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Airbus. A-350XWB test aircraft fleet now complete: the fifth and final flight test airplane takes to the skies

Toulouse, France - The delivery of the first customer aircraft to Qatar Airways in the fourth quarter

With the first flight of A-350 MSN005, the five-strong development fleet is now complete. Being the second passenger cabin-equipped A-350 and tasked with route proving and ETOPS validation, MSN005 embodies the operationally definitive configuration for Type Certification duties. This milestone means that the A-350 XWB development programme is at full speed and on track for certification in the third...

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Rome, Italy, 06/23/2014 17:35
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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