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Airbus A-350XWB aircraft: maiden flight scheduled on Friday

Toulouse, France - Take-off in the morning from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport

Airbus communicated that the first flight of the A-350XWB, the new wide-bodied aircraft of the EADS Group company, has been scheduled on Friday 14 June. The first production aircraft, MSN1, will take off at about 10:00 am from Blagnac Airport in Toulouse, where the headquarters of the aerospace company are located. A few days ago Airbus announced the names of the crew members for the maiden flight...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1153028
Rome, Italy, 06/12/2013 16:54
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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