Airbus A340-600

Airbus A340-600
First Flight:	April 23, 2001
Assembled in:	Toulouse, France; Hamburg, Germany
Number built:	97
Category:	Long-Haul Double-Aisle
Manufactured by:	Airbus Industries

The Airbus A340-600 is a widebody long-haul airliner developed by Airbus in the early 2000s. It is a variant of the Airbus A340 series, the longest in the series with the greatest passenger capacity, developed alongside the Airbus A340-500. It is the second highest capacity Airbus aircraft next to the Airbus A380.

This variant is no longer in development.

Specifications

• Length: 75.36m
• Height: 17.22m
• Wingspan: 63.45m
• Range (with full payload): 14,450km
• Maximum Passenger Capacity: 326

Variants

• A340-642 - Rolls-Royce Trent 556-61

Operators

Previous operators in italics, current operators in bold.

Africa

Southern Africa

• South African Airways - A340-642

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Asia

Eastern Asia

• Cathay Pacific - A340-642
• China Eastern Airlines - A340-642
• Hainan Airlines - A340-642

Southeastern Asia

• Thai Airways International - A340-642

Western Asia

• Azerbaijan Airlines - A340-642
• Al-Naser Airlines - A340-642
• Etihad Airways - A340-642
• Jordan Government - A340-642
• Qatar Airways - A340-642
• Saad Air - A340-642

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Europe

Northern Europe

• Virgin Atlantic Airways - A340-642

Southern Europe

• Hi Fly Malta - A340-642
• Iberia - A340-642
• Lufthansa - A340-642

Prototypes/Demonstrators

Registration	Thumbnail	Model	Year	Engine	Notes
F-WWCA		A340-642	2001	Trent 556-61	Prototype.
F-WWCB		A340-642	2001	Trent 556-61	Prototype.