The BelugaXL has completed its first flight of the year to Munich Airport to transport Airbus A350 fuselage sections.

The unique aircraft, which is based on the A330-200F and gets its name from its whale-like appearance, was collecting the fuselage sections manufactured in Augsburg.
They were loaded onto the aircraft using a specially constructed scaffold and flown to the Airbus plant in Hamburg-Finkenwerder.
The BelugaXL is planning to visit Munich Airport again on 23, 29 and 31 January, landing at midday and taking off again mid-afternoon.
The aircraft has a wingspan of almost 61 metres and a height of 20 metres.