{"id":7860,"date":"2020-03-25T04:08:07","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T09:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=7860"},"modified":"2020-03-25T04:09:28","modified_gmt":"2020-03-25T09:09:28","slug":"airbus-a400m-supports-covid-19-crisis-relief-efforts-in-spain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=7860","title":{"rendered":"Airbus A400M Supports COVID-19 Crisis Relief Efforts in Spain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Airbus-A400M-transports-masks-to-Spain-in-support-of-COVID-19-crisis-efforts--scaled.jpg?fit=640%2C427\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7861\" srcset=\"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Airbus-A400M-transports-masks-to-Spain-in-support-of-COVID-19-crisis-efforts--scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Airbus-A400M-transports-masks-to-Spain-in-support-of-COVID-19-crisis-efforts--300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Airbus-A400M-transports-masks-to-Spain-in-support-of-COVID-19-crisis-efforts--1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Airbus-A400M-transports-masks-to-Spain-in-support-of-COVID-19-crisis-efforts--768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Airbus-A400M-transports-masks-to-Spain-in-support-of-COVID-19-crisis-efforts--1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Airbus-A400M-transports-masks-to-Spain-in-support-of-COVID-19-crisis-efforts--2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption>Airbus A400M transports masks to Spain in support of COVID-19 crisis relief efforts <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>An Airbus A400M airlifter has performed an air-bridge between Toulouse and Madrid in order to deliver critically-needed mask supplies to the Spanish health system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The aircraft, known as MSN56 and operated by an Airbus crew, took off on 23<sup>rd<\/sup>&nbsp;March 2020 from Airbus\u2019 headquarters in Toulouse at 18.07 local time (CET) landing at the Getafe Air Base (Madrid) at 19.05 to off-load and deliver the masks to the Spanish Ministry of Defence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The cargo is part of the approximately 2 million masks transported over the weekend by a test Airbus A330-800 aircraft from Tianjin, China, to Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This air-bridge will enable the delivery of a significant supply of masks to the Spanish public health network in support of current COVID-19 crisis efforts. This comes on top of donations by Airbus in recent days to provide thousands of masks to hospitals and public services around Europe. The Company will continue to support with additional flights planned to take place in the coming days in coordination with national authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A400M_Masks_Getafe-8.jpg?fit=640%2C427\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7862\" srcset=\"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A400M_Masks_Getafe-8.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A400M_Masks_Getafe-8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A400M_Masks_Getafe-8-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A400M_Masks_Getafe-8-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A400M_Masks_Getafe-8-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Airbus A400M airlifter has performed an air-bridge between Toulouse and Madrid in order to deliver critically-needed mask supplies to the Spanish health system. 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