German Air Force Refuses Delivery of 2 Airbus Jets, Citing Technical Issues
November 13 2019 - 6:53AM
Dow Jones News
By Olivia Bugault and Max Bernhard
The German air force said in a statement Wednesday that it won't
take delivery of two Airbus SE (AIR.FR) A400M jets, citing
recurring technical problems.
The Luftwaffe said that it found flaws in how the propellers of
the aircraft were mounted, as well as other deficiencies, during
routine checks of jets that are already in use. Remedying those
flaws took significant time, it added.
The technical defects in combination with "the discovery that
the two aircraft currently to be delivered do not possess the
contractually warranted characteristics" led to the decision not to
accept them, it said.
Write to Olivia Bugault at olivia.bugault@wsj.com and Max
Bernhard at max.bernhard@dowjones.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
November 13, 2019 06:38 ET (11:38 GMT)
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