The Airbus A330-743L BelugaXL is a large transport aircraft based on the Airbus A330-200F built by Airbus. Airbus announced the retirement of the Beluga fleet in 2025. The BelugaXL fleet will be the s
The BelugaXL is based on the Airbus A330-200F with an enlarged upper fuselage
Airbus Beluga, the BelugaXL's predecessor
Airbus BelugaXL side profile
The BelugaXL performing at the 2022 Royal International Air Tattoo.
The Boeing Dreamlifter, officially the 747-400 Large Cargo Freighter, is an American wide-body cargo aircraft modified extensively from the Boeing 747-400 airliner. With a volume of 65,000 cubic feet
Airbus BelugaXL
…the five original BelugaSTs could not cope with Airbus production growth, and the manufacturer evaluated the Antonov An-124 and An-225, Boeing C-17 and Dreamlifter, and A400M, before choosing to modify one of its own aircraft. The programme was launched in November 2014 to build five aircraft to replace the five…
Boeing 747-400 LCF Dreamlifter
The first aircraft to be converted, N747BC, in 2006
Boeing 747 LCF with its swing-tail open
Two Dreamlifters at the Boeing Everett Factory in Paine Field