Aircraft
First A400M Is Not Quite Delivered To French Air Force
On Friday June 21, French President François Hollande (second from left), together with French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian (left), flew into the Paris Air Show on board an Airbus Military A400M. Company test pilot François Barre was the aircraft commander, assisted by French air force Lt. Col. Williams Grac, co-pilot and chief of the multinational entry-into-service team. (Photo: SIRPA)
On Friday June 21, French President François Hollande (second from left), together with French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian (left), flew into the Paris Air Show on board an Airbus Military A400M. Company test pilot François Barre was the aircraft commander, assisted by French air force Lt. Col. Williams Grac, co-pilot and chief of the multinational entry-into-service team. (Photo: SIRPA)

The second production A400M for the French air force (MSN8) was at the Paris Air Show, and President François Hollande flew into the show aboard one of the prototypes. However, Airbus Military has missed its target of making its first delivery of the new airlifter in the second quarter. According to operations director Bruno Sainjon from the DGA, which is the French defense agency responsible for approving the aircraft for service, “there are still some certification issues to take care of. We are still negotiating a bit.”

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