EADS to Roll out A400M on June 26.

Saturday May 17 2008

PARIS, May 17 (Reuters) - European aerospace group EADS plans to roll out the A400M heavy airlifter for its first public viewing on June 26, the company said on Saturday.

The four-engine turbo-prop aircraft will add urgently needed tactical and strategic airlift capacity to seven European NATO nations. But production has been delayed by 6 to 12 months, amid wrangling between developers over engine performance.

The roll-out at the aircraft's new production facility in Seville, southern Spain, will be a chance to wave the flag for Europe's biggest military project under development but industry and investor eyes are firmly on the timing of its maiden flight.

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