A350 is Going on a World Tour

It is a common practice for new airplanes to go on test routes on locations around the world.

The most talked about tour was the A380`s tour. Now it is the turn of the much talked about A350 XWB, the direct competitor of the 777.

(XWB- Extra Wide Body)

There are going to be 3 test routes, as depicted by the different coloured lines on the above map. The main objective of such test runs is to check how the plane is performing in different locations and conditions. Also, it provides a feedback report to clients who ordered the aircraft. The A350 is scheduled to be delivered to Qatar airways this year.

Till date the A350 has already operated over 2000 flying hours !!!!


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