It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a... beluga whale?

🐋 It's not AI-generated: You're looking at the Beluga airbus, an oddly shaped cargo plane that's been in service for close to two decades. The plane mainly transports aircraft parts between Airbus’ manufacturing facilities across Europe.

• Airbus recently launched an updated version of the Beluga (👆), replacing the original fleet – which is now powering a standalone freight airline.