The A340-600 is quickly exiting from major airline service, a victim of the coronavirus downturn. Its last two large airline operators, Iberia and Lufthansa, are parking the four-engined jet known for ...

Is the Boeing 777X truly the longest passenger plane in the world, or does the Airbus A340-600 still reign supreme?

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Lufthansa Group will put all of its Airbus A380s and 10 of its A340-600s into long-term storage, only to be reactivated in the event of an “unexpectedly rapid market recovery”, and will permanently ...

Airbus won certification from European safety authorities for a new model of its long-range A340-600 that offers more range and capacity than the current model. The new variant of the existing ...

Lufthansa, Germany’s flag carrier, has always been known for its incredibly diverse fleet, including almost all Airbus and Boeing commercial jet airliners ever produced. One of the rare birds that ...

Airbus expects approval for new long-range model in May but has not yet finalised route proving plans with customers Airbus is about to enter the final stages of certification trials of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While the A380 superjumbo is enjoying a steady resurgence after having been on the brink of retirement during the pandemic, its ...

British Airways has accelerated retirement of two 747-400s due to leave this year, the first step of a potentially faster 747 and Iberia A340 retirement that parent owner IAG said last week it is ...

The A380 and the A340 are two quad-engined aircraft built by Airbus, and the only airline where they can be found operating side-by-side is Germany's Lufthansa. The Airbus A380, also known as the ...

Lufthansa Flight Training has installed the first Airbus A340-600 full flight simulator at its Frankfurt base. A first flight was conducted on Monday with Virgin Atlantic's single A340-600 as the ...

Airbus A340-600, latest addition to the A340 aircraft family, made its first flight yesterday. The A340-600, which seats 380 passengers and has a range of 7,500 nautical miles -- is scheduled to enter ...