Airbus heavylift airline demise raises questions over solidity of business plan
The sudden demise of Airbus’s relatively short-lived cargo airline specialising in outsize shipments, Airbus Beluga ...
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By Alex Lennane
It’s a singular kind of logistics, but aircraft parts are among the most difficult things to move ? unless, of course, you are an aircraft manufacturer. Airbus is to build a new A330-based Beluga, the giant aircraft, to replace its A300-600ST. This article has got some great pictures ? showing both the Beluga and NASA’s Guppy, and explains how Airbus and Boeing have managed the logistics of their larger parts. And it asks you to consider a new fish-related name ...
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