The European manufacturer Airbus has put into operation this month the last of its six iconic BelugaXL freighters, after serving as a test platform for the program since 2018. These successors to the A300-600ST, the iconic original Beluga, continue their mission of strengthening the company’s industrial capabilities. The BelugaXL (BXL) joined its five siblings at Airbus Transport International (ATI) after serving as a test aircraft. ATI, a subsidiary of Airbus, has been the company’s in-house airline since 1996.  “What was a truck in the morning was an aircraft by the afternoon,” said Bertrand George from Airbus in a statement “You … Continue reading BelugaXL’s Final Entry: How the Sixth Aircraft Elevates Airbus’s Fleet with 51 Tons Payload Capacity