OCCAR News 30. September 2013 First A400M Official Delivery Ceremony held in Seville Seville, 30th September 2013: In a spectacular ceremony held at the A400M Final Assembly Line in Seville, the first production A400M was officially delivered to the French Air Force. 31. July 2013 The A400M achieves first military standard acceptance through Initial Operating Clearance (IOC) Today the Airbus Military A400M new generation airlifter has received its Type Acceptance at the contractual Initial Operating Clearance (IOC) Standard from OCCAR