Airbus Beluga Transport had intended to use the five A300-600STs to offer transport of loads such as satellites, engines or helicopters, after the availability of other high-capacity types ...

The origins of the Airbus Beluga . Airbus has long grappled with the problem of needing to transport components around due to ...

(Photo: Airbus) The unique aircraft’s design is based on an A300-600 and borrows features from the beluga whale, a species ...

Six will be used for operations from 2023, with the delivery of the last fifth aircraft coinciding with the end of the original A300-600 Beluga retirement. Retirement for Airbus use mind you ...

Airbus has pointed to operational issues as the primary reason for its decision to close its specialised A300-600ST Beluga cargo airline, little more than a year after obtaining certification.

The Beluga -- billed by Airbus as the world's biggest cargo plane in terms of volume transported -- looks something like a whale, with a rounded fuselage mounted on an Airbus A300-600 base.

But Airbus has now announced it is terminating AiBT - with flights immediately suspended. This has no impact on Beluga XL flights. It is reported that the four A300-600ST Belugas in the AiBT fleet ...

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European aerospace giant Airbus confirmed Friday that it was shutting down its speciality freight business using colossal Beluga jets, resulting in the loss of 75 jobs. All flights operated by ...