Aircraft
Airbus A350-1000 Completes First Flight
Milestone marks start of flight test campaign involving three prototypes
The first Airbus A350-1000 takes off from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport on November 24 at 10:42 am local time. (Photo: Airbus)
The first Airbus A350-1000 takes off from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport on November 24 at 10:42 am local time. (Photo: Airbus)

The Airbus A350-1000 flew for the first time Thursday, taking off from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport at 10:42 am local time for a four hour, 18-minute mission over southwestern France. The event marked the start of an intensive campaign of testing involving three prototypes scheduled to fly 1,600 hours over an estimated ten-month period before expected certification in the second half of next year.