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2019

20 June

ReleaseLockheed Martin and Airbus reaffirm tanker partnership at 2019 Paris Air Show

24 April

ReleaseOmega Systemes, a Web Industries company announces contract extension with Airbus

11 March

ReleaseAirbus Defence and Space and CoreAVI announce technology partnership to bring to market safety certifiable GPU compute for autonomous systems

2018

4 December

ReleaseLockheed Martin and Airbus sign memorandum of agreement on aerial refueling

13 November

ReleasePratt & Whitney Canada delivers first PW127G engines destined for Canadian fixed-wing search & rescue operations

2016

14 September

ReleaseFirst Airbus C295W for Brazilian Air Force Search and Rescue missions makes its maiden flight

8 September

ReleaseAirbus Defence and Space and Pratt & Whitney Canada mark delivery of 400th PW127G engine

2015

10 November

ReleaseAirbus Defence and Space and The Coulson Group to collaborate on C295W water bomber

14 October

ReleaseWings for first Spanish Air Force A400M arrive in Seville

15 April

ReleaseAirbus Defence and Space joins the Altair Partner Alliance

2014

2 December

ReleaseGE Aviation, Hamble implements its series production of in-flight refueling probes for the Airbus A400M multi-role military airlifter

4 July

ReleaseDenel lands R260m Airbus tender

19 May

ReleaseAirbus, Dassault Aviation and Alenia Aermacchi propose joint approach to Europe's next generation drone

2013

4 September

ReleaseAirbus Military A400M successfully performs unpaved runway trials

19 June

ReleaseAirbus Military awards A400M tailplane work package to South Africa's Denel Aerostructures

10 June

ReleaseSecond production Airbus Military A400M makes maiden flight

31 May

ReleaseAirbus Military launches C295W aircraft with enhanced performance

28 March

ReleaseAirbus Military and PTDI sign detailed development plan for NC212i

13 March

ReleaseAirbus Military A400M receives full civil type certificate from EASA

8 March

ReleaseThe first production A400M soars on its maiden flight

22 February

ReleaseThe A400M once again demonstrates its cold weather capabilities

2 January

ReleaseAirbus Military begins flight tests of C295 winglets

2012

10 December

ReleaseAirbus Military A400M completes critical flight-test phase

29 October

ReleaseAirbus selects ATK to manufacture composite wing cover stringers for the A400M military transport aircraft

31 August

ReleaseAirbus Military reconfirms A400M production output for 2013

28 May

ReleaseAirbus Military A400M begins rough field tests

9 May

ReleaseA400M makes first refuelling contacts with A330 MRTT

4 May

ReleaseThe A400M is awarded key certification from European Aviation Safety Agency

19 April

ReleaseEuroprop delivers engines for first production A400M

30 March

ReleaseAirbus Military A400M performs high-altitude tests at La Paz, Bolivia

27 March

ReleaseAirbus Military A400M flies to Latin America as part of flight test campaign

20 March

ReleaseAirbus Military begins final assembly of second serial A400M

17 January

ReleaseNew orders and deliveries strengthen Airbus Military's prospects for future sales opportunities

2011

20 December

ReleaseFifth Airbus Military A400M development aircraft makes first flight

23 November

ReleaseAirbus Military begins final assembly of the first A400M for France

28 October

ReleaseThe Airbus Military A400M performs water ingestion tests

23 September

ReleaseA400M passes key certification tests

9 July

ReleaseDenel Aerostructures in full production of Airbus A400M parts

24 June

ReleaseBarco avionics displays installed on first new military Airbus

9 May

ReleaseEuroprop's TP400 achieves EASA certification

3 May

ReleaseEuroprop concludes contract amendment with Airbus Miltary

8 April

ReleaseA400M contract amendment finalised with customer nations

11 March

ReleaseNew head of A400M programme appointed as industrial go-ahead reached

4 March

ReleaseAirbus Military completes A400M full scale fatigue tests for EASA certification

26 January

ReleaseSaab delivers nEUROn fuselage to Dassault Aviation

19 January

ReleaseMajor fatigue testing of Airbus Military A400M begins in Dresden

2010

21 December

ReleaseAirbus Military A330 MRTT ends 2010 on a high note

20 December

ReleaseFourth Airbus Military A400M makes first flight

9 November

ReleaseAirbus Military A400M drops paratroopers for the first time

8 November

ReleaseA400M: The perfect paratrooper and aerial deliverer