The Last BelugaXL Wide-Body Airliner Has Entered Service [Video]

The latest addition to Airbus' cargo fleet will be the last of the BelugaXLs, and it's finally ready to rock and roll after serving as the test aircraft for the program since 2018. The BelugaXL is not your average cargo plane. Operated by Airbus Transport International , these bad boys are like the FedEx of Airbus, shuttling aeroplane sub-assemblies and components between Airbus’ European manufacturing sites.

Watch a bit of their history in the below video: Before this final BelugaXL hit the skies for ATI, it spent four years as a test aircraft, racking up over 800 flight test hours. Pilots put it through the wringer, testing how it handled all sorts of conditions it would face on its routes between 11 European destinations. The BelugaXL program is however now officially closed. Launched in 2014, it brought together a dream team of around 1,000 Airbus engineers and suppliers in France.

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