The Airbus Beluga is one of the world's most iconic aircraft, instantly recognizable for its whale-shaped fuselage, hence the 'Beluga' name. The outsize cargo plane, initially known as the Airbus ...

The Airbus Beluga cargo plane is a special cargo conversion used by Airbus to transport aircraft shells from their manufacturing sites across Europe, to the final assembly centers in France.

Airbus has suspended all flights of the Beluga ST after terminating its cargo business. The Beluga 'Super-Transporters' had been the planes that transported large parts between Airbus sites ...