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Sunday, May 31, 2009

Airbus A340-300


A340-300	-	-

Length	208 ft 10 in	63.6 m
Wingspan	197 ft 10 in	60.3 m
Height	55 ft 3 in	16.85 m
Max. takeoff weight	609,600 lb	276,500 kg
Passengers	295 - 440	.
Payload	112,500 lb	50,900 kg
Max cruise speed	492 mph	911 km/h
Range	7,400 nm	13,700 km
Engines: CFM56-5C4/P - 34,000 lb / 151 kN

Airbus A340-500

Photograph: Airbus
A340-500	-	-

Length	222 ft 8 in	67.9 m
Wingspan	208 ft 2 in	63.45 m
Height	56 ft 1 in	17.1 m
Max. takeoff weight	837,800 lb	380,000 kg
Passengers	313 - 440	.
Payload	129,630 lb	58,800 kg
Cruise speed	492 mph	911 km/h
Range	9,000 nm	16,700 km
Engines: Rolls-Royce Trent 500 - 56,000 lb / 249,000 kN

Virgin Atlantic Airways is a British airline, founded by business tycoon Richard Branson. It was the first airline that started flying with the A340-600, of which it has ordered a total of twentyfive (plus taken options on thirteen more). The type entered the fleet in 2002.

Airbus A340-600 - Thai Airways International

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Airbus A340-600 - Thai Airways International

Thai Airways International is one of only a rather small number of operators of the Airbus A340-600. The aircraft on the picture is seen at Zürich Kloten Airport.

Thai flies five aircraft of the type plus three A340-500s. All aircraft were delivered in 2005.

Airbus A340-500 - TAM Linhas Aéreas

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Airbus A340-500 - TAM Linhas Aéreas

TAM Linhas Aéreas is a leading Brazilian airline and it is one of only a small number of operators of the Airbus A340-500. TAM flies two aircraft of the type. The A340-500 on the picture is approaching Frankfurt Rhein/Main Airport.

Airbus A340-600 - South African Airways

Airbus A340-600

Airbus A340-600 - South African Airways

South African Airways is the national airline of South Africa. It flies nine Airbus A340-600 aircraft as a replacement for older Boeing 747s. The aircraft were delivered in the years 2002-2005. The A340-600 on the picture is seen while approaching London Heathrow Airport.

Airbus A340-600 - Qatar Airways

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Airbus A340-600 - Qatar Airways

Qatar Airways is the national airline of Qatar, one of the United Arab Emirates. It is a very ambitious airline, inspired by the very successful neighbouring airline Emirates from Dubai. The homebase of Qatar Airways is Doha International Airport.

The airline flies mainly widebody airliners, including the Airbus A340-600. The aircraft on the picture is approaching London Heathrow Airport.

Airbus A340-600 - Lufthansa

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Airbus A340-600 - Lufthansa

Lufthansa introduced the Airbus A340-600 in late 2003 and ordered a total of seventeen. The aircraft replaced a number of older Boeing 747 models. The picture is taken at Lufthansa's main base Frankfurt Rhein/Main Airport.

Airbus A340-500 - Etihad Airways

Airbus A340-500

Airbus A340-500 - Etihad Airways

Etihad Airways is one of only a small number of users of the super-long-range Airbus A340-500. The ambitious Abu Dhabi airline flies four aircraft of the type, all delivered in 2006. Etihad also flies the longer A340-600, of which it has ordered eight.

The A340-500 on the photograph is approaching London Heathrow Airport.

Airbus A340 - THY Turkish Airlines

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Airbus A340 - THY Turkish Airlines

THY Turkish Airlines, the national airline of Turkey, received its first of seven Airbus A340-300 airliners in 1993. The aircraft on the picture is ready for departure from Zürich Kloten Airport.

Airbus A340 - TAP Air Portugal

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Airbus A340 - TAP Air Portugal

TAP Air Portugal flies four Airbus A340-300 aircraft on long-haul and high-density services. The first of these airliners was delivered in December 1994. The aircraft on the picture is seen while approaching London Heathrow.

Airbus A340-300 - Swiss International Air Lines

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Airbus A340-300 - Swiss International Air Lines

Current widebody types in the fleet of Swiss International Air Lines are the Airbus A330 and the A340. Of the A340-300 the airline has 15 aircraft in service. Swiss was formed from the regional carrier Crossair after the collapse of the Swiss national airline Swissair in 2002 and in 2005 the airline was taken over by Lufthansa.

On the photograph a Swiss Airbus A340 is ready for departure at its homebase Zürich Kloten Airport.

Airbus A340-300 - SriLankan Airlines

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Airbus A340-300 - SriLankan Airlines

SriLankan is the national airline of Sri Lanka and was formerly known als Air Lanka. The current name was adopted in 1999 after privatisation and after Emirates acquired a 40 per cent minority stake in the airline.

Air Lanka once flew widebodies like the Lockheed TriStar and for a short time the Boeing 747. Today's SriLankan operates Airbus A330-200 and A340-300 aircraft. The aircraft on the picture is an A340-300 approaching London Heathrow.

Airbus A340 - Olympic Airlines

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Airbus A340 - Olympic Airlines

Olympic is the national airline of Greece. It flies four Airbus A340-300 aircraft as replacements for early-model Boeing 747s. All four aircraft were delivered in December 2003. The Airbus on the picture is approaching London Heathrow.

