The A400M fits into a niche between the Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules turbo-prop and the Boeing C-17, which is also capable of landing on semi-prepared airstrips. In practice all three compete to ...

Even for a programme with a history as chequered as the A400M, Airbus chief executive Tom Enders' latest critique of the troubled airlifter was astonishingly frank - and packed with intent.

I have noted in recent photos of fully complete Airbus Military A400Ms (AW&ST July 21, p. 27) that the inner and outer propellers rotate in opposite directions. If nothing else, this feature adds ...

Airbus will ask client nations to agree to a cap on financial penalties on late delivery of the A400M, ... Following an interim fix on the propeller gear box, the A400M can now fly 650 hours, ...

The European authorities are due to certify a modified Avio propeller gearbox in September, an interim solution required after a crack was found on the present equipment on the Airbus A400M airlifter.

Comments made by a French Air & Space Force Colonel suggest the A400M transport could evolve into a “heavy combat aircraft.” ...

Ratier-Figeac has completed the first propeller for the Airbus Military A400M four-engined transport. The 5.3m (17ft)-diameter, eight-bladed propeller will equip the 11,000shp (8,200kW) Europrop ...

FARNBOROUGH, England -- Airbus Defense and Space is preparing for a massive increase in production of A400M strategic and tactical military airlifter. Two A400M’s were delivered to the French ...

Airbus (AIR.PA) is sticking to plans to deliver 20 of its A400M military transporter planes this year as it works with engine partners to resolve problems discovered in the propeller gear boxes ...

After many delays Airbus Military’s all-new A400M four-engine turboprop military transport, designed as a replacement for the C-130 Hercules and Transall C-160, has taken to the air for the ...

Airbus Group SE’s A400M military transport is undergoing checks to the gearboxes of its turboprop engines to make sure the plane is safe to fly, according to the German Defense Ministry, marking ...

The first delivery of the Airbus A400M, Europe's new military airlifter, could slip beyond its second-quarter target date and take place in July, industry sources said. Fox Business.