Four-Engine Jumbo Era Nears End as Biggest Airbus A350 Takes Off

The biggest version of  Airbus Group SE’s A350 wide-body jet will make its first flight Thursday, swelling the twin-engine model’s capacity and casting further doubt on the future of four-turbine planes including the manufacturer’s own A380 and the Boeing Co. 747. The A350-1000, due to depart Airbus’s base in Toulouse, France, mid-morning local time, seats 366 people […]