Airbus A400M crash: Software fault confirmed as the cause

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Airbus chief strategy officer confirms that a software bug brought down military transport plane

Plane maker Airbus last night admitted that the Airbus A400M that crashed at the beginning of May in Spain was brought down as a result of a software fault. It said, however, that the problem wa...

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