A worrying sign of the A340’s imminent demise is that there are currently no airlines operating the A340-500 variant, which Airbus introduced in 2003 as the world’s longest-range commercial ...

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

The Airbus A340-300 was the most popular variant of the series, with 218 deliveries, but only 34 remain active. The A340 ...

9. Airbus A340-300 The A340-300 is a variant of the ultra-long-range A340. It first took flight in October 1991. Around 54 of the aircraft were in service as of March. Operators of the plane ...

The airline agreed a similar buyback agreement for its older A340-300 variants as part of a previous new aircraft order with rival manufacturer Boeing. SIA was one of only a few customers for the ...

Over 377 A340s were developed throughout the type's lifespan, and they were a reliable choice for transoceanic operations.

The A340-600 is quickly exiting from major airline service, a victim of the coronavirus downturn. Its last two large airline operators, Iberia and Lufthansa, are parking the four-engined jet known ...

The story of the A340 is one rooted in the larger history ... Boeing 737 iterations and all of the associated military variants therein have made use of the CFM 56 over the last 50 years.

"We're getting great interest," he says, and states that other A340 variants could be adapted. LCF will pursue European as well as US certification for the scheme. Conversion of the A340 ...

For the first time in history, an Airbus A340 plane has landed on Antarctica. Hi Fly, a boutique aviation company, was behind the flight. The company specializes in wet leases, which means they ...