Airbus A340-300 - Lufthansa

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Airbus A340-300 - Lufthansa

Lufthansa, the national airline of Germany, flies a large intercontinental fleet, including Airbus A340-300, A340-600, Airbus A330-200, A330-300 and Boeing 747. Together with Air France, Lufthansa was the first operator of the Airbus A340-200. The first aircraft were delivered in 1993 and a total of nine A340-200's were taken from the factory. Already in the same year Lufthansa received its first of 29 stretched Airbus A340-300 aircraft. They were replacing the DC-10. Later Lufthansa also bought the much bigger A340-600.

The large photograph shows an Airbus A340-300 taking off from Düsseldorf Airport in Germany, from where the airline offers a small number of intercontinental destinations. On the small photograph below is a Lufthansa A340 in Star Alliance colours departing Frankfurt.

Airbus A340 - LAN

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Airbus A340 - LAN

LAN was founded in 1929 as a Chilean airline. The airline was privatised in 1989 and took over Chile's second airline Ladeco in 1995. LAN started taking over airlines in other Latin-American countries as well and baptised them LAN Dominicana, LAN Peru, LAN Ecuador etc.

In 2004 all these airlines were unified under a common 'LAN Airlines' brand and a new livery was adopted for the whole group. This livery is shown on the picture above. On the picture below is an Airbus A340-300 in the old LAN Chile livery.

LAN has ordered a total of six A340-300s. The first four of these aircraft were delivered in July 2004.

Airbus A340 - Iberia

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Airbus A340 - Iberia

Iberia is the national airline of Spain. It flies eightteen Airbus A340-300 aircraft on long-haul services. Iberia's first A340-300 was delivered in 1996.

Iberia also flies ten examples of the bigger A340-600. The A340-300 on the picture is approaching Frankfurt Rhein/Main Airport.

Airbus A340 - Emirates

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Airbus A340 - Emirates

Emirates is a very ambitious airline from Dubai, one of the United Arab Emirates. The airline flies an all-widebody fleet including the Boeing 777 and 747F, plus the Airbus A300, A330 and A340. The airline is also the biggest customer for the Airbus A380.

Part of the fleet are eight Airbus A340-300 aircraft as seen on the picture. Emirates also flies ten A340-500s. Most of the A340-300s are ex-Singapore Airlines aircraft. Boeing offered Singapore Airlines to buy them in exchange for an order for 777s. The ex-SIA A340-300s entered service with Emirates in 2004. The aircraft on the photograph is approaching Frankfurt Airport early in the evening.

Airbus A340 - China Eastern Airlines

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Airbus A340 - China Eastern Airlines

China Eastern is one of the three biggest airlines in China and is based in Shanghai. It flies a large domestic and international network and has a large fleet including a considerable number of widebody aircraft like the A300, A330, A340 and Boeing 767.

On its flights to Europe China Eastern flies the Airbus A340-300. On the picture an aircraft of this type is approaching London Heathrow.

Airbus A340 - BWIA West Indies

Airbus A340

Airbus A340 - BWIA West Indies

One of the most remarkable colour schemes on Airbus A340s was that on the aircraft of BWIA West Indies, the former airline of Trinidad and Tobago. BWIA was founded in 1940, but suspended operations in late 2006.

The airline flew two A340-300s, which replaced similarly painted Lockheed L-1011 TriStars on flights to London Heathrow. The first of the A340-300s was delivered in 2002.

Air Tahiti Nui

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Airbus A340 - Air Tahiti Nui

One of the most beautiful liveries on A340 aircraft is that of Air Tahiti Nui. The airline flies five A340-300s and has leased an A330-200 to another operator. The first of the A340-300s was introduced in 2001. The aircraft on the picture is taxiing at Tokyo Narita Airport in Japan.


A340-600	-	-

Length	246 ft 11 in	75.30 m
Wingspan	208 ft 2 in	63.45 m
Height	56 ft 9 in	17.3 m
Max. takeoff weight	837,800 lb	380,000 kg
Passengers	380 - 440	.
Payload	157,190 lb	71,300 kg
Cruise speed	492 mph	911 km/h
Range	7,900 nm	14,600 km
Engines: Rolls-Royce Trent 500 - 60,000 lb / 267,000 kN

Sunday, May 31, 2009

Airbus A340-600 - Virgin Atlantic Airways

Airbus A340-600 - Thai Airways International

Airbus A340-500 - TAM Linhas Aéreas

Airbus A340-600 - South African Airways

Airbus A340-600 - Qatar Airways

Airbus A340-600 - Lufthansa

Airbus A340-500 - Etihad Airways

Airbus A340 - THY Turkish Airlines

Airbus A340 - TAP Air Portugal

Airbus A340-300 - Swiss International Air Lines

Airbus A340-300 - SriLankan Airlines

Airbus A340 - Olympic Airlines

Airbus A340-300 - Lufthansa

Airbus A340 - LAN

Airbus A340 - Iberia

Airbus A340 - Emirates

Airbus A340 - China Eastern Airlines

Airbus A340 - BWIA West Indies

Airbus A340 - Air Tahiti Nui