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After an Airbus A350 production increase, Airbus aimed to deliver 880 aircraft in 2019, and raise A320neo output to 63 per month by 2021; the Beluga XL fleet was expanded with a sixth aircraft in June 2019. [10] The BelugaSTs could still have 10–20 years' flying life left, and may be offered for sale, or used to serve external customers. [10]
The Airbus A300-600ST (Super Transporter), or Beluga, is a specialised wide-body airliner used to transport aircraft parts and outsize cargoes. It received the official name of Super Transporter early on, but its nickname, after the beluga whale , which it resembles, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] gained popularity and has since been officially adopted.
Longer and bigger than the ST, the Beluga XL is capable of carrying both wings, rather than just one, of the Airbus A350, the company’s latest long-haul aircraft that rivals the Boeing 787 and 777.
Airbus started design of a replacement aircraft for the Beluga in November 2014. The BelugaXL A330-743L is based on the Airbus A330, and has 30% more space than its predecessor. [ 162 ] [ 163 ] Like the Beluga, the BelugaXL features an extension on its fuselage top, but can accommodate two A350 wings instead of one.
AeroVironment announces it will design and develop solar-powered high-altitude unmanned aircraft and ground control stations for a joint venture with Japanese telco SoftBank (95%) for $65 million. [3] An Airbus Beluga XL 4 January The first Airbus BelugaXL rolls off the assembly line, unpainted and without engines. [4] 5 January
On 14 May 2018, Sichuan Airlines Flight 8633, an Airbus A319-133 registered as B-6419, diverted to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport after one of the cockpit windshields on the copilot's side blew out during the climb towards cruising altitude. The aircraft landed safely with injuries sustained only to the copilot and a cabin crew member.
Heaviest aircraft and most capable transport, destroyed in 2022: Airbus Beluga: 13 Sep 1994: Outsize cargo: 5: 61.46 yards (56.20 meters) 48.99 yards (44.80 meters) 152.55 t: 1,961.93 cubic yards (1,500.00 cubic meters) Airbus A300 derivative, largest volume until the Dreamlifter Airbus A380: 27 Apr 2005: Airliner: 254: 79.51 yards (72.70 meters)
Aircraft components manufactured by Stelia Aerospace include: Wings of the ATR family, which are fully equipped and tested up to the final test benches. [24] Central section of the Bombardier large business jet Global 7000/8000. [25] Various sections of the Airbus A220, such as the cockpit and aft fuselage. [26]