Aircraft
The Year Of The Atlas A400M
MSN7, the first production A400M, had flown five times by the end of May as part of its acceptance process.
MSN7, the first production A400M, had flown five times by the end of May as part of its acceptance process.

“It’s clear for us that this is the year of the A400M. The aircraft is ready, and it will be the reference for the next 30 years.” These were the words of Airbus Military’s Domingo Ureña-Raso, speaking just prior to the Paris Air Show. The company’s irrepressible CEO had good reasons to be ebullient; with engine problems now (he hopes) consigned to history, series aircraft now flowing down the final assembly line, and the first production aircraft on the verge of being handed over to the initial customer, the A400M Atlas has reached an important milestone in what has been a long and, at times, painful journey.

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