The Airbus A340 is a long-range, wide-body passenger airliner that was developed and produced by Airbus. In the mid-1970s, Airbus conceived several derivatives...
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below is a list of former and current operators of the Airbus A340 airliner. There were 214 Airbus A340 aircraft in commercial service as of November 2022[update]...
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Competition between Airbus and Boeing Related development Airbus A300 Airbus A330 MRTT Airbus CC-330 Husky Airbus A330neo Airbus A340 Airbus Beluga XL Aircraft...
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777-300ERs. On 16 November 2003, Emirates ordered 41 Airbus aircraft, comprising two A340-500s, 18 A340-600s and 21 A380-800s. On 20 November 2005, Emirates...
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Singapore Airlines fleet (section Airbus A340-500)
aircraft from Airbus, which joined the fleet the following year. Other Airbus models flown include the Airbus A310 from 1984 and the Airbus A340-300 from 26...
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and a range of 10,400 nmi (19,260 km). Based on Airbus' first four engine design, the ETOPS immune A340-300 Prestige offers a 7,700 nmi (14,300 km) range...
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day, Airbus announced that it planned to formally launch the A330/A340 programme by mid-April 1987, and was on track to deliver the first A340 by May...
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leased two second hand Airbus A340-300s from Airbus Financial Services (AFS) to replace the 747's. On 24 February 2012 SAA's new Airbus A320-200, registration...
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succeeds the A340 and competes against Boeing's large long-haul twinjets, the Boeing 777, its future successor, the 777X, and the 787. Airbus initially rejected...
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several conceived derivatives of Airbus's first airliner, the A300. The A330 was developed in parallel with the A340, which shared many common airframe...
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Norris; Mark Wagner (2001). Airbus A340 and A330. pp. 73–74. ISBN 0-7603-0889-6. "World Ranger | Airbus Press Release". Airbus.com. Archived from the original...
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and the Airbus A340, the carrier chose the latter as the replacement of the DC-10. The Boeing 737-400 was added in 1991, and the first Airbus A340 in 1993...
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component being manufactured by Airbus, including the then-heaviest planned part, the wing of the larger Airbus A340 variants. A speedy development program...
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in 1997. Boeing 747-200 in 1994. Boeing 747-400 in 2015. Airbus A340-300 in 2003. Airbus A340-600 Sleeping Beauty Rejuvenated in "Thank You" livery in...
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and Bangkok). New aircraft were then delivered from Airbus in 2008 and 2009: an A330-200 and two A340-500s, the latter used for approximately 5 years on...
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Brussels Airlines and replaced by Airbus A340-300s inherited from parent Swiss. In 2021 Lufthansa moved Edelweiss Air's two Airbus A330-300s to Eurowings Discover...
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airline Hi Fly. Hi Fly Malta started operations in early 2013 with one Airbus A340-600 formerly operated by Virgin Atlantic with one more pre-owned on order...
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Canada Jazz. Air Canada's Airbus A340-500s were retired in November 2007 and replaced by Boeing 777-200LRs. Air Canada's Airbus A340-300s were retired in November...
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carried the name, an Airbus A310, an Airbus A340 and an Airbus A350. The first Konrad Adenauer (registration number 10+21) was an Airbus A310-304 (msn 498)...
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different aircraft families: the Airbus A320 and A320neo, Airbus A330, Airbus A340, Airbus A350, Airbus A380, Boeing 747 and Boeing 787. Additionally, Lufthansa...
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In 1995, Airbus began considering an engine for two new long-range derivatives of its four-engined A340, the A340-500/600. The existing A340-200/300 was...
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aircraft, an Airbus A340-300 (B-HXG), was painted in the new, standard Oneworld livery, and was retired in March 2017. A second aircraft, an Airbus A330-300...
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from the IAE V2500. It was offered as the primary engine option for the Airbus A340-200 and 300 in January 1987. Although several customers signed preliminary...
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China Airlines placed orders for various airliners including the Airbus A330, Airbus A340, Boeing 737-800, as well as for additional 747-400s (both the passenger...
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transport 3/60 Esterel, which operates three Airbus A310-304 and two Airbus A340-200s. Both Airbus A340-200 aircraft have been sold to Kenya for AMREF...
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Lufthansa (section Airbus A380)
Airbus A340-600 fleet will be retired with immediate effect and not return to service anymore. This decision was later overturned, with several A340-600...
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Ecuador). In July 2020, Conviasa bought a 23-year old Airbus A340-300 to supplement its single A340-200, as well as to reinforce air cargo and long radius...
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an unusual side-by-side combination of two fuselages from its A340, the largest Airbus jet at the time.: 19 The A3XX was pitted against the VLCT study...
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Philippine Airlines fleet (section Airbus A321)
during the 2016 Singapore Airshow on February 17. It replaced the aging Airbus A340-300s that served North American and Asian destinations. On July 14, 2018...
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portal Competition between Airbus and Boeing F-WUAB (Airbus A300B1) Related development Airbus A310 Airbus A330 Airbus A340 Airbus Beluga – modified A300-600...
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