By A.H. Mooradian DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
PARIS (Dow Jones) – European aircraft manufacturer Airbus wants to end this year with commercial production of A400M military transport to begin. 2013, the Group would be the Increase production capacity will reach four aircraft, "said Managing Director Domingo Urena-Roso of Airbus Military on Monday. 2014 she was eight Machines a year to rise to 2016 on two machines per month.
So far, Airbus A400M, the majority of machines to France sold, followed by the program partners, Britain and Germany. For the further marketing of the United States could a major Market will be, "said Urena-Roso. It is still too early to say Apply the marketing strategy of the Group in the United States will – whether Airbus For example, alone or precedence would be looking for partners. Back to the catalog price of the A400M would not comment to the Managing Director.
Airbus already has two built A400M aircraft. The first flight of nearing completion of third plane is standing for the The end of the second quarter, planned, and will until the end of a fourth Made its maiden flight.
Only in early March, the Airbus parent EADS green Light for the continuation of the A400M program will receive. With consumer countries had seven European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co NV (EADS), a compromise in the dispute over the financing of Additional costs for the delayed A400M achieved. The Consuming countries will now pay £ 2 billion more for the transport aircraft. Moreover, they are also willing to EUR 1.5 billion, for the they in return share in future export orders will. They also waived all penalties for the delays.
Germany, France, Britain, Belgium, Luxembourg, Spain and Turkey had already in 2003 a total of 180 Machines for a total price of EUR 20 billion order. The first A400M had now supposed to fly already in use. Due to technical problems EADS had the dates move further and further, also jumped the Costs in the air.
Website: www.airbus.com -From A.H. Mooradian, Dow Jones Newswires +49 (0) 69 29725 104, unternehmen.de @ dowjones.com DJG / DJN / ebb / sha / jhe
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