5 Injured During Ground Tests of Airbus
November 15, 2007
TOULOUSE, France – Five people on board an Airbus 340-600 were injured Thursday during technical tests of the plane on the ground at a French airport, the company said.
Airbus gave no details of the accident.
The company said the four-engine plane, which is scheduled to be delivered to Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways, had been undergoing engine tests outside Toulouse, the southwestern French city where the European plane-making consortium is based.
Of the nine people on board, two had slight injuries, while three were more seriously hurt, the company said.