As an aircraft type reaches the end of its service life, examples of it flying commercially become rarer and rarer (the ...
The origins of the Airbus Beluga . Airbus has long grappled with the problem of needing to transport components around due to ...
with a rounded fuselage mounted on an Airbus A300-600 base. Big enough to carry two full-size helicopters of the Super-Puma type, the mega-transporter was brought into service in 1995 specifically to ...
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.
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 ...
with a rounded fuselage mounted on an Airbus A300-600 base. Big enough to carry two full-size helicopters of the Super-Puma type, the mega-transporter was brought into service in 1995 specifically ...