First Airbus Military A400M for Turkish Air Force makes maiden flight

[EADS N.V.,Amsterdam - 12.08.2013] First Airbus Military A400M for Turkish Air Force makes maiden flight

The first production Airbus Military A400M new generation airlifter for the Turkish Air Force (TAF) has made its maiden flight, marking a key milestone towards its delivery. The aircraft, known as MSN9, took off from Seville, Spain, at 13:56 local time (GMT+2) on 9 August and landed back in Seville 5 hours and 30 minutes later. The A400M programme for the TAF is also making good progress at the Airbus Military International Training Centre at Seville, where TAF pilots, loadmasters, and maintenance technicians have already begun their training. Turkey has ordered 10 A400Ms.
A high-resolution copy of this photograph can be downloaded from http://bit.ly/18h766e

Contacts for the media:
Jaime Perez-Guerra
Head of Communications
EADS Spain/ Airbus Operations (Spain)/ Airbus Military
Tel.: +34 91 5 85 59 00
Fax: +34 91 5 85 74 35
E-mail: jaime.perezguerra@military.airbus.com
Maggie Bergsma
Head of Media Relations
Airbus Military/ EADS Spain / Airbus (Spain)
Tel.: +34 91 5 85 76 07
Fax: +34 91 5 85 74 35
Kieran Daly
Cell: +34 689 669 661