Airbus espera retomar con Sudáfrica negociaciones sobre la posible venta de A400M cuando finalice la Copa del Mundo de fútbol. En una declaración Airbus ha dicho que comprende que Sudáfrica no pueda ocuparse del A400M en este momento.
Sudáfrica era miembro de pleno derecho del A400M con ocho aviones bajo pedido, participando Aerosud y Denel de Sudáfrica en la fabricación de algunos elementos.
A finales de 2009 Sudáfrica se retiró del programa. Airbus tiene que reasignar los trabajos encargados a Sudáfrica a otros países y por otra parte Sudáfrica todavía necesita un avión de transporte estratégico por lo que se podría llegar a un acuerdo.
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The Airbus group hopes that it and the South African government will be able to discuss the questions of the country's future military airlift and air-to-air refuelling requirements, and the A400M programme, during the second half of this year. Airbus has stated that understands that South Africa has a pressing issue with the World Cup, but we hope they will give attention to the airlifter issue after it is over
South Africa was a full partner in the A400M programme, with eight aircraft on order. As a result, South African companies Aerosud and Denel (now Denel Saab Aerostructures - DSA) were made responsible for the design, development and engineering, as well as for the manufacturing, of certain elements of the A400M.
But, late last year, South Africa cancelled its A400M order and withdrew from the programme. And so Airbus is now under pressure from the remaining partner governments to relocate the work assigned to South Africa to other countries. Already, DSA has lost smaller work packages, for the sword (main spar) and ribs for the vertical tail fin. And the South African Air Force still needs a new strategic transport and tanker aircraft.
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