Delta takes a look at its new A350XWB

Delta gets a look at its future

The Airbus A350 XWB test plane in a Delta hangar. The model will fly long-range routes when it joins Delta's fleet in 2017.

A version of Delta Air Lines' new "extra wide-body" jet arrived at the Atlanta airport this week, though the airline won't start using the model for more than a year.

An Airbus A350 test plane is making a two-day stopover at Hartsfield-Jackson International, giving Delta flight crews, agents and mechanics a chance to see the jet that will join the carrier's fleet in 2017.

Atlanta-based Delta plans to use the A350 for long flights such as trans-Pacific routes, replacing 747s as well as older Boeing 767s.