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To be replaced with Airbus A350-900 by 2025. [3] EgyptAir: 3 1 A340-300 leased from Gulf Air: Emirates: 8 10 Launch customer of A340-500 Etihad Airways: 1 4 7 A340-300 sold to Hi Fly A340-600 sold to European Aviation Eurowings: 2 Operated by Brussels Airlines: Government, Corporate, Private and undisclosed 5 33 7 24 69 Finnair: 7 Garuda ...
The A340-600 has five doors per side, as seen here on a since-retired Iberia aircraft. Designed to replace early-generation Boeing 747-200/300 airliners, the A340-600 can carry 379 passengers in a three-class cabin layout for 13,900 km (7,500 nmi; 8,600 mi). It provides a passenger capacity similar to a 747 but with 25 per cent more cargo ...
In 1995, Airbus began considering an engine for two new long-range derivatives of its four-engined A340, the A340-500/600. The existing A340-200/300 was powered by CFM International CFM56 engines. However, the CFM56 was at the limit of its development capability, and would be unable to power the new A340-500/-600.
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 ...
A European Cargo A340-600, at Bournemouth Airport in October 2023. European Cargo operates a fleet of Airbus A340 airliners in both cargo and passenger configurations. Parent company European Aviation has an additional 8 such aircraft, as well as 2 Boeing 737-300 s.
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Fuel dumping of an Airbus A340-600 above the Atlantic Ocean near Nova Scotia Fuel dump nozzle of an Airbus A340-300. Fuel dumping (or a fuel jettison) is a procedure used by aircraft in certain emergency situations before a return to the airport shortly after takeoff, or before landing short of the intended destination (emergency landing) to reduce the aircraft's weight.
The ACJ340-600 is a version of the A340-600 with range increased to 8,500 nmi (15,700 km). ... German Air Force Airbus A350-900. The A330 and A340 successor A350 XWB ...