The Airbus A340 is a long-range, wide-body passenger airliner that was developed and produced by Airbus. In the mid-1970s, Airbus conceived several derivatives of the A300, its first airliner, and developed the A340 quadjet in parallel with the A330 twinjet. In June 1987, Airbus launched both designs with their first orders and the A340-300 ...

Jul 3, 2023 · Based on the improvements in range seen from the Airbus A330 to the A330neo, an A340neo may be capable of flying up to 10,000 miles while carrying 400 passengers. This impressive range would make the aircraft useful for airlines looking to open up new ultra-long-haul routes, such as Qantas with its Project Sunrise plans.

The Airbus A330neo ("neo" for "New Engine Option") is a wide-body airliner developed by Airbus from the original Airbus A330 (now A330ceo – "Current Engine Option"). [4] A new version with modern engines comparable with those developed for …

One of the main points of a NEO is increased efficiency, and trying to achieve that goal on a quad-jet just makes no sense. That's why the A330 got a NEO variant because it fulfills about the same market but is already far more efficient due to the twin engine design.

May 3, 2024 · It was the first-ever nonstop flight between Europe and New Zealand and the longest-ever nonstop flight by an airliner. In its heyday, the plane was used to operate the longest nonstop scheduled...

Jul 28, 2019 · The A340's production came to a stop in November of 2011 yet the A330 still lives on - most recently as a 'neo' version. So why were these two models of aircraft built at the same time and why has one outlived the other?

Feb 4, 2025 · After 25 years of flying with the colours of Portugal to the five continents, the Airline said goodbye to one of the most impressive planes of its history. The Airbus A340 now passes the baton to the new Wide Body fleet operated by Airbus' latest generation of aircraft: the NEO.

Does Airbus need to Build the A340neo? A re-engine version of the A340 aircraft. In today's video, I discuss the impact the A350 and A330neo had on the A340 ...

Airbus loves to reinvent its aircraft. They took their best-selling aircraft and created the NEO series, with so many improvements that their order book almost doubled overnight. But what if they took a gander at their other large aircraft? We already covered what it would be like if Airbus revisited the A380 and created the A380neo.

May 1, 2018 · Production Lists of Airbus aircraft starting at NUMBER ONE. 009: A340-211: Jan 13, 1993: Mar 11, 1993: LH/ DLH: F-WWJB: D-AIBB : Delivered all white.