News / Airbus heavylift airline demise raises questions over solidity of business plan

27/01/2025

The sudden demise of Airbus’s relatively short-lived cargo airline specialising in outsize shipments, Airbus Beluga Transport (AiBT), has raised questions about the solidity of its business plan.

Airbus says AIBT was created, in January 2022, “to explore the oversize transportation market by operating the BelugaST aircraft ...

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