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Luxembourg Armed Forces Airbus A400M makes its maiden flight

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The Airbus A400M new-generation airlifter ordered by the Luxembourg Armed Forces has made its maiden flight, marking a key milestone towards its delivery. The aircraft, known as MSN104, took off from Seville (Spain), where the final assembly line is located, at 16:08 local time (CET) and landed back on site 5 hours later.

The Luxembourg aircraft will be operated by the armed forces of Belgium and Luxembourg within a binational unit based in Belgium. MSN104 is scheduled to be delivered in the second quarter of 2020.

The above picture shows the Luxembourg aircraft landing at Seville airport, Spain.

This post was published on 13 April 2020 23:40

André Orban

M. Sc. Engineering

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