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Thursday, January 27, 2011

Germany further reduces A400M order


A senior German lawmaker says the governing parties have agreed to further reduce the number of Airbus A400M military planes the country's air force will use.

The governing Free Democrats' deputy caucus leader, Juergen Koppelin, said Tuesday Germany will stick to its already reduced order of 53 A400M military transport aircraft -- but now plans to resell 13 of them on the market amid efforts to cut costs.

European aerospace company EADS' plane making subsidiary Airbus is building the A400M, a four-engine turboprop that has been plagued by delays and cost overruns.

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