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THE LATEST: Airbus flies A400M at air show after crash

U.S army personnel stand on the Boeing Helicopter AH-64D Apache Longbow at the Paris Air Show in le Bourget, east of Paris, on the eve of its opening, Sunday, June 14, 2015. The Paris Air Show will take place at the Bourget airport, north of Paris, from June 15 to June 25. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)
U.S army personnel stand on the Boeing Helicopter AH-64D Apache Longbow at the Paris Air Show in le Bourget, east of Paris, on the eve of its opening, Sunday, June 14, 2015. The Paris Air Show will take place at the Bourget airport, north of Paris, from June 15 to June 25. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)

By Associated Press 2 min read

LE BOURGET, France (AP) – 10:15 a.m. (0815GMT; 4:15 a.m. EDT)

Airbus Defense and Space has flown an A400M military plane over thousands of viewers at the Paris Air Show, a month after a deadly crash that raised questions about the jet.

The cargo plane landed safely after the demonstration flight at the Le Bourget airfield outside Paris on Monday – with French President Francois Hollande looking on. A French Rafale fighter jet also performed morning acrobatics.

Airbus says three of the four engines on another A400M failed before it crashed near Seville, Spain, last month, killing four people.

Five countries already have A400Ms, a costly and ambitious joint European project. Britain, Germany, Malaysia and Turkey grounded the plane after the crash, while France is only using it for urgent operations.