Airbus says hopes to resume A400M pre-delivery test flights soon

PARIS/MADRID (Reuters) - Airbus (AIR.PA) hopes to be able to restart production test flights of its A400M military aircraft soon, paving the way for a rapid resumption of deliveries that were halted following a recent crash, the company said on Sunday. The plane crashed minutes into a pre-delivery test flight on May 9, prompting Spain to halt similar flights and thus effectively suspending deliveries of the troop and cargo plane. On Saturday, Spain's defense minister was quoted as saying the Madrid authorities had scheduled a meeting with Airbus on Monday to pose a series of questions following the crash.

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