Welcome aboard the rare Lufthansa Airbus A340-600, which I flew from Chicago to Frankfurt. This is an economy class review ...

The silhouette of the Airbus A340-600 is unmistakable, a graceful, stretched needle that has served as a fixture of long-haul aviation for two decades. To many, it represents the golden age of ...

The A340-600 is quickly exiting from major airline service, a victim of the coronavirus downturn. Its last two large airline operators, Iberia and Lufthansa, are parking the four-engined jet known for ...

Airbus and Rolls-Royce aim to boost the market appeal of the A340-600 with reconfiguration and support initiatives that address operating costs. The plan was unveiled in London on 4 December to an ...

The afterlife of a decommissioned airplane can take many forms nowadays. Some are dismantled and used as parts, others simply end up in aircraft graveyards, while a select few are reinvented as modern ...

Maiquetía reopened to passengers September 1, with travelers boarding a Conviasa A340-600 for Mexico from tent terminals.

2015 has brought the exit of Asian operators of the A340-500/600. Thai Airways retired its A340-600s, having previously retired A340-500s, while China Eastern has retired its A340-600s. As CAPA ...

A five-year rest in a Thai beach town may be idyllic, but not for the six Thai Airways A340-600s parked at Pattaya’s U-Tapao airport 147km outside of Bangkok accumulating maintenance charges while ...

Cathay Pacific Airways this week welcomed the first Airbus A340-600 aircraft to visit Hong Kong. Cathay Pacific will be the Asian launch customer for the A340-600 with its first delivery due later ...

FAA, Europe's Joint Aviation Authorities and Transport Canada gave the Airbus A340-600 a common type rating with the A340-300, meaning pilots can fly either model with minimal transition training. The ...

Airbus aims to reassert itself in the long-range widebody battle with Boeing by introducing a new version of the A340-500/600 incorporating certain improvements from the A350 twin and new Rolls-Royce ...

In an effort to make the Airbus A340-600 more attractive to airlines, the European manufacturer has started preparations to certify the aircraft for a 475 maximum seating capacity. The certification ...