Bad Moon Rising at Airbus?

It was widely reported today that theFrench Newspaper La Tribune has said that there may well be a delay of up to two years in the A400M military airlifter program. Festung Airbus of course, is saying "Bollocks! There's nothing to the reports."

We've heard that before with the Albatross. What this will all mean is undetermined, but when there's smoke around the Festung you can bet your last Confederate dollar that something's burning.

First flight is scheduled for January of 'o8, with deliveries to the French Government to start in the second half of 2009.