Airbus Military celebrates first A400M delivery to French Air Force

Airbus Military delivered the first production A400M new generation airlifter to the French Air Force, at a ceremony at the Airbus Military Final Assembly Line (FAL) at Seville, Spain on September 30th. The aircraft, the first of 50 ordered by France and of a total of 174 on order, will be based at Orleans – Bricy Air Base and initially used for training before being deployed on military and humanitarian missions.