...no, not because of the A400M delays
Airbus chief executive Tom Enders has become one of the first people to try out the A400M's suitability as a paratroop-delivery platform, having jumped from development aircraft MSN3 on 13 November.
A team of 10 experienced sports parachutists, including Enders and Bruno Delannoy, A400M programme manager for Europe's OCCAR procurement agency, took part in the test. They jumped from the aircraft's rear cargo ramp from an altitude of 12,000ft (3,660m) above the La Juliana drop zone near Seville, Spain. The skydivers involved had previously made a combined 35,000-plus descents, Airbus says.
More, with pics:
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/20 ... a400m.html
My friend and I applied for airline jobs in Australia, but they didn't Qantas.
