Business case for commercial use of the Beluga 'was not there', says Airbus
Airbus has taken the “reluctant” decision to axe the commercialisation of its heavylift Beluga aircraft, ...
By Alex Lennane
Remember Jade Cargo International, the ill-starred Shenzhen Airlines and Lufthansa Cargo joint-venture? Well, its three 747-400Fs are up for sale yet again, for, amazingly, the sixth time. The market may finally be in the right place to receive three older aircraft: it’s busy, capacity is tight, and planes are said to be once again coming out of the desert. What’s perhaps most interesting about this new attempt at a sale, however, is that they are being publicly auctioned on Taobao, ...
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