Targeting a first flight for the A400M military aircraft by the end of October is looking increasingly ‘difficult’.

According to Airbus executive vice president Tom Williams, targeting a first flight for the A400M military aircraft by the end of October is looking increasingly ‘difficult’. The company has had ‘issues’ with engine failures, including software problems. Each week of delay to the first flight beyond the end of October would probably equate to a further week’s delay to the delivery of the first aircraft, Williams added. AFX, (28/07)

EADS is looking for a suitable US partner to possibly offer the A400M military transport aircraft to the Pentagon.

EADS is looking for a suitable US partner to possibly offer the A400M military transport aircraft to the Pentagon. Aviation Week reports that executives from EADS North America have held discussions with both Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin about assembling the A400M in the US if it can grab a contract from the DoD. According to John Young, director of tanker programmes at EADS North America, there is a “huge opportunity” for the transport aircraft in the US defence market to replace up to 450 ageing C-130s.

The A400M military transport plane programme is one of the strongest supports to Andalusia’s aerospace industry

The A400M military transport plane programme is one of the strongest supports to Andalusia’s aerospace industry. The project, indeed, has attracted some 25 Spanish and international companies to Seville,

Air & Cosmos features a special report about the A400M transport aircraft

Air & Cosmos features a special report about the A400M transport aircraft, after its official roll-out ceremony took place last June 26 in Seville, Spain. This celebration marked the success

Les Echos wonders how to end the crisis of confidence at EADS

Les Echos wonders how to end the crisis of confidence at EADS. Columnist Bruno Lancesseur says the “EADS house is burning”. Since the first A380 delays, bad news coming from Hamburg and Toulouse have accumulated. Yet, EADS remains a “paradox”: the company represents one of the “most beautiful industrial ventures in Europe” –Eurocopter is the world’s largest helicopter manufacturer; MBDA is the number-one or two in the missile world; and EADS Astrium is a leading satellite manufacturer. Not to mention Airbus’s success, points out the columnist, who sees several reasons to the current crisis: the weight of French-German balance; the group’s governance structure; programme issues; illintegrated operations, etc.

The A400M roll-out ceremony

The A400M roll-out ceremony took place in Seville, Spain, last June 26. French weekly L’Usine Nouvelle explains how Carlos Suarez, managing director of Airbus Military and CEO of EADS-Casa, spends most

Airbus Military unveiled its A400M military transport plane to the public last week

Airbus Military unveiled its A400M military transport plane to the public last week. The plane has won 192 orders from nine countries. The company, however, has not yet announced a schedule for the maiden flight –which should take place in the few coming months. This step will be “decisive”, comments Le Monde. The newspaper goes back over the landmarks of the programme’s history. Carlos Suarez, CEO of Airbus Military, acknowledged

EADS saw its share price stumble by 7.74% last week, to €12.16

As its win of a multibillion-dollar tanker contract in the US is called into question, EADS saw its share price stumble by 7.74% last week, to €12.16. This latest bad news has actually added up to the A400M

The roll-out ceremony for the Airbus A400M military transport aircraft takes place in Seville

The roll-out ceremony for the Airbus A400M military transport aircraft takes place today in Seville, Spain. Louis Gallois and Spanish King Juan Carlos will attend the event. The whole programme is

Europeans devote some € 200Bn to defence, the world’s second-largest spending after the US

L’Express columnist Jacques Attali reports that the Europeans devote some € 200Bn to defence, the world’s second-largest spending after the US. The European armies count 2 million soldiers and

Maiden flight of the A400M military transport aircraft should take place in September

Louis Gallois said yesterday that the maiden flight of the A400M military transport aircraft should take place in September. “This plane will fly in the summer, but the schedule is increasingly tight”,

Louis Gallois acknowledged that the A400M programme schedule was tight.

Speaking about the A400M military transport aircraft, Louis Gallois yesterday acknowledged that the programme schedule was tight. “The plane is complicated, the engine is complicated and the interface is equally complex”, he told reporters.

Delivery schedule of the A400M military transport aircraft could be delayed by one more year

German magazine WirtschaftsWoche reports that the delivery schedule of the A400M military transport aircraft could be delayed by one more year. These delays are related to poor cooperation between

The A400M programme boosts Spain’s aeronautics industry.

The A400M programme boosts Spain’s aeronautics industry. EADS Casa and Airbus Military unveiled the military transport aircraft for the first time last April 22, in Seville. Antonio Vinolo, managing director of the Spanish Atecma aerospace industry association, comments that “presenting this plane and knowing that customers that will want it will come to Seville to buy it” are a great recognition for the Spanish industry.

TTU features a special report about EADS’s operational maintenance and support offering to its military customers.

TTU features a special report about EADS’s operational maintenance and support offering to its military customers. Such services are crucial for several of the group’s programmes, including the A400M or M51.