First A330neo takes flight over southern France

A330neo

The first A330neo took off this morning at Blagnac in Toulouse for its maiden flight taking place over south-western France.

The aircraft, MSN1795, is a A330-900 and the first of three certification flight-test aircraft to fly, powered by the latest technology Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 turbofans.

The A330neo’s certification development programme itself will last around 1,400 flight-test hours.

This will comprise 1,100 flight hours for the A330-900 campaign – to achieve its respective EASA and FAA Type Certification around the middle of 2018; plus 300 flight hours for A330-800 version – which will be certified in 2019.

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