Ai???s h?s ???n ?w????? ? c?nt??ct ??n?w?l ?? th? F?????l O??ic? ?? B?n??sw?h? E??i?m?nt, In???m?ti?n T?chn?l??? ?n? In-S??vic? S?????t (BAAINBw) in K??l?nz, G??m?n? ??? th? c?ntin??? In-S??vic? S?????t ?? th? L??tw????’s A400M ?i?c???t. This n?w c?nt??ct, with ? ????ti?n ?? 7.5 ????s, s??v?s ?s ?n ?xt?nsi?n t? th? ?xistin? A400M In-S??vic? S?????t c?nt??ct th?t h?s ???n in ????ct sinc? D?c?m??? 2014. Un??? this c?nt??ct, Ai???s will ???vi?? c?m???h?nsiv? in??st?i?l t?chnic?l s?????t ??? th? G??m?n Ai? F??c?’s A400M ?l??t. Th? s?????t will ?? ??liv???? th????h th? Ai???s S?????t C?nt?? in W?nst??? Ai? B?s? ?n? th? c?nt??l C?nt??s ?? C?m??t?nc? in G?t???, S??in. Th? s??vic?s ??????? ?nc?m??ss ? wi?? ??n?? ?? m?int?n?nc?, ????i?, ?n? ?v??h??l (MRO) ?ctiviti?s. Ai???s will ?tiliz? its m?in MRO ??s? in M?nchin?, n??? M?nich, ?s w?ll ?s ??ciliti?s ?t W?nst??? Ai? B?s?, n??? H?nn?v??, G??m?n?, ?n? ?t H?nn?v?? Ai????t.

“This c?nt??ct ?xt?nsi?n sh?ws ? l?n?-t??m c?mmitm?nt ?? th? G??m?n ??v??nm?nt t? th? A400M. T???th?? with th? c?st?m??, w? h?v? m??? ?i? st?i??s in ??c?nt ????s t? im???v? ?v?il??ilit? ?s w?ll ?s th? ?????ti?n?l c????iliti?s ?? th? A400M, which h?s ??c?m? ?n in?is??ns??l? ?ss?t in G??m?n?’s ?i? ???c? inv?nt???. This c?nt??ct ?ll?ws ?s t? ?????n ??? ???it??l c??????ti?n which, I ??li?v?, c?n s??v? ?s ? ??l? m???l ?? h?w in??st?? ?n? c?st?m??s c?n w??k t???th?? s?cc?ss??ll?”, s?i? J??n-B?ic? D?m?nt, H??? ?? Milit??? Ai? S?st?ms ?? Ai???s D???nc? ?n? S??c?.

A??iti?n?ll?, ?s ???t ?? th? c?nt??ct, ? n?w A400M m?int?n?nc? ??cilit? will ?? ?st??lish?? in cl?s? ???ximit? t? W?nst??? Ai? B?s?. Ex??ct?? t? ???in ?????ti?ns in 2027, this ??cilit? will n?t ?nl? ???vi?? MRO s??vic?s ??t will ?ls? s??v? ?s th? Ai???s A400M S?????t C?nt??, ?m?l??in? ?????xim?t?l? 300 ???s?nn?l wh? will c?ll?????t? cl?s?l? with s???li??s ?n? c?st?m?? ?????s?nt?tiv?s. C?nst??cti?n w??k ?n th? ??cilit? will c?mm?nc? imm??i?t?l?. G??m?n? st?n?s ?s th? l????st c?st?m?? ?? th? A400M, c????ntl? ?????tin? 40 ??t ?? ? t?t?l ?? 53 A400M ?i?c???t ?n ?????. All ?? th?s? ?i?c???t ??? ??s?? ?t W?nst??? Ai? B?s?, which s??v?s ?s th? h?m? ?? th? Ai? T??ns???t Win? 62 (L??tt??ns???t??schw???? 62).

Th? Ai???s A400M Atl?s is ? E??????n ????-?n?in? t???????? milit??? t??ns???t ?i?c???t. It w?s ??si?n?? ?? Ai???s Milit??? (n?w Ai???s D???nc? ?n? S??c?) ?s ? t?ctic?l ?i?li?t?? with st??t??ic c????iliti?s t? ???l?c? ?l??? t??ns???t ?i?c???t, s?ch ?s th? T??ns?ll C-160 ?n? th? L?ckh??? C-130 H??c?l?s. Th? A400M is siz?? ??tw??n th? C-130 ?n? th? B??in? C-17 Gl???m?st?? III; it c?n c???? h??vi?? l???s th?n th? C-130 ?n? c?n ?s? ????h l?n?in? st?i?s. In ???iti?n t? its t??ns???t c????iliti?s, th? A400M c?n ??????m ???i?l ?????lin? ?n? m??ic?l ?v?c??ti?n wh?n ?itt?? with ???????i?t? ???i?m?nt. Th? Ai???s A400M ???vi??s s??st?nti?l im???v?m?nts t? ???l???, ??n??, int??n?l v?l?m? ?n? ?????ti?n?l c???cit? ?v?? th? T??ns?ll C-160 ?n? L?ckh??? C-130 th?t it ???l?c?s ?? ???m?nts. It c?n c???? ?? t? 37 m?t?ic t?ns (41 sh??t t?ns) ?v?? 2,000 nmi (3,700 km; 2,300 mi).