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 ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. In November, Airbus' mammoth freighter, the Beluga "Super Transporter," received its own air operator ...

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 ...

For those who aren't in the aviation industry, it seems there's one unassailable truth: The larger an aircraft is, the more difficult it is to understand how the heck it remains in the air during ...

Airbus completed the maiden flight of its massive new BelugaXL transport aircraft on Thursday, debuting the plane in front of a crowd of more than 10,000 near the company’s headquarters in Toulouse, ...

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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.

(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 ...