Aircraft
Airbus A330-900 Flies for the First Time
A330neo test program expected to log some 1,400 flying hours
The first Airbus A330-900 takes off from Toulouse Blagnac Airport in France. (Photo: Airbus)
The first Airbus A330-900 takes off from Toulouse Blagnac Airport in France. (Photo: Airbus)

The Airbus A330neo took to the air for the first time on Thursday from Blagnac Airport in Toulouse, France, at 9:57 a.m. local time. The first of three flight-test aircraft, A330-900 MSN1795 flew over southwestern France for four hours and 13 minutes before returning to Toulouse.