A400M Gets Going
Today is a big day for Airbus Military, the aircraft maker is starting serial production of the A400M airlifter, says EADS CEO Louis Gallois.
Four of the aircraft are flying already, but what is now going into the build process are aircraft for customer deliveries.
There's more important activity ahead for the program in the coming weeks. A German parliamentary committee is due to review the program on January 19. Once that has happened, EADS hopes a new contract -- negotiated last year to deal with cost and schedule overruns -- will be finalized.
French president Nicolas Sarkozy is at Airbus tomorrow -- to give a speech on his country's economic plan -- and Gallois says may get viewing of the A400M (France is slated to be the first operator of the aircraft).
Despite the turmoil the program has gone through, Gallois says there is export interest in the product. However, the priority is now getting aircraft into the hands of customers, so no sales teams are formed, yet, to pursue those markets. Nevertheless, he sees market potential for the A400M of 400-500 airlifters.
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