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

The Beluga whale (/bɪˈluːɡə/) (Delphinapterus leucas) is an Arctic and sub-Arctic Cetacean. It is one of two members of ...

“I believe the lengthy internal procedures to permit new cargo types on the aircraft and high charter costs prevented ABT from being a competitive player. I would also say chartering the Beluga ...

Imagine a massive high-tech helium balloon that stretches well over an NFL football field in length, has more cargo capacity ...

Airbus Beluga Transport has 75 employees. All employees have been informed of the decision and Airbus says it is “committed” to assisting all affected personnel to find alternative roles either within ...

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 ...

But they have been phased out in recent years by the arrival of the Beluga XL fleet. This aircraft made its maiden flight on 19 July 2018 and entered service with Airbus Transport on 9 January 2020.

Plane spotters in the West Midlands were treated this week as a giant Airbus Beluga XL plane was forced to land at Birmingham Airport.

I would also say chartering the Beluga externally wasn’t a high priority for Airbus,” said Brian Davis, commercial director for Neo Air Charter, an aircraft broker based in Russelsheim ...

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.