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Airbus A340

A Cathay Pacific A340-600 in 2007
Aircraft Type
NameAirbus A340
RoleAirliner
ManufacturerAirbus
First flight25 October 1991
IntroducedMarch 1993 (delivery began in January 1993)
StatusActive service
Primary userLufthansa
Iberia
Virgin Atlantic Airways
South African Airways
Number built374 as of 30 September 2010
Unit costA340-200: $87,000,000 (1989)
A340-300: $228.0m (2010)
A340-500: $250.8m (2010)
A340-600: $263.8m (2010)
VariantsAirbus A330

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The Airbus A340 is a long-range four-engined wide-body commercial passenger airliner manufactured by Airbus, a subsidiary of EADS. It seats up to 375 passengers in the standard variants and 440 in the stretched 600 series, and has a range between 6700 to 9000 nmi (12408.4 to 16668 km ). It is similar in design to the twin-engined A330 with which it was concurrently designed. Initial A340 versions share the fuselage and wing of the A330 while later models are longer and have larger wings. Over 370 A340s are in operation worldwide as of September 2010.

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Airbus hits 335 deliveries, tops 300 orders this year - Suppliers Share Wrap - Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (subscription) Tweet this news
Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (subscription)--In addition to the A380s, -Airbus- has delivered 267 A320 narrowbodies, as well as 52 A330s and three -A340- widebodies.--- - Date : Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:23:08 GMT+00:00
Emirates brings West Africa closer with launch of new Dakar route - Travel Daily News International Tweet this news
Travel Daily News International--An -Airbus A340--300 is being deployed on the route, offering 12 seats in First Class, 42 in Business and 213 in Economy. On the cargo side, Emirates will be ... - Date : Mon, 06 Sep 2010 08:36:55 GMT+00:00
Emirates offering more access to west Africa - Opodo Tweet this news
Opodo--Passengers are carried on an -Airbus A340--300 that will fly between the cities five times a week, offering 12 seats in first class, 42 in business and 213 in ... - Date : Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:14:08 GMT+00:00
Airbus to boost A320 production to 40 a month in 2012 - Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) Tweet this news
Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)--s MS-21. Boeing also may opt to launch a 737 replacement program. -Airbus- said it was holding A330--A340- production at 8.5 a month "(f)or the time being."--- - Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:35:13 GMT+00:00
Swiss A343 over Atlantic on Jul 30th 2010, electrical problems - The Aviation Herald Tweet this news
The Aviation Herald--As a result flight LX-288 Zurich-Johannesburg (South Africa), scheduled to depart at 22:45L and to be flown by an -Airbus A340--300, was cancelled. ... - Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:56:26 GMT+00:00
Iberia gets financing for two Airbus A340s - Airfinance Journal (subscription) Tweet this news
Airfinance Journal (subscription)--Iberia has taken delivery of two -Airbus A340--600 aircraft. The 12-year operating lease was financed under a club deal of banks including Banco Santander, ... - Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:35:19 GMT+00:00
Lufthansa A343 at Frankfurt on Jul 29th 2010, smoke in cockpit - The Aviation Herald Tweet this news
The Aviation Herald--A Lufthansa -Airbus A340--300, registration D-AIGC performing flight LH-438 from Frankfurt/Main (Germany) to Dallas Ft. Worth,TX (USA), had just departed ... - Date : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:30:40 GMT+00:00
Lufthansa to Resume Flights to Bogotá - ASIATravelTips.com Tweet this news
ASIATravelTips.com--Five flights per week are scheduled between Frankfurt and Bogotá, operated by an -Airbus A340-. Lufthansa served Bogotá, which is situated in the northwestern ... - Date : Tue, 01 Jun 2010 04:19:25 GMT+00:00
Police probe bomb scare on Vancouver-bound airliner - AFP Tweet this news
AFP--The CF-18 Hornets were scrambled Saturday by the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) to intercept the -Airbus A340- with 283 passengers and 14 ... - Date : Sun, 16 May 2010 19:32:46 GMT+00:00
Virgin Atlantic launches inaugural flight to Ghana - Joy Online Tweet this news
Joy Online--The flight an -Airbus A340- 300 is the signal that passengers willing to travel between Ghana and London can now do so on Virgin Atlantic. ... - Date : Tue, 25 May 2010 06:42:57 GMT+00:00

