@RepublicOfCursedPlanes
True, but Airbus is still squeezing some use out of the operating A306ST fleet. Never know when you might have to bust one out because you’ve got extra parts to ship.
According to Airfleets, the current status of F-GSTA is that it is in storage. However a further Google search of the registration shows that the aircraft is in the process of retirement starting from April 27th 2021 and is possibly facing scraping.
Granted retirement doesn’t always mean scrapping, but it seems like that may be the case here. The A300-600ST Beluga models are getting old and obselete, especially with the introduction of the more modern A330-700 BelugaXL with a larger size, more capacity, and better fuel efficiency.
So as it stands, GSTA is currently in storage for ‘retirement’, though what retirement entails in this scenario is not clear
@HoshimachiSuiseiMyBeloved Depends on how you define "retired" in the context of an aircraft. Removed from active use? Yes. Permanently taken off the list? Not as far as I'm aware.
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@DeadlyDialga at least beluga #2 #3 #4 and #5 are in service
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True, but Airbus is still squeezing some use out of the operating A306ST fleet. Never know when you might have to bust one out because you’ve got extra parts to ship.
@DeadlyDialga I mean, the XL’s purpose was to replace the original Belugas, so it’s inevitable that the old planes are getting retired…
According to Airfleets, the current status of F-GSTA is that it is in storage. However a further Google search of the registration shows that the aircraft is in the process of retirement starting from April 27th 2021 and is possibly facing scraping.
Granted retirement doesn’t always mean scrapping, but it seems like that may be the case here. The A300-600ST Beluga models are getting old and obselete, especially with the introduction of the more modern A330-700 BelugaXL with a larger size, more capacity, and better fuel efficiency.
So as it stands, GSTA is currently in storage for ‘retirement’, though what retirement entails in this scenario is not clear
@HoshimachiSuiseiMyBeloved Depends on how you define "retired" in the context of an aircraft. Removed from active use? Yes. Permanently taken off the list? Not as far as I'm aware.
@HuskyDynamics01 storage? Does this mean...
is retired?
It's still there.
That being said, it was withdrawn from use and put into storage in 2021, so I'd presume there aren't a lot of recent images of it.