Well, it's been a long time since I've been in love with air travel but I couldn't help but smile and appreciate this. Good on Airbus and great that the employees chose the design by vote!
(CNN) — Airbus is making a splash with the design for the latest version of its Beluga transport airplane.The brand new BelugaXL (Airbus A330-700L) was unveiled in Toulouse, France, earlier this week with a very special paint job.Its livery includes a whale-style nose cone, sparkling blue eyes and a smiling mouth.Airbus tweeted an image of its super-sized transporter jet's makeover along with the caption, "Whale hello there! Introducing the new BelugaXL dressed up in its livery for the first time"!
The smiling whale design was chosen by Airbus staff following a poll in which 20,000 employees were given six options and asked to choose their favorite. With 40% of the vote, it was the clear winner.
