Indonesia to buy two A400Ms to move goods

Indonesia has decided to purchase two A400M transport aircraft from Airbus but these planes will not have any military role as they will be used to move goods around the eastern part of the country.

By Laurent ERRERA from L’Union, France (DSC_8344-EC-402) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

The Indonesian Air Force will provide assistance to the Indonesian Trading Company (PPI) – which is buying the aircraft – with pilots and maintenance personnel.

PPI is responsible for the purchase and distribution of goods such as food and fuel and the eastern part of the country lacks roads and are highly dependent on aircraft to bring in the supplies.