Germany grounds Airbus A400m after Spain crsh

BERLIN
Germany  's air force has temporarily
grounded  it's sole Airbus A400M until
an investigation determines the cause
of the crash ofa plane of  the same type,
in Spain,a military spokesman said,

At least four  people were killed Saturday
when an A400M crashed  near Seville  airport
in southern  Spain during  a  test flight ,
the first fatal incident involving the  new
transport craft,

After the A400M  crash near Seville it
was decided Saturday to suspend until
further notice the test flights of the German
defence forces sole A400M' an armed
forces press  officer toldAFP

The  spokesman added  that since it's
delivery in Decenber the machine has
been in the air ona regular  basis ,

The  first of the  A400Ms  was delivered
to France in 2013 with subsequent planes
sold toTurkey ,Britain,Germany and Malaysia
,A total of 174 A400M planes  have been
ordered ,including 50 by France ,53 by
Germany ,27 by Spain and 22 by Britain,
AFP