A range of Airbus aircraft have been in action as part of the planemaker’s annual family day celebrations at its plant in Toulouse, Southwest France. Set against the backdrop of a bright blue autumnal sky on the morning of September 15, 2024, several Airbus products took to the air, culminating in a flypast featuring a number of the planes flying in close formation with one another.  

Appearing at the event were the company’s A321LR and A321XLR demonstrators plus an A350-900, A350-1000, A330neo and to round things off, one of its BelugaXL outsized freighter planes.  

Just bringing some variety to the occasion, even an ATR72 turboprop from the ATR stable based just across the road from Airbus HQ in Blagnac joined the party, flying alongside the narrowbody A321s in a triangle formation. ATR is a partnership between Airbus and Leonardo, so the appearance of one of its aircraft is not as random as might first appear to the uninitiated.    

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