Airbus is intending to keep part of its A300-600ST Beluga fleet in operation until around mid-2027, as it continues its ...

The nose-loading freighter shipped an Airbus-made satellite from Toulouse, France, to Florida. The mammoth BelugaST is deployed to transport oversized items like satellites and helicopters. In 1994, ...

The Airbus Beluga began as a solution to a growing logistical crisis. As Airbus expanded production across multiple European nations, its fleet of aging Super Guppy transports could no longer move ...

The Airbus Beluga XL is one of the largest cargo aircraft ever built, designed to transport oversized aircraft components. This concept explores whether its massive internal volume could be converted ...

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.

Satellites watched as an absolutely massive Airbus Beluga aircraft unloaded a satellite at NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida ahead of a planned SpaceX launch. The Airbus Beluga ST is one of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Airbus is a truly pan-European corporation, and as such has production facilities in Spain, France, Germany, the United Kingdom—not to mention the United States, Canada, and China. Final assembly of ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Still, as Airbus’ first oversize cargo plane the Beluga provides a crucial function—and can be seen from miles away. Airbus is a truly pan-European corporation, and ...

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