Airbus confirms A400M problems
I wonder if our opposition parties and journalists will notice:
The A400M is a military transport aircraft. There has been speculation that it was running into difficulties [see second part at link], and Airbus confirmed this for the first time yesterday.Especially this journalist. I hope the Auditor General notices too.
The A400M, which will be larger than existing Hercules transporters, will be delayed by three months, and Airbus acknowledged that there would be “significant challenges until first delivery”, which is scheduled for next year. Costs have blown out on this project, too, and EADS took a provision of €352 million to cover the “risk and technical challenges” of developing the aircraft...
posted by Mark, Ottawa at 4:47 p.m.
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Reminds of how the A380 fiasco started . . just a minor schedule slip at first, then WHAM, two years late and billions over budget.
Add this news of late and way over budget with the already released news the design is heavier and slower than planned - which equals less payload and less range and the makings of another EADS fiasco is emerging in front of us.
Can you imagine if Canada had signed on to this program instead of getting the Globesmashers ?? Every smart ass reporter would be screaming how stupid to buy a paper airplane with all the risks of an unproven design . . .
yadda, yadda, yadda
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