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Third A400M Atlas Delivered To U.K., First Since Crash

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Third A400M Atlas Delivered To U.K., First Since Crash
Airbus Group A400M. Photo: Airbus Group

The United Kingdom Ministry of Defense (MOD) has taken delivery of its third A400M Atlas transport aircraft, the U.K. Royal Air Force said on Tuesday.The A400M, designated ZM403, was flown into its home base at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire from the assembly plant in Seville, Spain on July 5.This is the third of 22 Atlas aircraft the U.K. procured as part of a $4.2 billion program, on track to meet the U.K.’s future air mobility requirements.This was the first…

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