A400M First Flight
G2 Solutions @ December 13, 2009 # No Comment Yet
Deliveries are now scheduled to take place in early 2013.
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South Africa cancels order for eight A400M transports
G2 Solutions @ November 5, 2009 # No Comment Yet
A semi-surprise. The cost of acquisition and ownership for South Africa has tripled from an initial $2.4B to $6.2B. This cost also include temporary leasing of aircraft. The SAAF budget, already stretched from the Gripen and Hawks acquisitions, simply cannot absorb such an increase. Lockheed Martin, already well positioned in South Africa, could significantly benefit [...]
A400M facing huge bill
G2 Solutions @ July 10, 2009 # No Comment Yet
Approximately $10 Billion according to French newspaper Liberation this morning. France alone would have to assume $3.5 Billion of that amount and is categorically opposed to a program cancellation. Liberation also states that such a cancellation would cost in the area of $7 Billion. Simply too big, and much needed, to fail.
Airbus Military Photo
French Media Reports: A400M delayed until 2012-2014
G2 Solutions @ February 10, 2009 # No Comment Yet
Quoting sources close to the program, Le Figaro newspaper reports this morning that the A400M airlift aicraft will suffer further delays. First flight is scheduled for 2010 and selected deliveries could take place from 2012. However most A400M customers will need to wait until 2014 to receive production aircraft, some 3-5 years behind the original [...]
A400M: Persisting Cancellation Rumors
G2 Solutions @ January 19, 2009 # No Comment Yet
The rumor mill has plenty to say about the much troubled A400M these days. According to several sources, Airbus management has been studying a possible cancellation of the program.
Air & Cosmos has reported comments from Louis Gallois last week in which he indicated that EADS had seriously underestimated the complexity of the aircraft integration issues.
Cancellation? [...]
A400M delays means trouble for EU air forces
G2 Solutions @ December 15, 2008 # No Comment Yet
With delays accumulating with the A400M, several European air forces, most notably France and Great Britain are facing an air mobility crisis over the next 3-4 years. Britain has partially remedied to the problem with the addition of several C-17s into the RAF fleet. However, the French Air Force is facing a crisis of significant [...]
Airbus A400M First Flight Delayed 12 Months
G2 Solutions @ November 5, 2008 # No Comment Yet
As reported by Les Echos this morning based on comments from the German Defense Minister.