With air show season in full swing, Airbus has launched an amazing new annual aviation photography contest for amateurs, young photographers and 'avgeeks' to capture the A400M airlifter in service, at air displays or on operations around the globe. While the aircraft has been previously a star at airshows thanks to its fighter-like agility, the European-built tactical/strategic transport is now showing up farther afield, with recent sightings in the US, Gibraltar and, of course, around the UK's famous low-level 'Mach Loop'. Some 43 A400Ms are now in service, with the UK operating 15, followed by France with 11, Germany with eight, Malaysia and Turkey with four each and Spain the latest operator, with its first example delivered in November.
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