Airbus' A350 XWB test aircraft arrived at Zhuhai Jinwan International Airport at 9:16 a.m. on October 29, for its debut at China Airshow and a 5-stop A350 XWB tour in Haikou, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Chengdu.

For the first time, the A350 XWB test aircraft MSN002 will perform demonstration flights and be on static display for the first two days of the show. Test aircraft MSN002 will later visit Haikou, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Chengdu as part of its debut China tour from October 29 to November 8.

Featuring a distinctive "Carbon Fibre" signature livery to reflect its primary construction from advanced composite materials, the aircraft (MSN2) is one of Airbus' fleet of five A350-900 test aircraft and one of two with a fully functional cabin configuration (42 business class and 210 economy class seats). The flights will be operated by an Airbus flight-test crew.