Airbus tests engines on military transport plane

The CEO of Airbus says the plane maker has run all four engines on a long-delayed prototype of its first military transport plane and expects the aircraft to fly “before Christmas".

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Published: Mon 16 Nov 2009, 6:37 PM

Last updated: Thu 17 Nov 2022, 9:25 AM

Airbus President and Chief Executive Tom Enders on Monday showed a picture at the Dubai Airshow of the A400M he said was taken the night before. It showed the inboard, port side propeller spinning rapidly.

Enders says each of the engines was run Sunday night, and will be tested together next week.


He says the milestone “means that we are in serious countdown mode for (the) first flight.”


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