Air International 2014-10
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N.Pittaway - A350 XWB World Tour /Commercial/
Santiago in Chile was one of the final stops on the route-proving tour, undertaken as part of function and reliability testing.
One of the other A350 test aircraft, msn 004 (F-WZNW), sports the logo of first operator, Qatar Airways.
Qatar Airways will be the first airline to operate the A350, with the first delivery due in the fourth quarter of the year.
A350 msn 005 at Auckland during its route-proving trials.
The route-proving flights were an opportunity to test the A350's cabin features.
A flight test station in economy class was used throughout the world tour to monitor and verify flight performance data.
A350 pilots will be able to move the approach chart to one of the central multi-function displays to brief for the landing.