Airbus A350F Completes Maiden Flight as Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-97 Enters Freighter Market
Airbus has successfully completed the maiden flight of its new A350F, formally launching the flight-test phase of a programme that will challenge Boeing in the large widebody freighter market and take Rolls-Royce’s Trent XWB-97 engine into dedicated cargo operations for the first time. The first A350F took off from Toulouse on Tuesday, September 29, beginning [...] The post Airbus A350F Completes Maiden Flight as Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-97 Enters Freighter Market appeared first on Airspace Africa
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Airbus has successfully completed the maiden flight of its new A350F, formally launching the flight-test phase of a programme that will challenge Boeing in the large widebody freighter market and take Rolls-Royce’s Trent XWB-97 engine into dedicated cargo operations for the first time. The first A350F took off from Toulouse on Tuesday, September 29, beginning [...]
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