Airbus’s latest aircraft, the A350-1000, begins a demonstration tour of the Middle East and Asia-Pacific. - Photo Courtesy of TQPR |
The A350-1000 is the newest member of Airbus’ widebody family.
The tour follows the completion of a successful flight test campaign, which culminated in a joint European Aviation Safety Agency and Federal Aviation Administration type certification.
The tour comes ahead of the aircraft’s first delivery to Qatar Airways in the next few weeks.
During the tour the aircraft will visit 12 destinations to demonstrate its exclusive features to airlines. The itinerary will see it travel over 55,500 kilometres with stops in Doha, Muscat, Hong Kong, Seoul, Taipei, Ha Noi, Singapore, Bangkok, Sydney, Auckland, Tokyo and Manila.
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