The origins of the Airbus Beluga . Airbus has long grappled with the problem of needing to transport components around due to the fact that its manufacturing facilities are disper ...

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 ...

It has not elaborated on the reason for the closure, just three years after it started conducting charters to explore the potential third-party market for the aircraft. Airbus Beluga Transport had ...

Revenues at Airbus Defence and Space increased five per cent year-on-year to €12.1bn, mainly driven by the Air Power business ...

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.

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.