When it comes to oversized cargo transport, few aircraft are as instantly recognizable or as unique as the Airbus Beluga. With its bulbous design and massive capacity, this "flying whale" has ...

Built around the Airbus A330, the Beluga XL is one of the largest cargo planes in the world. It was first unveiled back in November 2014 and the first aircraft took to the skies in July 2018 ...

A BelugaXL (Airbus A330-700L) – with whale-themed paint job – has completed its first test flight. The transport aircraft will be used to carry Airbus airplane parts.

One of the most anticipated planes in travel, the Airbus Beluga XL, has finally entered service after making its first operational flight on January 9, 2020. The Beluga XL promises to be one of the ...

The Beluga XL program was launched in November 2014, with this oversized transporter to be used for carrying complete sections of Airbus aircraft from different production sites around Europe to ...

The massive whale-resembling Airbus cargo jet known as the Beluga XL has completed testing in the UK, a key step in bringing one of the most hotly anticipated airplanes closer to active service.

The aircraft will replace the Airbus Beluga, ... The Beluga XL has 30 percent more capacity than the existing Beluga. It is 207 feet long and weighs just over 281,000 pounds.

Airbus’ new Beluga XL transporter bulges like a beluga whale and can carry more aircraft parts. Airbus. Its wingspan is almost 200 feet across.

A BelugaXL (Airbus A330-700L) – with whale-themed paint job – has completed its first test flight. The transport aircraft will be used to carry Airbus airplane parts.

At a time when jumbo passenger airliners such as the Airbus A380 and Boeing 747 are on their way out, the Beluga XL — the first of five — will be one of the biggest beasts in the skies.. You ...