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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.
In 1982 and 1983, two additional Super Guppy Turbines were built by Union de Transports Aériens Industries in France after Airbus bought the right to produce the aircraft. The four Super Guppies were later replaced in this role by the Airbus Beluga, capable of carrying twice as much cargo by weight.
Law and crime List of helicopter prison escapes Three heavily armed gunmen who hijacked a helicopter help Rédoine Faïd, one of France's most notorious gangsters, escape from a prison in Réau, Île-de-France. Police later discovered the abandoned helicopter in Gonesse. Faïd previously escaped prison in 2013 and was briefly France's most wanted criminal. (BBC) Cannabis in the United States ...
One of the most fascinating images he's captured is that of a dreamy phenomenon that aviators refer to as a 'captain's halo.'
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. [ 163 ] [ 164 ] Like the Beluga, the BelugaXL features an extension on its fuselage top, but can accommodate two A350 wings instead of one.
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)
The following is a list of airlines operating Airbus A320 family aircraft. [1] [2] Current operators. Airline A318 A319ceo A319neo ... XL Airways France — — 10 ...