Airbus steps up its push for the A350 freighter as first flight nears
Airbus has shed new light on the strategy behind its A350 freighter, as first flight ...
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Airbus has suspended all flying by its new heavylift airline, Airbus Beluga Transport (AiBT), and will wind the unit down, returning the four A300-600ST Belugas it has to Airbus Transport International (ATI), according to Cargofacts.
One year ago, The Loadstar reported that AiBT was celebrating after being awarded its own air operator certificate (AOC).
At that time, It had three Belugas available to customers and Airbus said that, due to high demand, the limited slots were quickly being booked.
And head of flight operations Olivier Schneider said: “Our goal is to have a fleet of five Belugas operating all around the world… The thought of Airbus’s mythical Belugas flying over the world fills me with eager expectation. The market is there, we will do our best to achieve this.”
Why the u-turn? Ch-aviation has the details…
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