A BelugaXL (Airbus A330-700L) – with whale-themed paint job – has completed its first test flight. The transport aircraft will be used to carry Airbus airplane parts.

That’s because Airbus’s Beluga XL aircraft — nicknamed the “whale in the sky” — has taken off for the first time. It took off from Toulouse Airport in France on Thursday morning for ...

It’s finally here. One of the aviation world’s most hotly anticipated planes, the Airbus Beluga XL, has entered full-time service, having made its first operational flight on January 9, 2020.

The Airbus Beluga XL, a massive super-transporter cargo plane that closely resembles a whale, is now in full-time service. The plane had its first operational flight on Jan. 9.

The Beluga XL is the successor to the Beluga, or Airbus A300-600ST, which has been in operation since 1995. Starting with an A330 airliner, ...

Built around the Airbus A330, the Beluga XL is one of the largest cargo planes in the world. It was first unveiled back in November 2014 and the first aircraft took to the skies in July 2018.

Home/Aircraft/ Airbus Beluga XL’s First Flight Approaching. Aircraft ... Rob Mark · Tuesday, April 24, 2018 The Beluga XL is expected to enter service in 2019.

One of the most anticipated planes in travel, the Airbus Beluga XL, has finally entered service after making its first operational flight on January 9, 2020. The Beluga XL promises to be one of the ...

First part of Airbus Beluga XL arrives in Toulouse. The five Beluga XL aircraft will provide an additional 30% in transport capacity for Airbus’ industrial network, joining the existing fleet of ...

An Airbus SE A330 Beluga XL super-transporter aircraft lands at the Airbus SE factory in Toulouse, France. (Balint Porneczi/Bloomberg News) ...