A350 XWB vertical tail plane gets its livery

The vertical tail plane of the first A350 XWB that will fly (MSN1) has just come out of the paint hall in Toulouse sporting the well-known Airbus blue and white livery. This is the first A350 XWB component to be painted in the Airbus livery.

The 10 metre tall, composite vertical tail plane is produced, as for all A350 XWB vertical tail plane painted in full Airbus livery (Toulouse, France). Airbus aircraft, at Airbus’ Stade site in Germany. The vertical tail plane is joined to the fuselage using an innovative, lighter connection that is also more aerodynamic.