Airbus A340
The Airbus A340 is a long-range four-engined widebody commercial passenger airplane manufactured by Airbus S.A.S. a subsidiary of EADS. It is similar in design to the twin-engined A330.
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| Role | Wide-Body Jet airliner |
| National origin | Multi-country origin |
| Manufacturer | Airbus |
| First flight | 25 October 1991 |
| Introduction | 15 March 1993 with Lufthansa |
| Status | Not made anymore, but still used by airlines |
| Primary users | Lufthansa Iberia Virgin Atlantic South African Airways |
| Produced | 1993-2011 |
| Number built | 377 |
| Unit cost | A340-200: US$191 million (2022) A340-300: US$286.7 million (2022) A340-500: US$315.4 million (2022) A340-600: US$331.7 million (2022) |
| Developed from | Airbus A300 |
| Variants | Airbus A330 |
| Developed into | Airbus A350 XWB |
There are 4 variants of this model: The A340-200 (which is the shortest), the A340-300, the A340-500 and the longest one the A340-600. The A340-600 is one of the longest passenger planes in the world.
Having four engines, the A340 uses more fuel than many other aircrafts. However, that also mean it does not have to pass the ETOPS (extended range twin operations) test to fly long range.
The Airbus A340 is no longer in production as it was replaced by the more efficient Airbus A350 XWB.
The Airbus A340 is well known for being very safe, only having six hull losses and no problems that killed people.
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"A Big Virgin Atlantic Thank You" A340 of Virgin Atlantic -
An A340 of Lufthansa -
An Emirates A340 -
An Iberia A340
