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Airbus upsizes giant freighter Beluga

The 'ugly duckling' flies partly built aircraft to France for final assembly.

Nevil Gibson
Wed, 19 Nov 2014

European aircraft manufacturer Airbus is upsizing its “ugly duckling” Beluga freighter as it boosts production rates of its other models.

The new Beluga will be based on the A330 with a large re-use of existing components and equipment, Airbus says.

The existing Beluga fleet of five is based on

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Nevil Gibson
Wed, 19 Nov 2014
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