Airbus Beluga Transport (AiBT), just over 12 months after the cargo division received its own Air Operators Certificate (AOC). AiBT had been operating with its fleet of Airbus A300-600ST Belugas which ...

which was intended to cater to demand for outsize cargo carriage. The airframer established the operation as it sought an alternative use for its A300-600ST Beluga fleet, which was withdrawn from ...

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 first Airbus A300 transformed and accelerated air travel worldwide. Its creation was a challenging feat that required cooperation across continents to come to fruition. During the 1960s, the U ...

FRANKFURT—Airbus has decided to discontinue its Airbus Beluga Transport (AiBT) outsize cargo business and is storing the four affected A300-based BelugaST aircraft. The company said the decision ...

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.