Anyone who thought they saw a flying whale over France on Thursday was in fact watching the maiden flight of a new plane.
The Airbus BelugaXL took off from Toulouse-Blagnac airport complete with facial markings that underlined its similarity with the whale it is named after.
Airbus was pleased with the first aerial adventure of its new product and tweeted “Whale done!” when the plane returned to base.
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