Aircraft
Flight Testing of A350 Targets September EASA Certification
Principal remaining elements include the maximum-energy rejected take-off (Merto) demonstration and long-range, route-proving flights.
All eyes are on the A350 flight-test regime, which Airbus hopes to complete by the end of next month for September EASA approval.
All eyes are on the A350 flight-test regime, which Airbus hopes to complete by the end of next month for September EASA approval.

Airbus is working hard to complete the A350 flight-test campaign, which it hopes to close by the end of August in preparation for formal European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness approval in September. By early last week, the five A350 test aircraft had logged 2,189 hours during 516 flights that involved more than 1,360 take-off/landing cycles.