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Airbus has celebrated the certification of its newest jet with a breathtaking formation flight video featuring its test planes, which are being touted as the future of long-haul travel.

The European aircraft-maker's newest wide-body jet is the A350 XWB - a long-range, twin-engine airliner, powered by two very quiet Rolls Royce Trent XWB engines.

It's also the first of its kind to have both fuselage and wing structures made up of 53 per cent carbon-fibre-reinforced polymer, which helps its fuel efficiency. 

Airbus aircraft show off in spectacular flying feat

European aircraft maker Airbus is celebrating its latest jet certification with stunning formation flight video

Believed to be the future of long-haul travel, the Airbus A350 XWB is fuel efficient and boasts a wide body

Luxury in the skies: The twin engine airliner contains two Rolls Royce Trent XWB engines

The planes, worth £1.9bn, soared high above Toulouse, France, on September 29, near the Airbus headquarters in Blagnac, following their European EASA Type certification.

The incredible footage shows five of the planes gliding through the air, carrying out a breathtaking formation display.

Essentially, this certification means that the company will be able to make its first delivery - to Qatar Airlines - before the end of the year. 

The revolutionary planes will be able to carry 250 to 350 passengers in a three-class seating layout.

The company's first delivery will be to Qatar Airlines, expected in December of this year

While the planes have currently only been certified in Europe, it's expected that the Airbus' US FAA certification will follow shortly.

Airbus president and CEO Fabrice Brégier said: 'Accumulating more than 2,600 flight test hours, we created and successfully achieved one of the industry's most thorough and efficient test programs ever developed for a jetliner.'  

The stunning flight performance took place in Toulouse, France on September 29

After this recent European EASA Type certification, the company believes a US FAA certification will follow soon

Lots to celebrate! To achieve EASA certification, the planes underwent more than 2,600 test flight hours