Airbus mounts A350 engine on A380 test bed

Airbus has installed the first Rolls-Royce Trent XWB flight-test engine for its new A350 XWB airliner on its A380 “flying-testbed,” the plane maker announced Tuesday. The Trent XWB is the sole engine offered on the composite A350, which is scheduled for first delivery in late 2013. The A350 is Airbus’ answer to Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner, [...]