DIE CAST AIRBUS BELUGA A330-743L 1:150 SCALE TRANSPORT PLANE MODEL

DIE CAST AIRBUS BELUGA A330-743L 1:150 SCALE TRANSPORT PLANE MODEL

In 2013, the five original Belugas could not cope with production growth, and Airbus evaluated the Antonov An-124 and An-225, Boeing C-17 or Dreamlifter, and A400M, before choosing to modify one of its own aircraft. The BelugaXL (A330-743L) is based on the Airbus A330-200F and made its first flight on 19 July 2018. Airbus started operating the first BelugaXL on 9 January 2020 and all six freighters are expected to be operating by the end of 2023 as the previous A300-600STs are phased out.