The A350 XWB test aircraft, MSN3, was flown by Frank Chapman and Thierry Bourges, Airbus Test Pilots. Accompanying them in the cockpit was Gérard Maisonneuve, Test Flight Engineer, while three Flight ...

On June 13, 2025, it was reported that European aerospace conglomerate Airbus would begin flight tests for the next two variants of its best-selling wide-body jet, the Airbus A350. For more than a ...

Airbus' A350 XWB flight test aircraft (MSN3) has completed hot weather testing in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. The objective of the tests is to check the behaviour of the engines and aircraft systems ...

Assembly of MSN5, the fifth and final member of the A350 XWB flight test fleet is now underway with the fuselage joining process. This follows the recent arrival of the three fuselage sections at the ...

The Airbus A350 XWB, composed of more than 50 percent carbon composites, took off on its successful maiden flight last week. A precise and smooth takeoff and landing over Paris's Toulouse-Blaganc ...

First delivery to a Brazilian customer is expected in July ...

Airbus is pushing back the entry-into-service date of its A350 freighter to the second half of 2027, from its earlier expectation of 2026. The airframer states that it is facing “specific supply-chain ...

The Airbus A350 is now fully supported by a mature ecosystem worldwide, according to Airbus, and in the Middle East specifically, the OEM reports an increase in the scope of activities dedicated to ...