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May I know who represent Malaysia at the ceremony? Defence Minister?

 

The biggest looser politician...

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nice cockpit... if not for the HUD (?) displays, i would've say it's just a commercial aircraft's cockpit...

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" :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: " ceremony ?

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Funny and thanks... :sorry: :sorry: :sorry:

 

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OMG..C-17 with fans!!!!. very awkward looking blades however!!?? it looks like its arching forward :blink:

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OMG..C-17 with fans!!!!. very awkward looking blades however!!?? it looks like its arching forward :blink:

That's not C-17 la,Iggy.It's the A400M.

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c-17 with An-70 blades?

 

p/s: An-70's blades are contra-rotating though..

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the HUDs looks very cool indeed..i woudlnt be disappointed if i was demoted from fighter ilot to this.. :p

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Watch Rollout Video

 

The first Airbus A400M military transporter rolled out from its final assembly line in Seville, Spain today, marking a key milestone in the development for this new multi-role airlifter.

 

In a ceremony presided by His Majesty Juan Carlos I, King of Spain, the aircraft was presented to an international audience of 1,500 invited guests, which included hundreds of Airbus employees wearing commemorative white T-shirts, military officials from participating countries and journalists. The unveiling was highlighted by a colourful fanfare of traditional Spanish music, dance and aerial gymnastics.

 

The A400M represents the most ambitious military procurement programme ever undertaken in Europe, and the aircraft features electronic flight controls, carbon composite structures and an automated handling system - all which were incorporated to bring new standards of operability and safety for military aircrews. It is a true multi-mission platform, designed for strategic operations, tactical missions and in-theatre aerial refuelling.

 

"The A400M is a winner in its own right and in a class of its own," said Carlos Suarez, the Chief Executive Officer of Airbus Military.

 

EADS CEO Louis Gallois added: "The partners in Airbus Military have made tremendous efforts to develop this aircraft, and I share your pride."

 

Commitments for the A400M now total 192, with the European launch customers (Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Germany, Spain, Turkey and the United Kingdom) subsequently joined by Malaysia and South Africa.

 

Tom Williams, Airbus Executive Vice-president - Programmes, confirmed that the A400M's first flight is expected to take place at the end of September or in October. Meanwhile, the second aircraft is taking shape in the final assembly line.

 

 

Im proud to be malaysian!

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EADS Slows Production Of Delayed A400M

 

November 4, 2008

European aerospace group EADS plans to slow down production of the A400M military transporter as it grapples with a series of issues surrounding the delayed EUR20 billion euro (USD$26 billion) project.

 

"It's a slowdown to take into account some uncertainties on the agenda of the program we previously announced," a spokeswoman for Europe's largest military project said on Tuesday.

 

"Production is not stopping, it's only being adjusted to the constraints," she added.

 

Two of the airlifters have so far been assembled, a third is largely complete and the sections of the next two have mostly been built. Parts of the structure of the sixth are being put together.

 

But EADS postponed the first flight of the A400M indefinitely in September in a row over engine development. No new date has been given by the company.

 

France's Les Echos newspaper reported on Tuesday that EADS had decided to suspend A400M production to avoid a build-up of assembled aircraft before test flights had even begun.

 

EADS has also not indicated when it would give a new planning schedule for the program. Les Echos said this was not expected before the start of December at the earliest.

 

The A400M, which is being built for seven NATO countries, already led to EUR1.4 billion in provisions for EADS a year ago, when it said the project was running six to 12 months late.

 

Thales, which is supplying the flight management system for the A400M, said last week it would miss its 2008 profitability goal after taking a EUR60 million charge on delays to the aircraft.

 

(Reuters)

 

Wasn't it ordered by TUDM as well ? :huh:

 

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Wah lau eh !

Another Airbus delay

Perhaps TUDM can wrangle another ACJ comensation deal, 9M-NAB perhaps ? ;)

 

Oh yes, that would be good. More luxurious transport for our Kings, royal families and the boat load of politicians who worked their arses off. :)

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Britain Says Can't Accept 3-4 Year Delay In A400m

 

January 12, 2009

Britain cannot accept a three to four year delay in the delivery of Airbus A400M military transport planes, British Defence Secretary John Hutton said on Monday.

 

Hutton also confirmed that Britain, which has long sought to upgrade its ability to transport troops and equipment to conflict zones such as Afghanistan, is looking at acquiring more C-17 Globemaster cargo planes from Boeing.

 

Britain is one of the original seven nations to order the A400M airlifter, but Airbus parent EADS indicated last Friday that the A400M would not be ready before 2012 and called for a renegotiated contract with NATO nations.

 

"We cannot accept a three to four year delay in the delivery of these aircraft. It is going to impose unnecessary and unacceptable strain on our air assets and we, along with all of our partner nations, will have to consider very carefully indeed what the right response now to this problem is as we go forward," Hutton told parliament.

 

The EUR20 billion euro (USD$27 billion) A400M project has been hit by delays in building its massive turbo-prop engines, sparking a public row with suppliers.

 

EADS has in turn been unable to meet its obligations to seven European NATO countries that ordered the plane in the largest single European arms purchase in 2003.

 

A member of parliament asked Hutton if Britain was considering acquiring more C-17s from Boeing because of recent militant attacks on the main land supply route through Pakistan for Western forces in Afghanistan.

 

"We have recently acquired additional C-17s, and we are looking at the possibility of acquiring more," Hutton said.

