Airbus A400M military transport aircraft will make its first test flight some time around 7 December, after a long delay due to a series of technical problems.
Designed to replace aging military cargo carriers, the A400M aircraft, ordered by many European air forces, was due to enter service in 2009.
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Airbus has deferred the date for the aircraft to join service to 2013.
The company signed a contract in 2003 to deliver 180 A400M military transport aircraft to seven partner nations including the UK, France and Germany.
