The Beluga's origins can be traced back to the European planemaker's rival across the pond, Boeing, and the 'Guppy' aircraft derived from Boeing's 377 Stratocruiser.These outsize cargo planes ...

Nicknamed the Beluga, it's technically the Airbus A300-600ST. ... Boeing, of course, has its own special transport plane for flying oversized items. Boeing's is a modified 747, ...

Before the Beluga, Airbus was using a fleet of Super Guppies, modified versions of 1950s Boeing Stratocruiser passenger planes that had previously been in service with NASA to ferry spacecraft parts.

Boeing 747-LCF Dreamlifter, by Cory Barnes on Flickr (CC Commercial License) ... The Beluga is a highly modified Airbus A300, and named for its resemblance to the Beluga Whale.

Because of this, both Boeing and Airbus decided to create special freighter aircraft, the Boeing LCF Dreamlifter and the Airbus Beluga XL, that could accommodate their cargo requirements to build ...

The A330-743L, or as it's affectionately known, the "Beluga XL," is based off of Airbus' A330-200 airliner, ... The 747-8 is the latest and largest variant of Boeing's beloved 747.

Before the Beluga, Airbus was using a fleet of Super Guppies, modified versions of 1950s Boeing Stratocruiser passenger planes that had previously been in service with NASA to ferry spacecraft parts.

Before the Beluga, Airbus was using a fleet of Super Guppies, modified versions of 1950s Boeing Stratocruiser passenger planes that had previously been in service with NASA to ferry spacecraft parts.