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It's a tough time to be an enormous aircraft these days, just ask the Boeing 747 that went out of production at the end of 2022. Now, after killing off its own super-sized passenger plane in 2021, ...

The Airbus BelugaXL, which was originally derived from the Airbus A330-200, is a purpose-built long-haul cargo aircraft designed primarily to shuttle sections of Airbus A350 and Airbus A320neo models.

The Airbus Beluga is one of the world's most iconic aircraft, instantly recognizable for its whale-shaped fuselage, hence the 'Beluga' name. The outsize cargo plane, initially known as the Airbus A300 ...

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 ...

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Airbus has rolled out the sixth and final example of its BelugaXL high-capacity transport, designed to fly aerostructures between the airframer’s manufacturing facilities. The BelugaXL – formally ...

The Airbus Beluga, one of the world’s strangest airplanes, now has its own airline. The odd-looking, oversized cargo plane — a favorite among planespotters around the world — has been in service for ...

The odd-looking, oversized cargo plane — a favorite among planespotters around the world — has been in service for close to two decades. It mainly transports aircraft parts between Airbus’ ...