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Airbus: A-350 MSN2 airplane rolls-out of paint hangar with special "Carbon" livery

Toulouse, France - It will be the first aircraft to fly with full passenger cabin for "Early Long Flights"

On Thursday 2nd January 2014 Airbus rolled-out its third A-350XWB flight-test aircraft, MSN2, from the paint shop in Toulouse, marking yet another successful milestone on the path to entry-into-service in Q4 2014. As well as featuring a distinctive "Carbon" signature livery to reflect its primary construction from advanced materials, this aircraft is also the first of two A-350 flight test aircraft...

fra/pec - 1157435
Rome, Italy, 01/03/2014 18:55
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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