UPDATE 1-No rift in cancelled Etihad jet order, Airbus says

* Airbus confirms Etihad plane cancellation

* Says the plane is one written off during testing

* Says cancellation is not a commercial decision

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By Tim Hepher

PARIS, July 10 (Reuters) - Airbus (EAD.PA) confirmed on Friday that Abu Dhabi carrier Etihad Airways had cancelled an order for a long-haul aircraft wrecked during testing but said there was no commercial fallout from the decision.

Reuters reported on Wednesday that Etihad had cancelled the order for the A340-600, worth $250 million at list prices, 19 months after it was written off during a botched engine test.

"This represents an aircraft which was scrapped before it could be delivered to the customer in November 2007, and does not represent a customer cancellation," an Airbus spokesman said in an emailed statement to journalists clarifying June orders.

The A340 crashed into a blast barrier when all four of its engines were tested at full thrust with the parking brake on, leaving four of the 9 people on board seriously injured.