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Airbus A400M flight as soon as November 30-paper



10 October 2009 @ 02:06 pm ET

FRANKFURT - The A400M military transporter made by Airbus is set to have its maiden flight as soon as November 30, German weekly magazine FOCUS reports in an advance copy.


Airbus A400M flight as soon as November 30-paper
Spanish King Juan Carlos (5th R), members of EADS, Airbus and Regional Government of Andalucia pose in front of A400M military aircraft after its presentation in Seville, southern Spain, June 26, 2008. Europe unveiled the A400M military aircraft on Thursday, giving the public a first glimpse of a powerful turboprop plane built to supply seven NATO countries with urgently needed strategic airlift capacity. (Reuters Photo / Marcelo del Pozo)
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The aircraft has been delayed for two years.

Citing sources close to suppliers, FOCUS said the maiden flight was made possible thanks to the installation of software for the engines.

The first delivery of the A400M is set to take place in 2012, the magazine said.

(Reporting by Edward Taylor; Editing by Andy Bruce)

Copyright 2009 Thomson Reuters. All rights reserved.

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