Once a staple of long-haul travel and a symbol of Airbus’ ambition to rival Boeing’s widebodies, the four-engine Airbus A340 ...

Lufthansa plans to retire its fleet of Airbus A340-600s at the start of 2026 as the airline introduces more efficient ...

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Both the A340-300 and -600 have ... accelerate their retirement plans and saw the loss of the 747 in some of the world’s most iconic fleets – British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, Qantas, for example. The ...

The German carrier will deploy its Airbus A380 to the US next summer, while its other beloved quadjet will be retired in the fall. Benched by Andy Reid, Chiefs Star Apologises for Putting Patrick ...

Photo: Vincenzo Pace I Simple Flying One of the key pillars of the program was the retirement of several of its long-haul subfleets, including the A330-200, A340-300, A340-600, and Boeing 747-400, by ...

Etihad Airways has taken delivery of its first three-cabin Airbus A340-600, the world’s longest commercial passenger aircraft. The four-engine aircraft, which has an overall length of 75.3 ...

Interestingly A340-200/300 has a smaller wingspan than that of the A340-500/600, which is 63.45 m/208.17 ft. The Airbus A340 was launched with Lufthansa (LH ... We might see the retirement of the ...

Lufthansa and Air France were the launch customers ... Virgin Atlantic (VS) was the launch customer and largest operator of the Airbus A340-600 version until its retirement in March 2020. Photo: Tony ...

While the A380 superjumbo is enjoying a steady resurgence after having been on the brink of retirement ... grounded for good. The A340 was introduced 30 years ago with Lufthansa and Air France ...