Airbus is constructing its next-generation Beluga XL airlifter, with the first unit currently on the assembly line in France. The company plans to build five Beluga XL aircraft, derived from the A330 ...

TheAirbus BelugaXL serves as the manufacturer's outsized cargo lifter, a model designed to shuttle massive aerostructures, including large Airbus A350 fuselage sections, full aircraft tailplanes, and ...

At first glance, the Airbus BelugaXL looks like a flying cartoon. Its bulbous upper fuselage and painted grin have made it a viral favorite, frequently appearing in photos and social media posts that ...

Airbus recently made a big splash with its design for the latest version of its Beluga transport airplane, and now the company reports the first of five aircraft has successfully finished its first ...

For those who aren't in the aviation industry, it seems there's one unassailable truth: The larger an aircraft is, the more difficult it is to understand how the heck it remains in the air during ...

Ascent Aerospace, an AIP Aerospace Company, announced that its Ascent Integration & Automation Group has been awarded a contract by Airbus for the Beluga XL Final Assembly Station. Under this contract ...

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Kolkata: Kolkata Airport has for the first time welcomed the biggest Airbus Beluga series aircraft - Beluga XL, an official said on Wednesday. Beluga XL is the upgraded and bigger version of Beluga ST ...

Ten years after launching the programme, Airbus has brought its high-capacity BelugaXL fleet up to its full capacity of six aircraft following the introduction of the initial airframe, which had been ...

Kolkata: The Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) Airport, Kolkata on Wednesday shared that for the first time it accommodated the biggest Airbus Beluga series aircraft (Beluga XL) which ...

(CNN) — 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 ...