Airbus will begin the flight-test campaign on the Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engine over the coming weeks.
The first XWB engine, which will power the A350, has been installed on Airbus's A380 MSN 001 "flying testbed" aircraft.
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The aircraft and engine will now be prepared for the flight-test campaign.
R-R's Trent XWB engine has a 118-inch diameter fan and has been specially designed to power all members of the Airbus A350 family.
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Airbus has 567 orders for A350-family aircraft.
Source: Air Transport Intelligence news
