Well, that didn’t take long. Airbus has suspended the operations of its outsized air cargo service, Airbus Beluga Transport (AiBT). The unfortunate news comes just over 12 months after the cargo ...

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.

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 ...

Airbus has suspended the operations of its outsized air cargo service, Airbus Beluga Transport (AiBT). The unfortunate news comes just over 12 months after the cargo division received its own Air ...

Airbus has shut down its new for-hire cargo airline focused on transporting oversize shipments using the odd-shaped Beluga superfreighter because of self-described operational challenges and what ...

Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson says this enormous airship revolutionizes cargo transport by flying to remote areas.

FG says the Beluga has a high main cargo deck, and Airbus had to develop a tailored lifting platform capable of handling outsize loads and which could be transported to the destination. It adds that ...

Airbus launched a specialty freighter division to haul whale-size loads, but the business proved expensive to operate and unable to attract customers. (Photo: Airbus) ...

The LCA60T features a cargo capacity of up to 132,000 pounds, surpassing an Airbus Beluga XL. The airship's helium volume reaches 6.3 million cubic feet, enabling it to reach a maximum altitude of ...

The planes will now be managed under the AOC of Airbus’ in-house airline Airbus Transport International, Airbus says.