The third A350 XWB test plane with a ‘carbon’ livery unveiled at Airbus HQ in Toulouse on January 2, 2014. The highly anticipated arrival of the Airbus A350 XWB took a small step closer, yesterday.The European aircraft manufacturer unveiled the latest in its test fleet of the new jet, the MSN2, painted in a new “carbon” livery and the first to be equipped with a full passenger cabin interior. Test flights of the aircraft began before the Paris Airshow last May. In the coming weeks Airbus will send the MSN2 into the skies on a series of Early Long Flights (ELF) with passengers onboard. The company says it remains on track to deliver the new aircraft to its first customer, Qatar Airways, in the fourth quarter of this year.
