UK Ministers Expect A400M Reliability Gains In 2020

A400M
Credit: Airbus Defense & Space
LONDON—British defense ministers are hopeful that issues dogging the reliability and serviceability of the UK’s A400M airlifter fleet will be solved by the third quarter of 2020. Problems with the 20-strong fleet, described by Members of Parliament (MPs) as “an emerging procurement disaster,” are...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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