French Defense Minister chides Airbus for A400M woes

French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has publicly blamed Airbus for failing to deliver operational A400Ms.

By Eric Salard (F-RBAA A400M LBG SIAE 2015) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Drian made the comments to a defense committee of the lower house National Assembly on Nov. 2.

“As this meeting is public, perhaps my remarks will reach Mr. Enders. It can be said that the talks I have with the Airbus executives are … lively.”