The A330 and A340 were approximately $3.5 billion to develop, whereas the 787 topped out around $30 billion. The A330 and A340 family portfolios. Lukas Wunderlich/Shutterstock.

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

More capable versions of the A330-300 followed as well as an all-cargo -200 derivative, as Airbus refocused its four-engined marketing effort on the larger A340-500/600 family.

Of the two first officers, one had flown 3,000 flight hours (800 of which on the Airbus A330/A340) and the other 6,600 (2,600 on the Airbus A330/A340). The aircraft had totaled 18,870 flight hours ...

The A330/A340 family of long-range aircraft offers a single basic airframe in several versions, with two or four engines, to achieve operating efficiencies. Vought is one of the world’s largest ...

The A330/A340 is a unique family of five aircraft models in operation in the 250 to 375 seats category. The family combines high levels of passenger comfort as well as operational efficiency.

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.

Airbus A330/A340 mystery cracking forces emergency airworthiness directive extension. By Ian Goold 2007-10-17T12:29:00+01:00.

A French daily reported on Wednesday that Airbus was considering grounding all its A330s and A340 planes following the crash of an Air France flight in the Atlantic Ocean last week.

The plane is part of the A330/A340 family of six related aircraft, all sharing the same airframe. The A340 has never crashed since it was introduced for commercial service in 1992, ...

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 ...