Airbus plans to charter out its whale-shaped Beluga transport planes — whose main job until now has been to ferry aircraft parts between its plants in Europe — to help other industries haul urgently-needed outsized machinery by air.
-- whose main job until now has been to ferry aircraft parts between its plants in Europe -- to help other industries haul urgently-needed outsized machinery by air.
Weeks after ending output of the world's largest passenger jet, the A380, Airbus is planning a new role for what could be the West's largest commercial freighter by volume, the Beluga.It is a rare example of aerospace"insourcing" tasks from other industries after years of farming out work externally, and if successful could pave the way for other services.
But analysts say lower output of large passenger jets and an industry-wide slump during the pandemic have meant older Belugas have more time left on the clock than first expected.
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