Airbus A350 XWB, the latestedition of the wide-bodied civil model made by giant French aircraftmaker Airbus, performed a demo flight in Hanoi on November 22, as partof its 11-day tour around Asia.
Transport Minister Dinh La Thang and Airbus Chief Executive Officer Tom Enders were among few select passengers on board.
Nationalflag carrier Vietnam Airlines ordered 10 A350 WWB aircraft from Airbusand will hire four others from the third party. Once the first plane isdelivered to Vietnam Airlines in mid-2015, it is due to fly the routebetween Hanoi and Paris .
After flying across Seoul ,Tokyo and Hanoi , A350 XWB will head into the skies of Bangkok andKuala Lumpur next week before returning to Airbus headquarters inToulouse.
With 750 orders from around the world alreadycoming in, including 244 from Asia, the 369-seat aircraft is made of 53percent of composite materials that enable it to save fuel and fly14,816km non-stop.
It seats four abreast in the 42-seatbusiness class sections and nine abreast in the two economy cabins,offering all passengers entertainment boxes and bigger baggagecompartments.-VNA
Transport Minister Dinh La Thang and Airbus Chief Executive Officer Tom Enders were among few select passengers on board.
Nationalflag carrier Vietnam Airlines ordered 10 A350 WWB aircraft from Airbusand will hire four others from the third party. Once the first plane isdelivered to Vietnam Airlines in mid-2015, it is due to fly the routebetween Hanoi and Paris .
After flying across Seoul ,Tokyo and Hanoi , A350 XWB will head into the skies of Bangkok andKuala Lumpur next week before returning to Airbus headquarters inToulouse.
With 750 orders from around the world alreadycoming in, including 244 from Asia, the 369-seat aircraft is made of 53percent of composite materials that enable it to save fuel and fly14,816km non-stop.
It seats four abreast in the 42-seatbusiness class sections and nine abreast in the two economy cabins,offering all passengers entertainment boxes and bigger baggagecompartments.-VNA
