Airbus Beluga to help free A350 stranded at LHR since April | Airlines

An Airbus Beluga will reportedly come to the rescue of a damaged British Airways A350 that has been left stranded at London-Heathrow Airport (LHR) since April 2024.

The British Airways Airbus A350-1000, registered G-XWBC, was involved in a collision with a Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner at Heathrow in April 2024, resulting in damage to the aircraft’s right-hand horizontal stabilizer.

According to reports at the time of the incident, on April 6, 2024, the Virgin Atlantic Dreamliner was being pushed back when its left-hand wing tip struck the parked BA A350 while it was waiting to fly to Accra Kotoka International Airport (ACC) in Ghana.

While the Virgin Atlantic plane, registered G-VDIA, returned to operations in June 2024, according to ch-aviation.com, the BA jet has remained awaiting repair at the UK’s largest airport.

According to Aviation Data Analyst, M Zulqarnain B, and first reported by Paddle Your Own Kanoo, an Airbus Beluga is expected to arrive at Heathrow Airport on September 9, 2024, with spare parts to repair the A350.

Airbus Beluga is expected to arrive to London Heathrow this month, this is due to the spare parts which are being delivered for British Airways aircraft, A350 G-XWBC.

Be advised, aircraft type TBC.

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— M Zulqarnain B…