Airbus Terminates BelugaST Cargo Charter Business Unit

BelugaST

Airbus BelugaST

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FRANKFURT—Airbus has decided to discontinue its Airbus Beluga Transport (AiBT) outsize cargo business and is storing the four affected A300-based BelugaST aircraft. The company said the decision was not due to cargo market demand per se, but organizing missions had turned out to be much more complex...
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