That is, of course, unless you've had the pleasure of riding aboard an Airbus A330 or A340. While the name "Airbus" may not instill much confidence in the comfort and convenience of flying an A330 ...

T he Airbus A340 entered service in March 1993 with both Air France and Lufthansa less than a year before the Airbus A330 ...

As Airbus chief salesman John Leahy and his team celebrated the A330 twinjet's passing of the 1,000-order mark, the Sun was setting on its four-engined sister, the A340-300, as the final airline ...

Airlines are replacing airspeed sensors on their Airbus A330 and A340 airliners, which have been a focus of the investigation into the June 1 crash of Air France Flight 447. The only U.S. airlines ...

According to Air France, the captain of Flight AF 447 had a record of 11,000 flight hours and had already flown 1,700 hours on Airbus A330/A340 aircraft. Of the two first officers, one had flown ...

Under the contract, Vought continues to be the sole-source supplier to Airbus on the A330/A340 mid- and outboard leading edge assemblies, top panel assemblies, center spar assemblies and mid-rear ...

Wednesday March 14th, 2007 marked an important milestone for Airbus’ A330/A340 family of aircraft when the 800th model of the Family was delivered to Qatar Airways. The A330-200 long range ...

Airbus on Thursday denied a press report that it was considering grounding all long-haul A330 and A340 jets to change airspeed monitors more than a week after an Air France plane plunged into the ...

Rib 6 is a main structural member that carries all landing-gear loads and such a crack could lead to undercarriage collapse, says John Grother, vice-president customer services A330/A340.

The plane in Tuesday’s accident was an A340-300, an Airbus spokeswoman confirmed Tuesday night. The plane is part of the A330/A340 family of six related aircraft, all sharing the same airframe.

The FAA, Canadian and European safety regulators have signed off on new inspection intervals for the Airbus A330 and A340 widebodies, which the aircraft maker says will reduce maintenance costs by ...