Whale, hello there. The time has come.
Celebrating 100 years of commercial international air travelNew York is building a new airport over an old oneAvianca celebrates its 100th birthdayHere's why planes sometimes leave a rainbow trailOne of the aviation world's most hotly anticipated planes, the Airbus Beluga XL, has entered full-time servince, having made its first operational flight on January 9, 2020.and Boeing 747 are on their way out, the Beluga XL -- the first of six -- will be one of the biggest beasts in the skies.
Its design was adapted from an A330 airliner, with Airbus engineers lowering the flight deck and grafting a huge cargo bay onto the fuselage to create its distinctive shape. The XL's bubble is six meters longer and one meter wider than the original, meaning its cross-section is a whopping eight meters wide.Putting the 'fun' in functional
The XL's twinkly-eyed, smiling-faced livery capitalizes on this. The whimsical design was chosen by Airbus staff following a poll in which 20,000 employees were given six options and asked to choose their favorite. With 40% of the vote, it was the clear winner.
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