Deliveries :
2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993
3 10 13 11 24 24 28 33 16 22 19 20 24 33 28 19 25 22

Deliveries :
Model A340-200 A340-300 A340-500 A340-600
Cockpit crew Two
Seating capacity 300 (2-class, typical)
240 (3-class, typical)
375 maximum		 335 (2-class, typical)
295 (3-class, typical)
375 maximum		 359 (2-class, typical)
313 (3-class, typical)
375 maximum		 419 (2-class, typical)
380 (3-class, typical)
440 maximum
Overall length 59.39 m (110 ftin) 63.60 m (117.8 ftin) 67.90 m (125.8 ftin) 75.30 m (139.5 ftin)
Wingspan 60.30 m (111.7 ftin) 63.45 m (117.5 ftin)
Wing area 361.6 m2 (669.7 ftin) 439.4 m2 (813.8 ftin)
Wing sweepback 30 degrees 31.1 degrees
Overall height 16.70 m (30.9 ftin) 16.85 m (31.2 ftin) 17.10 m (31.7 ftin) 17.30 m (32 ftin)
Maximum cabin width 5.28 m (9.8 ftin)
Fuselage width 5.64 m (10.4 ftin)
Cargo capacity 19.7 m3 (36.5 ftin)
Operating empty weight, typical 129000 kg (238908 ftin) 130200 kg (241130.4 ftin) 170900 kg (316506.8 ftin)
HGW: 174800 kg (323729.6 ftin)		 177800 kg (329285.6 ftin)
HGW: 181900 kg (336878.8 ftin)
Maximum take-off weight (MTOW) 275000 kg (509300 ftin) 276500 kg (512078 ftin) 372000 kg (688944 ftin)
HGW: 380000 kg (703760 ftin)		 368000 kg (681536 ftin)
HGW: 380000 kg (703760 ftin)
Cruising speed Mach 0.82 (871 km/h/537 mph at 11,000 m/36,000 ft) Mach 0.83 (881 km/h/543 mph at 11,000 m/36,000 ft)
Maximum speed Mach 0.86 (913 km/h/563 mph at 11,000 m/36,000 ft)
Maximum range, fully loaded 8000 nmi (14816 ftin) 7400 nmi (13704.8 ftin) 8670 nmi (16056.8 ftin)
HGW: 9000 nmi (16668 ftin)		 7750 nmi (14353 ftin)
HGW: 7900 nmi (14630.8 ftin)
Take off run at MTOW 2990 m (5537.5 ftin) 3000 m (5556 ftin) 3050 m (5648.6 ftin) 3100 m (5741.2 ftin)
Maximum fuel capacity 155040 L (287134.1 ftin) 147850 L (273818.2 ftin) 214810 L (397828.1 ftin)
HGW: 222000 L (411144 ftin)		 195880 L (362769.8 ftin)
HGW: 204500 L (378734 ftin)
Service ceiling 12527 m (23200 ftin)
Engines (×4) CFM56-5C RR Trent 500
Thrust (×4) 139 - 151 kN (257.4 - 279.7 ) 236 - 249 kN (437.1 - 461.1 ) 249 - 267 kN (461.1 - 494.5 )

Engines :
Model Date Engines
A340-211 1993 CFM 56-5C2
A340-212 1994 CFM 56-5C3
A340-213 1994 CFM 56-5C4
A340-311 1993 CFM 56-5C2
A340-312 1994 CFM 56-5C3
A340-313 1997 CFM 56-5C4
A340-541 2003 RR Trent 553-61
A340-642 2002 RR Trent 556-61

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MilitaryA310 MRTT * A330 MRTT * A400M
In development/ proposedA350 * NSR * KC-45
Other supported typesSud Aviation Caravelle * Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde * BAC One-Eleven



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