Something I don't understand is why Germany, which only has a couple of aircraft and would very rarely if at all use them operationally, is so down on the A400M, while the UK which is receiving them at an increasing rate and is flying them all over the world seems to be very happy with it (certainly the crews I have spoken to are). Both nations have the same aircraft, so what is going on here?
I don't have any information but could it just be their attitude to not getting everything they paid for? Could it be the need to motivate Airbus?