If 2013 was a highly significant year for the Airbus A350, 2014 will see the European manufacturer's latest widebody airliner facing its biggest test yet. Since emerging from a re-design, which saw the project morph from the pedestrian A350 into the advanced A350 XWB - extra wide body - the aircraft is well into its flight test programme and the manufacturer is looking forward to service entry. The first A350-900 is scheduled for delivery to launch customer Qatar Airways during the second half of next year.
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