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Airbus’ newest jet type, the A350 XWB, took its first flight Friday as it departed Toulouse-Blagnac Airport in southern France, returning after just over four hours in the air.

The video above is an Airbus production that gives aviation fans their first look at the aircraft. (Spoiler alert: It looks like a flying airplane.)

The first A350 is supposed to enter commercial service in the second half of 2014 with Qatar Airways.

Below is another Airbus video from Friday’s event.

 

Keep reading for the Airbus press release that followed the first flight.

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