The Airbus A340, known for its long-range performance and four-engine design, often raises questions: Why does such a large ...

The Airbus A340 was initially hailed as a marvel of aviation engineering, designed to be the long-range, four-engine ...

“My favorite A340 variant is the -600, with the stretched fuselage and the huge Rolls-Royce engines. What a beauty. I once took an extra-early departure out of Bangkok just for the opportunity ...

The ad is seen by Boeing as a misleading scare tactic that Airbus is using against the 777, Boeing's twin-engine plane that competes against the four-engine A340 on long-range routes.

Engines: The A340’s four CFM56-5C4 powerplants and very long range make it the ideal airplane for this type of mission. Fuel load: 77 tons. Maximum takeoff weight (MTOW): 275 tons.

Virgin Atlantic has pushed back the retirement date for its Airbus A340-600 fleet after an engine failure suffered by a Norwegian Boeing 787-8 temporarily affected the availability of Rolls-Royce ...

A340 Operators Spend On Interiors, Engines. Share. Sean Broderick (Washington) September 23, 2013. Credit: Iberia. The Airbus A340's fate could be easily predicted by looking at the widebody fleet ...

The A340-600 is an older design compared to the newer aircraft Thai wants to buy or lease. The A340-600s is particularly inefficient due to its four engines compared to recent twin-engine designs.

European airframer gets in early on future engine technology by studying P&W turbofan on A340 flying testbed. In an event unprecedented in its 38-year history, Airbus is flight-testing a ...

Virgin Atlantic timelapse of Airbus A340-600 engine change. By. Julie Delahaye; 12:26, 15 Aug 2017 Updated 13:10, 15 Aug 2017; ...