Government Opts To Reduce A400M Transports

Members of Germany's coalition government have decided to continue to buy A400M cargo aircraft, but at a reduced number of units, reports the Dow Jones Newswire.

A representative from the Free Democratic Party, a junior coalition member, said the government will buy all 53 of the aircraft as planned, but only keep 40 of them for the Luftwaffe. The excess units would be sold abroad.

The savings resulting from this decision will enable the budget committee to approve the...