El primer vuelo del Airbus 350, en imágenes

Airbus's employees attend the take off of next-generation A350 plane from Toulouse-Blagnac airport, southwestern France, on its first test flight on June 14, 2013, in a milestone for an airliner that the firm hopes will challenge Boeing's 787 Dreamliner in the lucrative long-haul market. The A350 -- more than half of which is made of light composite materials that reduce fuel costs -- was crewed for its maiden flight by a British and a French test pilot assisted by a flight engineer and three other engineers at the back. AFP PHOTO / ERIC CABANIS

BLA112 BLAGNAC (FRANCIA) 14/06/2013.- Una mujer posa con banderines mientras el nuevo avión A350 XWB del fabricante europeo Airbus despega del aeropuerto de Toulouse, en el sur de Francia, para efectuar su primer vuelo de pruebas, que durará unas cuatro horas, hoy, viernes 14 de junio de 2013. EFE/Guillaume Horcajuelo

The new A350 Airbus long-haul carrier does a taxiing test at the aérodrome of Toulouse-Blagnac, on June 11, 2013. French aerospace giant Airbus's new long-haul carrier, the A350, should make its maiden flight at the end of next week unless bad weather or unexpected problems crop up. AFP PHOTO / ERIC CABANIS

The new A350 Airbus long-haul carrier does a taxiing test at the aérodrome of Toulouse-Blagnac, on June 11, 2013. French aerospace giant Airbus's new long-haul carrier, the A350, should make its maiden flight at the end of next week unless bad weather or unexpected problems crop up. AFP PHOTO / ERIC CABANIS

Airbus's next-generation A350 plane took off on Toulouse-Blagnac airport, southwestern France, on its first test flight on June 14, 2013, in a milestone for an airliner that the firm hopes will challenge Boeing's 787 Dreamliner in the lucrative long-haul market. The A350 -- more than half of which is made of light composite materials that reduce fuel costs -- was crewed for its maiden flight by a British and a French test pilot assisted by a flight engineer and three other engineers at the back. AFP PHOTO / ERIC CABANIS

Airbus's next-generation A350 plane is about to take off from Toulouse-Blagnac airport, southwestern France, on its first test flight on June 14, 2013, in a milestone for an airliner that the firm hopes will challenge Boeing's 787 Dreamliner in the lucrative long-haul market. The A350 -- more than half of which is made of light composite materials that reduce fuel costs -- was crewed for its maiden flight by a British and a French test pilot assisted by a flight engineer and three other engineers at the back. AFP PHOTO / ERIC CABANIS

Airbus's next-generation A350 plane takes off from Toulouse-Blagnac airport, southwestern France, on its first test flight on June 14, 2013, in a milestone for an airliner that the firm hopes will challenge Boeing's 787 Dreamliner in the lucrative long-haul market. The A350 -- more than half of which is made of light composite materials that reduce fuel costs -- was crewed for its maiden flight by a British and a French test pilot assisted by a flight engineer and three other engineers at the back. AFP PHOTO / ERIC CABANIS

BLA104 BLAGNAC (FRANCIA) 14/06/2013.- El nuevo avión A350 XWB del fabricante europeo Airbus despega del aeropuerto de Toulouse, en el sur de Francia, para efectuar su primer vuelo de pruebas, que durará unas cuatro horas, hoy, viernes 14 de junio de 2013. EFE/Guillaume Horcajuelo