Finnair A350 While on First Flight in Toulouse

Finnair A350 successfully conducted first flight at Airbus facility in Toulouse. This is the newest variant of Airbus A350-900 XWB, extra widebody series for the Finnish carrier. The picture shown the A350 XWB while on rotating takeoff on runway, and captured by F.Lancelot of Airbus.

The first flight or also known maiden flight is the final production phase of an aircraft. After being painted and assembled, the Airbus A350-900 XWB will enter ground checks as well as another flight tests till its delivery time to the customer. There are about 19 of Finnair A350 on waiting list order of Airbus.

While, Finnair is the national flag carrier of Finland, they also the largest airlines in the country. Headquartered in Vantaa and has a main hub at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport. More than half of its shares owned by the government, up to 55 percent, the rest owned by private sectors. The carrier owns about 71 aircraft on its fleet as well as 88 destinations worldwide and keep increasing. According to 2014 statistics, Finnair carried over 10 million passengers, most of them were European destinations and several Asian flights. Finnair also known as one of the safest airlines in the world.