[Pictures] Airbus kicks off fiftieth birthday with amazing formation flight

The aircraft participating in the #Airbus50 flypast are on their way. https://t.co/dwh1MYoYRV

A220: AIB5ODO | C-FFDO
A319neo: AIB50WA | D-AVWA
A330neo: AIB50TN | F-WTTN
A350-1000: AIB50IL | F-WMIL
BelugaXL: AIB50XS | F-WBXS
A380: AIB50OW | F-WWOW pic.twitter.com/1aDTXnmLCw

— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) May 29, 2019

Time flies when you’re having fun … on an Airbus! ???

Happy 50th anniversary to @Airbus! Today, with 423 in our fleet, we are the world’s largest operator. #Airbus50 pic.twitter.com/HZ6dLTZMUe

— americanair (@AmericanAir) May 29, 2019

Happy Birthday to @Airbus! Today celebrates their 50th anniversary. ? Our first A300 arrived July 28, 2000. Our 52 A300-600Fs make up 20% of the @UPS fleet, and we depend on them for medium haul/heavy lift routes. ?? #Airbus50 pic.twitter.com/V2rLMYeuR8

— UPS Airlines (@UPSAirlines) May 29, 2019

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Like it was just yesterday…

Happy birthday @Airbus.#TurkishAirlines #Airbus50 pic.twitter.com/TNQHBtKPJB

— Turkish Airlines (@TurkishAirlines) May 29, 2019

Time flies! ????The history of Airbus began exactly 50 years ago with the development of the #A300. Lufthansa's first #A300 was delivered on February 2, 1976 with the registration D-AIAA and was thus the first Airbus ever at Lufthansa! Happy 50th, @AirbusPRESS!? pic.twitter.com/KesoyUNNKf

— Lufthansa News (@lufthansaNews) May 29, 2019

Happy 50th birthday, @Airbus. We look forward to celebrating more years together! #A300 #A310 #A330 #A380 #FlyEmiratesFlyBetter pic.twitter.com/6XkhOltL7t

— Emirates (@emirates) May 29, 2019

Happy 50th anniversary to @Airbus!

Airbus aircraft have been part of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) fleet since 1980. #Airbus50 pic.twitter.com/gbtawPq9Ef

— History of PIA – Pakistan International Airlines (@historyofpia1) May 29, 2019

Happy 50th birthday @Airbus ???
From the first ever #A300 commercial flight (here in 1974) to the #A350 to come, proud to be part of this wonderful European story. pic.twitter.com/rwpml48ovX

— Air France Newsroom (@AFnewsroom) May 29, 2019

From our team to yours, @Airbus, happy 50th anniversary. pic.twitter.com/Gbnj1m5H95

— The Boeing Company (@Boeing) May 29, 2019