Airbus' A400M Aircraft To Perform At Paris Air Show

Airbus Defence and Space has confirmed today that the A400M will take part in the flying display at the Paris Air Show.

The aircraft known as MSN6 will be flying from Monday 15th June to Friday 19th June. Head of Military Aircraft Fernando Alonso said, "We have complete confidence in the A400M and we are delighted to fly our demo as planned. We want to share our pride in the aircraft with all the passionate aviators at Le Bourget". 

The Airbus A400M Atlas is a multi-national four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft. It was designed as a tactical airlifter with strategic capabilities to replace older transport aircraft, such as the Transall C-160 and the Lockheed C-130 Hercules. Apart from transport, the A400M can also perform electronic surveillance and aerial refueling.

The A400M was launched in 2003 to respond to the combined needs of seven European Nations regrouped within OCCAR (Belgium, France, Germany, Luxemburg, Spain, Turkey and the UK), with Malaysia joining in 2005. This is one of the major reasons for its extreme versatility.