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AvStories:
✈ Qantas and China Eastern propose joint venture. [Australian Aviation]
✈ KLM turns jet into a two bedroom apartment. [Gizmag]
✈ Today in Aviation History: B-47 is forced by bad weather to remain aloft for 47 hours 35 min, requiring to do air-to-air refueling nine times, the first American pilot fatality + more. [NYCAviation]
✈ Airbus Launches Development of New Beluga
Image courtesy of Airbus: Existing A300-600ST
The new Beluga will be based on the A330 with a large re-use of existing components and equipment. The distinctive looking lowered cockpit, the cargo bay structure and the rear-end and tail will be amongst the items which will be newly developed.
The first of the five new Belugas will enter in service in mid-2019. The existing Beluga fleet will operate in parallel, and will be progressively retired through to 2025.
