Iberia has retrieved an Airbus A340-600 damaged in a hard landing at Quito, but has yet to determine when the aircraft will re-enter airline service. The aircraft touched down hard on Quito’s runway ...

One A340-600 suffered a stress crack on the main fitting of a main gear leg. The crack was caused by excess torque-stress in the gear leg when the aircraft made tight turns during taxiing. This was ...

Airbus has to modify its A340-600 wheels and main gear design before it can pass the rejected take-off (RTO) certification tests, admits the company. Many of the wheels suffered structural failure in ...