The Airbus Beluga is one of the world's most iconic aircraft, instantly recognizable for its whale-shaped fuselage, hence the 'Beluga' name. The outsize cargo plane, initially known as the Airbus A300 ...

Airbus has suspended the operations of its outsized air cargo service, Airbus Beluga Transport (AiBT), just over 12 months after the cargo division received its own Air Operators Certificate (AOC).

Meanwhile, the A300-600ST Belugas themselves were no longer needed by Airbus to ferry ... flights through its in-house logistics AOC, Airbus Transport International, but in November 2023 the aircraft ...

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 ...

The Beluga ST was first built to ferry plane sections between Airbus sites - Copyright AFP/File Patrick T. Fallon The Beluga ST was first built to ferry plane ...

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 ...

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 the ...

Airbus Beluga Transport secured its own AOC on January 9, 2024. Airbus had aimed to serve sectors including military, space, energy, aeronautics, maritime, and humanitarian relief, offering a system ...