Airbus BelugaXL

BelugaXL
(A330-743L)
An Airbus A330-743L BelugaXL during its maiden flight in beluga livery
Role Outsize freight aircraft
Manufacturer Airbus
First flight 19 July 2018[1]
Introduction 9 January 2020[2]
Status Out of production; In service
Primary user Airbus Transport International
Produced 2016–2023[3]
Number built 6
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The Airbus BelugaXL (A330-743L) is a large transport aircraft based on the Airbus A330-200F built by Airbus to replace the original Airbus BelugaST (Super Transporter) to transport very large aircraft components, such as wings.[3] The aircraft made its first flight on 19 July 2018,[1] and received its type certification on 13 November 2019.[3] The BelugaXL entered service with Airbus Transport on 9 January 2020.[2]

  1. ^ a b "First BelugaXL becomes airborne for its maiden flight". Airbus (Press release). 19 July 2018. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference flightglobal20200113 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Airbus13nov2019 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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