Bueno, quizas la nota era un poco vieja y que salio a luz este mes en AIR INTERNATIONAL.
Bueno, por otro lado:
A400M Delays Creating Contract Controversies
29-Mar-2010 16:12 EDT
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A400M rollout, Seville
(click to view full)MSN1 to France, Visions of American sales, Britain may cut its order from 25 – 22. (March 29/10)
Airbus’ A400M is a EUR 20+ billion program that aims to repeat Airbus’ civilian successes in the full size military transport market. A series of smart design decisions were made around capacity (35-37 tonnes/ 38-40 US tons, large enough for survivable armored vehicles), extensive use of modern materials, multi-role capability as a refueling tanker, and a multinational industrial program; all of which leave the aircraft well positioned to take overall market share from Lockheed Martin’s C-130 Hercules. If the USA’s C-17 is allowed to go out of production, the A400M would also have a strong position in the strategic transport market, with only Russian IL-76 and AN-124 aircraft as competition. To date, 184 orders have been placed by Germany (60), France (50), Spain (27), Britain (25), Turkey (10), South Africa (8), Belgium (7), Malaysia (4), and Luxembourg (1); and Chile has expressed an unfinalized interest in 3 planes.
EADS firm’s biggest issue, by far, has been funding for a project that is more than EUR 7 billion over budget. The next biggest issue was timing, as A400M delivery penalties and Lockheed Martin’s strong push for its serving C-130J Super Hercules cast a pall over the A400M’s potential future. The entire project has been under moratorium for over a year as all parties decided what to do. Cancellation was not a realistic contractual option for most customers, but late deliveries could be refused, giving both Airbus and its customers negotiating leverage. This DID Spotlight article covers the latest developments, as the A400M project slides toward a new agreement, and production.
Mas informacion en el siguiente link:
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/A40 ... ies-05080/
Bueno, quizas al parecer la FACH no estaria interesada en la invitacion que EMBRAER le hizo a ENAER para el desarrollo del avion de transporte que ellos mismos tienen!
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