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YEREVAN, JUNE 14, ARMENPRESS: European plane maker Airbus has completed a maiden flight of its next-generation A350 passenger aircraft. The event came only days before the Paris Air Show, with lucrative orders expected to come in.
Airbus's next-generation A350 plane landed safely in Toulouse following its first test flight Friday. After just over four hours in the air, the new plane touched down to cheers from Airbus employees and hundreds of aviation enthusiasts who had assembled on a nearby hill to watch the landmark flight.
“Armenpress” reports calling Deutsche Welle that the plane was manned by a British and a French test pilot plus a number of flight engineers at the back.
More than half of the new A350 long-haul plane is made of light composite materials that reduce fuel costs dramatically. It will gradually replace the A330 which has generated almost half of the firm's revenues in recent years.