The German government also expects Airbus to provide a comprehensive plan on how the company plans to deal with the problems in the A400M programme, the minister added.
"It is good that in this case we have a very solid contract which clearly spells out potential compensation," von der Leyen told reporters at the Berlin air show.
"The manufacturer is responsible for compensation for every day that a further A400M delivery is delayed, including with cash payments. And we will exercise our right to these."
She made no comment on the value of the compensation, which will be calculated based on the number of planes that are delivered late, and the length of the delays.
Germany has ordered 53 of the planes from Airbus, but only three planes have been delivered so far due to production delays caused in part by gearbox glitches on the plane's turboprop engines, which are built by [an international consortium which includes Safran, Rolls-Royce, ITP and] MTU Aero Engines. (end of excerpt)
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