The first Airbus A350 XWB for Air Caraibes has rolled out from painting hangar in Toulouse, France, Airbus disclosed on Tuesday.

The A350-900, Registration F-HHAV, was in full company livery but still without engines, which will be followed by engine installation, ground and flight testing before delivery scheduled in March-April 2017.

Dubreuil Group has ordered seven A350s for its two subsidiaries: Air Caraibes and French Blue, including three A350-1000s and four -900s (three of which are leased from AerCap).

The A350-1000 will arrive by 2020 and must join the fleet of Air Caraibes which planned to arrange them tri-class with 439 seats.

Air Caraibes will become the first French carrier to operate Airbus A350-900s, and the third European after Finnair and Lufthansa.