The end of the line for the stretched quadjet.

The A340 is nearing the end of its commercial service, but still has meaningful impact in other sectors.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Airbus began a 14 month flight test programme of the A340-600 on 23 April, with the first flight of the new 380-seater. The Rolls-Royce Trent 500-powered stretch A340 model prototype made a successful ...

05 August 2004 Virgin Atlantic Airways has committed to take delivery of another 13 new Airbus A340-600s and taken options on 13 more, in its largest ever aircraft deal.Deliveries to the airline will ...