Airbus flies test A330-800 from Tianjin to donate 2 million face masks to Europe

Aircraft manufacturer Airbus has offered its aircraft, helicopters, satellites and services to those in the health, emergency and public services to accomplish their critical missions to tackle the Covid-19 crisis.

Airbus has also donated thousands of face masks to hospitals and public services around Europe and has started to use its test aircraft to obtain larger quantities from suppliers in China. This week, a first flight with a test A330-800 aircraft transported approximately two million masks from Tianjin back to Europe, Additional flights are planned to take place in the coming days.