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Airbus readies A-350XWB airplane for first customer Qatar Airways

Toulouse, France - Inaugural delivery scheduled before year end

The first A-350 XWB airplane for Qatar Airways is progressing towards delivery before year end. The aircraft equipped with Rolls Royce Trent XWB engines rolled out of the Airbus factory in Toulouse fully painted, prominently bearing Qatar Airways’ livery. Following the recent EASA Type Certification, the Qatar Airways A-350/900 is now entering into its final stage of production during which Airbus a...

fra/pec - 1162959
Rome, Italy, 10/02/2014 16:44
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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