 

Asked where this would leave the A400M, he said: "That's a very, very good question."

 

"The A400M programme is now likely to be subject to considerable delay, because of problems that EADS are having in producing the aircraft," he said.

 

EADS said on Friday it wanted to "discuss the programme schedule, along with changes to other areas of the contract, including in particular certain technical characteristics".

 

So far 192 A400Ms have been ordered from the original seven nations -- Germany, France, Britain, Spain, Belgium, Luxembourg and Turkey -- and export customers Malaysia and South Africa.

 

EADS last year effectively halted production and abandoned efforts to estimate the timing of the first flight, saying it could not set a schedule until engine makers gave more guarantees.

 

The engine consortium led by the UK's Rolls Royce and France's Safran hit back by blaming Airbus for the delays.

 

The delays have triggered disputes over whether there should be penalties paid to governments by EADS, which has so far taken some EUR1.7 billion of provisions to pay for the delays.

 

European defence industry officials said last month that Britain was in talks to speed up the delivery of mid-air refuelling tankers that can double as troop transporters, partly driven by delays to the A400M.

 

(Reuters)

 

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EADS Denies Considering Collapse Of A400M Project

 

January 23, 2009

European aerospace group EADS on Friday denied it was preparing for a possible collapse of the EUR20 billion euros A400M military aircraft as it tries to renegotiate late delivery penalties.

 

EADS has suspended production of the aircraft designed to carry troops and equipment to rugged combat zones such as Afghanistan because of a row with engine makers over delays.

 

The Financial Times Deutschland reported potential losses had forced the Airbus parent company to question its role in Europe's biggest single arms development.

 

"According to FTD information, the mass of A400M problems is prompting a discussion at EADS over whether the project should be maintained," the newspaper reported.

 

The FTD quoted the head of Germany's air force as saying deliveries to the Luftwaffe of the troop and cargo plane would be delayed by up to four years to 2014.

 

"That is a disastrous development," he was reported saying.

 

EADS faces steep penalties over A400M delays now stretching beyond three years. It has begun talks with seven European NATO governments to review the penalties and other terms in return for firm pledges on deliveries.

 

The size of the exposure is not known but EADS has already taken charges of EUR1.7 billion and analysts say it faces a potential deficit of billions more -- threatening a repeat of financial strains caused by the delays in the A380 superjumbo.

 

EADS denied any internal scenarios to escape the project.

 

"There is no discussion within EADS about a scenario to withdraw from the A400M programme, contrary to what has been circulated in the press," the group said.

 

However, at least one high level EADS executive believes the company cannot continue without relief on the terms of the programme, according to sources familiar with the matter.

 

And executives at Airbus are increasingly outspoken about the impact of the programme, which was recently handed to the Toulouse-based planemaker by EADS chief executive Louis Gallois in a reorganisation of EADS' military aircraft activities.

 

Airbus chief executive Tom Enders last week called the contractual and organisational set-up of the project "a recipe for disaster" and referred to them as "mission impossible".

 

EADS says the programme, already two years late, should be delayed by another year or so to allow development problems to stabilise before embarking on full-scale production.

 

Airbus blames engine makers led by Rolls Royce and Safran, while the engine makers say it is Airbus that has botched the testing of the West's largest ever turbo-prop.

 

The company has called for a renegotiation of the original contract to supply 180 planes to seven European NATO countries.

 

(Reuters)

 

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Why many European joint-aerospace project face delays?

Previously it was the Eurofighter. Then NH90. Now A400M.

 

Projects too ambitious coupled with various 'prides' of the countries concerned :sorry:

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Why many European joint-aerospace project face delays?

Previously it was the Eurofighter. Then NH90. Now A400M.

You missed out the big mamma of them all - dugong ! :)

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Projects too ambitious coupled with various 'prides' of the countries concerned :sorry:

 

I read somewhere on the development of the old Concord. The British engineer when explaining why the delay of concord's development said this.... " first you must understand, we are working with the French here...." :rolleyes:

 

No offence but I guest different nationality with different objectives...

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Spain "Very Optimistic" On Airbus A400M Talks

 

September 28, 2009

 

Spain is "very optimistic" a deal will be reached to rescue the delayed Airbus A400M military transport plane, a senior government minister said on Monday.

 

Seven European NATO nations have agreed to renegotiate their contract with Airbus parent EADS to prevent production delays and financial losses derailing the EUR20 billion euro project, and plan to hold a progress meeting in Germany in mid-October.

 

Asked how optimistic she was about the outcome of the October meeting, Spanish defence minister Carme Chacon said, "A lot. Spain is very optimistic about our capacity to agree and co-operate in our goal, which is a strong policy for the European defence industry".

 

"At the end of this year we are going to be able to witness the first flight so we are really optimistic," she added, speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a meeting of European Union defence ministers in Sweden.

 

(Reuters)

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I read somewhere on the development of the old Concord. The British engineer when explaining why the delay of concord's development said this.... " first you must understand, we are working with the French here...." :rolleyes:

 

No offence but I guest different nationality with different objectives...

 

no joke. i'm lucky enough to have one of my lectures who was the chief engineer for the olympus engines on the Concord as well as BA's Chief engineer for this legendary bird. the Brits & French took turns to host technical meetings regarding the plane. When in Britain, english was used ... but when meetings were held in France ... French was the compulsory language. :blink: :nea:

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