Aircraft
First BelugaXL Rolls Out of Airbus Paint Hangar
Distinctive livery chosen through poll of 20,000 employees
Schedules call for the first BelugaXL to fly for the first time this summer. (Photo: Airbus)
Schedules call for the first BelugaXL to fly for the first time this summer. (Photo: Airbus)

The first BelugaXL rolled out of Airbus’s paint shop in Toulouse on Thursday, unveiling a special livery in the image of a Beluga whale. One of six choices submitted to Airbus employees through a poll in which 20,000 people participated, the livery garnered 40 percent of votes.