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Reading it properly, they'll still ferry parts between their sites (Tolouse, Hamburg, where else?) using a version of the plane, they're just stopping the comme
by netsharc 2y ago
Reading it properly, they'll still ferry parts between their sites (Tolouse, Hamburg, where else?) using a version of the plane, they're just stopping the commercial cargo service.
Although afaik they were built to fit A380 parts, but since they've stopped making them, I wonder if they still need Belugas.
One time one of these flights took a non-routine route and flew near where I lived, I noticed a plane with a different noise profile, I can't remember if I spotted it in the air or I just saw what model it was on ADSB-Exchange.
- rsynnott 2y agoThey’re using BelugaXLs, which despite the name are not really a version of _this_ plane. A Beluga is an A300 derivative, a BelugaXL is an A330 derivative. (Always kind of secretly hoped they’d do an A380 derivative Beluga, just for the absurdity factor.)