A400M NEWS

The Airbus A400M soon to be used as a firefighting aircraft ?

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Fri, Jun 18^th 2021 |

AKKA Technologies has just developed a turnkey conversion solution to be able to add a new auxiliary capability to the Airbus A400M, the C295 and the CN-235 military t...

Atlantic Aviation Group completes the acquisition of part of the business of Flybe Aviation Services

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Feb 11^th 2021 |

Irish MRO Atlantic Aviation Group (AAG) announces that it has finalized the acquisition of part of the business of Fl...

Sabena technics acquires AeroTech Pro to strengthen its position on Airbus' military aircraft

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Nov 5^th 2020 |

Sabena technics has just acquired the company AeroTech Pro, located in Aix-en-Provence and Istres, in order to streng...

German air force rejects delivery of two Airbus A400Ms

DEFENCE | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Wed, Nov 13^th 2019 |

Germany's air force said Wednesday it had refused delivery of two Airbus A400M transport planes over safety concerns, saying bolts holding the propellers on some alre...

Drone maintenance for the A400M

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Fri, Jun 21^st 2019 |

Airbus Defence & Space's latest ambition is to develop its drone maintenance capabilities. The European aircraft manufacturer has signed a cooperation agreement with the Spanish air force to develop and R&D project wh...

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Changes to come for the maintenance of French Air Force's A400M fleet

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Sept 20^th 2018 |

"When it comes to maintenance in operational condition for the A400M, we need to recognise that things are moving into place relatively well", one pilot explained to u...

Airbus Defence and Space hands over 50th A400M

DEFENCE | AEROCONTACT | Thu, Sept 28^th 2017 |

Airbus Defence and Space today delivered the 50th A400M new generation airlifter to the German Air Force marking a key milestone for an aircraft which is transforming the world of air mobility.The aircraft, known as M...

A400M delays could leave German air force hanging

DEFENCE | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Tue, May 9^th 2017 |

Delays to the Airbus A400M plane meeting its full specifications could leave the German air force without transport aircraft after 2021, according to a confidential report."Given the under-financing of the programme ...

Madrid invites Airbus CEO to debrief on military plane woes

DEFENCE | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Mon, Feb 27^th 2017 |

Spain has invited the head of Airbus to travel to Madrid next month to brief defence officials about its troubled A400M military transport plane, the defence ministry...

Airbus A400M demonstrates refuelling contacts with second A400M

DEFENCE | AEROCONTACT | Mon, Nov 14^th 2016 |

The Airbus A400M new generation airlifter has further expanded its capabilities as a tanker by successfully demonstrating air-to-air refuelling contacts with another A...

Wings for first Spanish Air Force A400M arrive in Seville

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Wed, Oct 21^st 2015 |

The wings for the first Airbus A400M new generation airlifter for the Spanish Air Force have arrived at the Final Assembly Line (FAL) in San Pablo, Seville. These firs...

UK accepts seventh Airbus A400M

DEFENCE | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Wed, Sept 16^th 2015 |

Airbus Defence and Space today welcomed the decision of the UK Ministry of Defence to declare that the key contractual milestone known as In-Service Delivery (ISD) has been met following the handing-over of its sevent...

Kurt Rossner appointed Head of A400M Programme

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Tue, Mar 31^st 2015 |

Following reorganization of the A400M Programme already announced, Kurt Rossner, currently Head of Light&Medium & Derivatives within Military Aircraft, has been appointed as Head of A400M Programme with effect as of 1...

Malaysia takes delivery of its first Airbus A400M

DEFENCE | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Tue, Mar 10^th 2015 |

Airbus Defence and Space has formally delivered the first of four Airbus A400M military transport ordered by the Royal Malaysian Air Force. The handover also marks the first delivery of an A400M to an export customer ...

Airbus Group will show A400M and A330 MRTT at Australian International Air Show

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Mon, Feb 23^rd 2015 |

Airbus Group and its Divisions will be high-profile at the Avalon air show, near Melbourne, from 24 February to 1 March. The Group will present the world’s newest stra...