Airbus to display A400M transport plane

A400M transport plane

By Jun Ji-hye

The Airbus A400M military transport plane will be displayed at a defense exhibition in Korea next week.

Visitors can see the cutting-edge aircraft during the Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition 2015 (Seoul ADEX 2015) that will run for six days from Oct. 20 at Seoul Airport in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province.

An official of Airbus Defense and Space said Friday that air forces of eight countries have placed orders for 174 A400Ms, and 14 of the aircraft are operating.

The French Air Force received the Airbus military transport first in August 2013.

“The A400M is famous for its performance, regardless of high and low altitude during its missions,” a company official said.

The exhibition, which began in 1996, includes indoor exhibits, demonstration flights and an outdoor exhibition of aircraft and ground equipment.

In June, Airbus beat its U.S. rival Boeing to win a 1.4 trillion won ($1.3 billion) deal to provide four in-flight refueling tankers by 2019 to the South Korea Air Force.