With the kind of routing flexibility that certification offers, airlines who want to service far-flung city pairs simply don’t need four engines anymore.” As a result, only eight A340-500s are ...

Here's the 16+02 A340 of the Bundeswehr's fleet. The four-engine jets were received second-hand from Lufthansa but have both been pulled from service and put up for sale. The A340s will give way ...