tirsdag 25. november 2014

Airbus med større Beluga

Airbus starts A330 Beluga development

LONDON
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15:15 17 Nov 2014
Airbus has launched the development of an A330-based successor for its five-strong A300-600STBeluga transport fleet.
The Toulouse-based manufacturer says it will build five “new Belugas”, the first of which is scheduled to enter service in mid-2019.
Like its predecessor, the new aircraft will feature a lowered cockpit section to facilitate transport of large airframe segments on the main deck in an extended cargo bay structure.
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But Airbus says it will be able to use a “large” extent of existing component and equipment for theA330 series.
Meanwhile, the existing Beluga fleet is to be gradually retired until 2025.
The General Electric CF6-powered aircraft were manufactured between 1994 and 2001, Flightglobal’s Ascend Fleets database shows.

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