept a ...

Airbus has confirmed that it will close its relatively young Airbus Beluga Transport operation, which was intended to cater to demand for outsize cargo carriage. The airframer established the ...

One of the aviation world’s most hotly anticipated planes, the Airbus Beluga XL, has just completed a key round of testing at Hawarden Airport in Wales, ahead of entering service later this year. At a ...

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