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The Turkish Air Force operated their first and currently only A400M into Kabul last week. First A400M to be sent to a war zone!

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First Airbus A400M for Malaysia makes its maiden flight

The first of four Airbus Defence and Space A400M new generation airlifters ordered by the Royal Malaysian Air Force has made its successful maiden flight, marking a key milestone towards delivery.

The aircraft, known as MSN22, took off from Seville, Spain, on 30 January at 17:30 local time (GMT+1) and landed back on site 1 hours and 30 minutes later.

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Any news on potential new sales of the A400?

USAF requested some informations about it some years ago....no progress?

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Airbus Defence and Space (DS) recently doubled the production rate of its A400M Atlas airlifter as it looks to make good on delayed deliveries, the company has revealed.

Production at the final assembly line (FAL) in Seville, Spain, has now been raised from 1.25 to 2.5 aircraft per month.
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Airbus hopes to be able to restart production test flights of its A400M military aircraft soon, paving the way for a rapid resumption of deliveries that were halted following a recent crash, the company said on Sunday.
The plane crashed minutes into a pre-delivery test flight on May 9, prompting Spain to halt similar flights and thus effectively suspending deliveries of the troop and cargo plane.
Spain's Defense Minister Pedro Morenes warned against scapegoating Spanish workers over the incident.
A senior Airbus executive was quoted last month as blaming the crash on poor quality controls in Seville where the A400M is completed. The remarks ruffled feathers in Spain, where an investigation is continuing into the causes of the crash.
Airbus Group Chief Executive Tom Enders sought on Sunday to smooth the concerns : "I fully agree with Pedro Morenes, it is a matter for Airbus as a whole and not just Sevilla or our hardworking and extremely dedicated people producing the A400M."

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Config file wipe blunder caused deadly Airbus A400M crash

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The Spanish government and Airbus Defence and Space have formalized an agreement to postpone the delivery of 13 of Spain’s 27 planned A400M airlifters.

Signed in September, the agreement puts off delivery of the 13 aircraft until after 2024. It was designed to help Madrid overcome the fiscal challenges faced by the country’s defence ministry over the past five years.

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Yesterday a Royal Air Force A400M transported personnel and equipment from the UK to the RAF base of Akrotiri in Cyprus. First use of an A400M in the fight against ISIS.

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Germany will demand damages from Airbus for A400M delays. The German government also expects Airbus to provide a comprehensive plan on how the company plans to deal with the problems in the A400M programme.

Airbus initially intended to deliver 20 A400Ms this year.
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In 2018 the first Belgian A400M will arrive. It was said that they would build new hangars at Melsbroek since the old ones are too small for the A400M.

But to this date, nothing has changed at Melsbroek. The old hangars are still there.

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Building new hangars does not take much time these days,rumors are that they eventually will go to Liege

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European Commission clears acquisition of sole control of ITP by Rolls-Royce, subject to conditions.

Press release 19th April 2017 - EN:
http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-17-1024_en.htm

Press release 19th April 2017 - FR:
http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-17-1024_fr.htm

Mergers: Commission clears acquisition of sole control of ITP by Rolls-Royce, subject to conditions

Brussels, 19 April 2017

The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of aircraft engine components maker ITP (Spain) by aircraft engine maker Rolls-Royce (UK). The decision is conditional on Rolls-Royce eliminating a conflict of interest concerning the EPI engine consortium.

Rolls-Royce, together with ITP, MTU of Germany and Safran of France, is a member of the military engine consortium EPI (Europrop International GmbH). EPI designs and manufactures the engine powering the Airbus A400M, which competes with the Lockheed Martin C-130J aircraft, powered by a Rolls-Royce engine.

The Commission had concerns that the transaction, as originally notified, would have enabled Rolls-Royce, by acquiring ITP, to obtain additional influence on the decision-making process of the EPI consortium, on matters that affect its competitiveness against the Lockheed Martin C-130J.

In order to remove these concerns, Rolls-Royce offered commitments in relation to the EPI governance rules that will eliminate the conflict of interest created by the merger and ensure that the EPI consortium remains competitive.

The Commission also investigated whether the relationship between ITP and Rolls-Royce raised competition concerns. In particular, the Commission examined whether the merged entity would have the ability and incentive to shut out the supply of ITP's engine components to other manufacturers of aircraft engines competing with Rolls-Royce. However, the Commission concluded that, after the merger, Rolls-Royce would have neither the ability nor the incentive to do so.

The Commission concluded that the transaction, as modified by the commitments, would no longer raise competition concerns. The decision is conditional upon full compliance by Rolls-Royce with its commitments.

Companies and products

Rolls-Royce is active in the development and manufacture of aircraft engines and power systems for civil aerospace, defence aerospace, marine and energy applications.

ITP (Industria de Turbo Propulsores) is a joint venture between Rolls-Royce and Spanish SENER, established in 1989. ITP specialises in the manufacture of aircraft engine components and includes among its activities design, research and development, manufacturing and casting, assembly and testing of aircraft engine components.

ITP is a supplier of engine components to Rolls-Royce and other aircraft engine manufacturers, whereas Rolls-Royce is mainly active in the production of aircraft engines for air frame manufacturers.

Merger control rules and procedures

The Commission has the duty to assess mergers and acquisitions involving companies with a turnover above certain thresholds (see Article 1 of the Merger Regulation) and to prevent concentrations that would significantly impede effective competition in the EEA or any substantial part of it.

The vast majority of mergers do not pose competition problems and are cleared after a routine review. From the moment a transaction is notified, the Commission generally has a total of 25 working days to decide whether to grant approval (Phase I) or to start an in-depth investigation (Phase II).

A non-confidential version of today's decision will be available on the Commission's competition website, in the public case register under the case number M.8242.

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