The troubled Airbus A400 military aircraft has received a $5bn lifeline from European nations buying the plane.<br /><br />The heavy lift transport plane is already four years behind schedule and nearly $10bn over budget.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />Al Jazeera's David Chater reports.