The Airbus chairman and CEO signed that letter ... Following an interim fix on the propeller gear box, the A400M can now fly 650 hours, or a little more than a year's operation, before a ...

I have noted in recent photos of fully complete Airbus Military A400Ms (AW&ST July ... since two types of quick engine change assemblies, propeller assemblies, propeller... This content requires ...

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 ...

Simply sign up to the European companies myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. The A400M programme has been plagued by persistent capability shortfalls and technological problems The ...

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 ...

PARIS — Airbus Defence and Space ... according to the 2017 defense budget. The A400M program ran into production delays last year as cracks on the propeller gear box, a key engine component ...

FARNBOROUGH–Airbus is exploring initiatives to reduce the operation cost of its Airbus A400M airlifter ... particularly for the engine, propeller and propeller shafts associated with the ...

The A400M, a large, propeller-driven transport aircraft ... An initial analysis of the black boxes revealed that three of the aircraft’s four engines failed, Airbus has said. Enders said Airbus was ...

ZHUHAI, China, Nov 18 (Reuters) - The Airbus A400M military plane could receive ... shooting medium-sized dead birds at the plane's TP400 propeller engines to ensure they could deal with the ...

Airbus has unveiled a hydrogen-powered prototype with four electric engines, resembling old propeller planes from the outside – but inside, it hides futuristic technology based on fuel cells.

The Airbus A400M Atlas is a military aircraft featured in a Tom Cruise stunt. The UK's Royal Air Force has used it to send humanitarian aid to Gaza and evacuate civilians from Kabul. The versatile ...