Category: Civil Aviation

Airbus’s A350 XWB program has kicked off a 2,500 hour flight test program with a successful first flight on June 14. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article, please login. Username or Email Password Forgot password? Keep me signed in on

Airbus has confirmed its new A350 widebody twin should make its first flight on Friday, at approximately 1000 local time (1800 AEST) on Friday. “The A350 XWB flight test teams are now carrying out the last checks on the A350 XWB ‘MSN1’ before they give their final green light for the first flight to take

“I have no appetite to launch a grounded aircraft,” said Airbus CEO Fabrice Brégier as a strong reference to Airbus needing to get it right for the imminent start of the A350’s flight test program. Speaking to the world’s aviation media at the Airbus delivery centre in Toulouse, Brégier gave a clear indication that Boeing’s

Australian Aviation was among the first media to take a close look at the A350, the first composite commercial aircraft by Airbus and one the manufacturer has pinned its long-range competitive hopes on. With the test flight team named, high-power engine runs undertaken and high-speed taxi and runway tests due in the coming days, the