The troubled Airbus A400 military aircraft has received a $5bn lifeline from European nations buying the plane.
The heavy lift transport plane is already four years behind schedule and nearly $10bn over budget.
The fate of the aircraft has been closely watched in the French city of Toulouse, home to Airbus headquarters where a quarter of all jobs depend on the aircraft giant.
Al Jazeera's David Chater reports.
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