The A340 comes in 4 variants, including the A340-200 and A340-600 for higher capacity and range upgrades. European carriers have the most active A340s, with Lufthansa operating the largest fleet ...

Lufthansa was the most prolific carrier in ... One of the most expensive is the A340-500, the longest-range variant officially launched in 1997. The base cost of this aircraft was $315 million.

Only Lufthansa is operating more than 10 ... imminent demise is that there are currently no airlines operating the A340-500 variant, which Airbus introduced in 2003 as the world’s longest ...

Airbus A340-500 The A340-500 was the world's longest ... but airlines like Asiana Airlines and Lufthansa continue to use the model for passenger flights. The plane measures 321 feet and 10 inches ...

Although the A340-500 and -600 entered service a decade after the -200 and ... There are still 26 scheduled operators of A340s - although none of these are in Asia. Lufthansa is the largest operator, ...

A Lufthansa Airbus A340 was damaged after a fire broke out on a truck towing the widebody jet at Germany's Frankfurt Airport on Monday. Ten airport workers, including ground crew and emergency ...

five Boeing 747-400s and seven Airbus A340-600 aircraft, a step that anticipates less traffic long term at its Frankfurt and Munich hubs in Germany. At San Francisco International, Lufthansa flies ...

However, Lufthansa has gone for a rather different approach with a retired Airbus A340-600. The German airline is giving the aircraft, identified by the registration code D-AIHO — a fresh start ...