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Kazakhstan receives first Airbus A400M military transport aircraft
The A400M is equipped with turboprop engines for enhanced foreign object damage protection and a 12-wheel main landing gear for improved weight distribution. To date, more than 130 A400Ms have ...
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Airbus’ Nagging Issues: Spirit AeroSystems, Satellites And A400M Sales
Spirit’s problems building the so-called section 15, the center fuselage section, have hobbled Airbus A350 production. Credit: Spirit AeroSystems Airbus faces challenges on several fronts in ...
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Who Makes The Wheels? A Closer Look At 5 Major Landing Gear Companies
Airbus A330 family landing gears, A400M landing gears, Bombardier landing gears, and helicopter landing gears. According to its website, Héroux-Devtek is the third-largest land gear company in ...
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Airbus absorbs A400M charge, as space sector losses prompt European consolidation push
Airbus Defence & Space has reported a loss of €566 million ($590 million) against its activities last year, with its space programmes and the A400M tactical transport having contributed to the ...
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Airbus In Talks With UAE Suppliers Over A400M Workshare
ABU DHABI—Airbus is in discussions with companies in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) over a workshare on the A400M to secure its first Middle East order for the military airlifter. UAE companies ...
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Falklands MPC Typhoons ‘take over’ military airport in Rio do Janeiro
According to Aeroin, the fighters were accompanied by an Airbus A330-200 MRTT (Voyager KC3) and an Atlas C1 (Airbus A400M), with registration ... fire trucks. After landing, the aircraft were ...