06/02/2013: Airbus Military held their annual Trade Media Brief event on May 29 and 30th 2013 in Seville, Spain. Featured was the A400M, for this is the year of initial deliveries of the aircraft to two customers, France and Turkey. In this slideshow, several views of the A400M are provided. …
06/02/2013: Airbus Military held its annual Trade Media Brief on May 29 and May 30th, 2013. In this slideshow, various aspects not covered in the A400M slideshow are provided. [slidepress gallery='airbus-military-seville-may-2013'] Credit:SLD 2013 The first two photos feature the C-295 and during the event, Airbus Military announced the launch of…
2013-05-31 During the Airbus Military Trade Media Briefing 2013, held on May 29th and 30th 2013, the trade press had an opportunity to fly on the A400M. After watching the plane emerge over the past few years, it was exciting to have the opportunity to fly the plane. Noticeably quiet inside…
2013-05-31 by Robbin Laird Yesterday I flew the A400M for the first time. [caption id="attachment_53540" align="alignnone" width="300"] Talking with the flight crew during the Airbus Military flight for journalists at the Trade Media Event, May 30, 2013. Credit Photo: SLD[/caption] My friend Francis Tusa has done a short interview for…
2013-05-26 French officers interviewed recently in Mali suggested they eagerness to have A400Ms in the lift fleet. According to SLD’s Murielle Delaporte, based on her interviews in country, during her time in Mali with the French forces: Air support has been crucial in the areas of more intense engagement. Forward air…
2013-04-28 We asked George Talbot of the Mobile Register to expand upon his interview published at the time of the groundbreaking for the A320 facility in Mobile, Alabama. The early piece was Mobile-specific; this piece speaks to a broader set of issues and we thank George for providing us with…
2013-04-21 In a recent piece in The Australian, the foreign editor, Greg Sheridan, weighed in on the F-35 discussion in the Pacific. The essential argument can be simply put: You can be part of 21st century airpower or choose to drop out. The controversies about the F-35 remind me of…
2013-04-19 Airbus broke ground April 8, 2013 on a final assembly facility at Mobile’s Brookley Aeroplex. The facility – dedicated solely to the production of A320 family aircraft – will employ 1,000 people at full production, deliver its first Mobile-made planes in 2016 and is expected to become the nucleus…
