Airbus A340
1991–2012 jet airliner family
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Summary
Airbus A340 is an aircraft family[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of aircraft family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24,842 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Operator: Lufthansa[3], Iberia[4], Air Madagascar[5], Mahan Air[6], Air Tahiti Nui[7], Aerolíneas Argentinas[8], South African Airways[9], Air France[10], Virgin Atlantic[11], Qatar Airways[12], Swissair[13], Scandinavian Airlines[14]
- Manufacturer: Airbus SAS[15]
- Subclass of: wide-body airliner[16]
- Has use: airliner[17]
- Commons category: Airbus A340[18]
- Powered by: CFM International CFM56[19], Rolls-Royce Trent 500[20]
- First flight: October 25, 1991[21]
- Service entry: March 1993[22]
- Topic's main category: Category:Airbus A340[23]
- Commons gallery: Airbus A340[24]
- Location of creation: Toulouse[25]
- Total produced: 377[26]
- Length: 59.40 m[27], 63.60 m[28], 67.90 m[29], 75.30 m[30]
- Height: 16.80 m[31], 17.80 m[32]
- Wingspan: 60.30 m[33], 63.45 m[34]
- Mass: 129 tonne[35], 178 tonne[36], 171 tonne[37]
- Vehicle range: 14,800 km[38], 13,350 km[39], 16,700 km[40], 13,500 km[41], 13,900 km[42], 14,600 km[43]
- Wing area: 361.63 m²[44], 439.40 m²[45]
- Cruise speed: 880 kilometre per hour[46], 905 kilometre per hour[47]
- Maximum operating altitude: 12,500 m[48], 12,525 m[49]
Why It Matters
Airbus A340 has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] It is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]