Aircraft Industry/ESA EADS blames engines for A400M delay
The largest military project in Europe suffered a new blow on Thursday when European Aeronautic Defense & Space indefinitely postponed the first flight of the A400M transport plane in a dispute over engine development. The latest delay in providing airlift capacity for seven European members of NATO looks set to widen a rift between EADS and the top engine makers on the Continent.
Engine makers refused to shoulder the blame. "The engine was delivered at end-2007 and we delivered flight-worthy software in April and have been waiting since then for the aircraft to fly. Nothing from the engines prevents it flying," said a senior executive, asking not to be named because of the sensitivity of the matter.
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