Airbus has launched a new air cargo service
using its unique fleet of BelugaST aircraft.
The new service, Airbus Beluga Transport, will
provide commercially-contracted customers with a solution to their
outsized freight transportation needs.
The first mission took place at the end of 2021
with a delivery from Airbus Helicopters’ manufacturing site in
Marignane, France, to Kobe in Japan for an undisclosed customer.
Beluga #3 stopped to refuel at Warsaw (Poland), Novosibirsk
(Russia) and Seoul (Korea).
Airbus has launched a new air cargo service – Airbus Beluga Transport
Phillippe Sabo, Head of ATI and Air Oversize
Transport at Airbus, said, “The Beluga’s wider cross-section will
open up new markets and new logistical possibilities for
customers. In the case of loading helicopters – not having to
dismantle them first – really is a plus. Similarly, the largest
commercial aircraft engines can be accommodated in a fully-dressed
configuration.”
Based on the A300-600 design, the five-strong
BelugaST fleet, which has until now been the backbone of Airbus’
inter-site transportation of large aircraft sections, are being
replaced by six new-generation BelugaXLs to support Airbus’
ramp-up of its airliner production.
The new Airbus Beluga Transport service can cater
for a multitude of possible market applications since the planes
possess the world’s largest interior cross-section of any
transport aircraft, accommodating outsized cargo of up to 7.1m in
width and 6.7m in height.
In the near future, once Airbus has commissioned
all six new BelugaXLs, the fully-released BelugaST fleet will be
handed over to a newly-created, subsidiary airline with its own
Air Operator Certificate (AOC) and staff.
Philippe Sabo added,
“The new airline will be flexible and agile to address the needs
of external worldwide markets.”
To maximise the BelugaST’s turnaround capability
for its targeted international customer base, new loading
techniques and equipment are being developed for the operation.
These solutions include an automated On-Board Cargo Loader (OBCL)
for missions where a loading/unloading platform is not available
at the origin or destination airport.
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