SLF coming out of lurk mode to share some info about the ranges of a Beluga and an An-124.
Purely FWIW:
NOT from the Airbus website, which left the range blank:
According to airliners.net:
Beluiga -- A300-600ST -- range with a 30 tonne (66,150lb) payload 4000km (2160nm)
According to Wikipedia:
An-124-100 range:
10 tons of cargo= 14,100 km (7,613 nmi)
20 tons of cargo= 13,250 km (7,154 nmi)
Аn-124-100М-150 range:
40 tons of cargo= 11,900 km (6,425 nmi)
55 An-124 have been made.
According to a PDF on the "mtu.de" website, a GP7000 series engine weighs 13,400 lbs without the housing.
Looks as though they would need to use an AN-124 to ferry the ballast engine to Goose Bay.
Has the luggage been retrieved and sent to the pax?