#flight testing

Airbus A350F Freighter Takes Off on Its First Flight, Starting a 400-Hour Race to 2027 Certification

Airbus's A350F freighter flew for the first time on September 29, a 4-hour-11-minute sortie from Toulouse that opens a compressed flight-test campaign toward 2027 deliveries and a direct challenge to Boeing's 777F and 777-8F.