The Airbus was originally called an A300-600ST, but it quickly earned its whale nickname because of the uncanny resemblance the plane had to the white beluga whale, with its signature forehead hump.

The Airbus A310 was initially designed to serve as a derivative of the highly successful Airbus A300, one which would be able ...

The Beluga fleet operating from Airbus’ wings plant in Broughton will initially be loaded with a 35% blend of non-fossil derived fuel and 65% conventional Jet A-1, set to reduce CO2 emissions by ...

Airbus plans to charter out its whale-shaped Beluga transport planes -whose main job until now has been to ferry aircraft parts between its plants in Europe - to help other industries haul ...

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.

The Airbus Beluga XL, a massive super-transporter cargo plane that closely resembles a whale, is now in full-time service. The plane had its first operational flight on Jan. 9.

It’s finally here. One of the aviation world’s most hotly anticipated planes, the Airbus Beluga XL, has entered full-time service, having made its first operational flight on January 9, 2020.

Look! Up in the sky!It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s … a beluga whale? Aerospace manufacturer Airbus recently debuted a new cargo plane, the A330-700L, affectionately known as the Beluga.

That’s because Airbus’s Beluga XL aircraft — nicknamed the “whale in the sky” — has taken off for the first time. It took off from Toulouse Airport in France on Thursday morning for ...

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.

Look! Up in the sky!It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s … a beluga whale? Aerospace manufacturer Airbus recently debuted a new cargo plane, the A330-700L, affectionately known as the Beluga.