Airbus conducts rejected take-off test on new A350

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(Reuters) – Airbus has carried out a high-speed rejected take-off test for its new A350 airliner, the planemaker said on Tuesday.

The test is a key step towards European safety certification which industry sources expect in late August or early September.

Airbus plans to deliver its first carbon-composite jetliner to Qatar Airways by the end of the year.

The braking trial is one of the costliest tests in the certification process and involves directing maximum energy to a set of worn-out brakes, causing an orange glow and smoke as the brakes reach a temperature of 1,400 degrees Celsius.

SOURCE REUTERS