...Article NBAA 09: Airbus sells two more A340-500s to Middle East head of state ...Airbus (booth 4776) has sold two VIP A340-500s to a Middle East head of state...ve seen in 25 years," says Gore. A340 VIP interior GDC has selected B/E...

...SHOW: Yesterday's heroes - what next for A340 and 777 Classic? By Max Kingsley-Jones...decades ago, Airbus launched the A330/ A340 as a family of twin- and quadjets to...Meanwhile, sales of the four-engined A340, which had been the lead family member...

...Aircraft › News Article Lufthansa A340-600s suffer cabin air contamination...Lufthansa reveal that two of its Airbus A340-600 flights to the USA have suffered...aviation journalist Tim van Beveren, refer to A340-600 (D-AIHO) flight LH452 from Munich...

...Transport › News Article UK probes A340-600 fuel system AAIB urges tank...investigators have urged Airbus to modify the A340-500/600's automatic fuel control...February event Virgin Atlantic instructed its A340-600 pilots to more closely monitor the...

...Air Transport › News Article Emirates A340 tail strike attributed to pilot error...last month, involving an Emirates Airbus A340-500, has found the aircraft's thrust...take months to complete. This Emirates A340 tail-strike occurred at Melbourne Airport...

...News Article Emirates pushes for A340-600 Enhanced in place of high gross weight...looks set to defer deliveries of its Airbus A340-600s which are due to start by the...enhanced version of the aircraft. Airbus A340-600HGW test flight W445 Picture...

...Home › Airlines › News Article Virgin A340 aborted landing after coming off fogged...Pilots landing a Virgin Atlantic Airbus A340-300 at night in Nairobi were forced...right-hand runway edge lights. As the A340 touched down it remained on its two...

...News Article PICTURES: Airbus prepares A340-600 testbed for GTF ground runs By...geared turbofan demonstrator engine on its A340-600 flying testbed in Toulouse. ...flight expected later in the week. The A340 is due to fly a two-month, 75h flight...

...Home › Airlines › News Article Iberia A340 broke proximity sensors in heavy landing...yet to decide whether to repair the Airbus A340-600 that overran at Quito, Ecuador...as the jet neared touchdown and that the A340 was still descending at 1,100ft/min...

...News Article FAA mandates third A330, A340 inertial navigation fault fix By John...instructing operators of most Airbus A330 and A340 models to power down suspect air data...Airbus A330| Airbus A330-300| Airbus A340| Airbus| Grumman Sign up to Flight...

...Article Fuel prices force Thai to drop A340-500 non-stops to USA By Leithen...New York, which it operates with Airbus A340-500s, due to high fuel costs. Meanwhile...which is more capacity than the 215-seat A340-500s used today, it says. The main...

...Aircraft › News Article PICTURE: Last A340 Classic breaks cover in Toulouse By Max Kingsley-Jones The last Airbus A340-300 currently on order is undergoing...of 246 CFM International CFM56-powered A340-200/300 "Classics" to be delivered...

...Home › Air Transport › News Article A340-500 slip slows Emirates plan Emirates is the latest A340-500/600 customer to suffer a delivery...stop services to Sydney in October using A340-500s has also contributed to the US launch...

...P&W GTF testing makes good progress on A340 flying testbed By Max Kingsley-Jones...technology by studying P&W turbofan on A340 flying testbed In an event unprecedented...we integrate it into an airframe". A340-600 GTF thumb © Airbus The A340...

...Home › Air Transport › News Article A340-600 closes on certification MAX KINGSLEY...of the Rolls-Royce Trent 500-powered A340-600, as the manufacturer prepares to...ultra-long-range sister model, the A340-500, next month. Flight-testing...

...up for A330 as last airline delivery for A340-300 is completed By Max Kingsley...setting on its four-engined sister, the A340-300, as the final airline delivery was...pair 21 years ago last June, the A330 and A340 have been marketed since day one as a...

...Aircraft › News Article Airbus-owned A340 flies P&W geared turbofan engine By Stephen Trimble An Airbus-owned A340 has embarked a 75 flight hour test programme...launched this afternoon from Toulouse. The A340 was still airborne as this article was...

...Home › Air Transport › News Article A340 ‘landed half-way down runway...danger of overruns The Air France Airbus A340-300 that overran at Toronto Pearson...business-class passenger on board the A340 has told Flight International how she pulled...

...Aircraft › News Article Airbus sees A340 becoming more marginalised in future By Mary Kirby Airbus says the A340 is "not dead", but it sees the...continues. Production of the original A340-200/300 ended last year with the...