Refurbishment of the A350 flight test prototypes

The first aircraft is to be delivered to Qatar Airways in the fourth quarter. Airbus does not confirm a precise date yet, but it is believed to be handed over to Qatar at the end of November.

http://www.hkitalk.net/HKiTalk2/thread-861029-1-1.html

Once flight testing and certification is completed, Airbus plans to keep MSN001 permanently and MSN002 until mid-2015, the other 3 test aircraft are to be reconfigured for airline operations sooner.

http://www.hkitalk.net/HKiTalk2/thread-861029-1-1.html

Based on the article “Two Major Tests Near For A350 Ahead Of Certification” published in Aviation Week