Airbus A340 Family
The Airbus A340 is a four-engine long-range widebody family developed alongside the twin-engine A330. The initial A340-200 and -300 combined a common Airbus flight deck and fuselage with the ability to serve long routes unconstrained by the overwater rules then applied to twin-engine aircraft. The later A340-500 and stretched A340-600 extended the family's range and capacity, and surviving aircraft continue in airline, government, and specialist service.
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Identity
- Aliases
- A340A340-200A340-300A340-500A340-600
- Family Name
- Airbus A340
- Full Name
- Airbus A340 Family
- Roles
- airliner
- Status
- active
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The Airbus A340 is a four-engine long-range widebody family developed alongside the twin-engine A330. The initial A340-200 and -300 combined a common Airbus flight deck and fuselage with the ability to serve long routes unconstrained by the overwater rules then applied to twin-engine aircraft. The later A340-500 and stretched A340-600 extended the family's range and capacity, and surviving aircraft continue in airline, government, and specialist service.
- First Flight Year
- 1,991
- Manufacturer
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Nested value
- Name
- A340-200/-300 CFM56-5C option
- Notes
- This records the exact CFM56-5C installation documented for the A340-200 and A340-300 portion of the broad A340 family. The later A340-500/-600 variants use different propulsion and are intentionally not inferred here.
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- Creation Time
- July 29, 2026 at 13:32:27 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 31, 2026 at 05:44:41 UTC