Airbus A340-500

Airbus A340-500
First Flight:	February 11, 2002
Production Period:	2002-2010
Assembled in:	Toulouse, France; Hamburg, Germany
Number built:	34
Category:	Long-Range Widebody
Manufactured by:	Airbus Industrie

The Airbus A340-500 is a widebody long-haul airliner developed by Airbus in the early 2000s. It is a variant of the Airbus A340 series, the second longest in the series, developed alongside the Airbus A340-600. With a range of 16,670 km, the -500 variant has the longest operating range of any of the A340 variants, capable of operating the distance between New York and Singapore.

This variant is no longer in development.

Specifications

• Length: 67.93m
• Height: 17.28m
• Wingspan: 63.45m
• Range (with full payload): 16,670km
• Maximum Passenger Capacity: 293

Variants

• A340-541 - Rolls-Royce Trent 553-61
• A340-542 - Rolls-Royce Trent 556A2-61

Operators

Africa

Western Africa

• Arik Air

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Americas

Northern America

• Air Canada

Southern America

• TAM Linhas Aéreas

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Asia

Southeastern Asia

• Singapore Airlines
• Thai Airways International

Western Asia

• Azerbaijan Airlines
• Emirates
• Etihad Airways

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Europe

Southern Europe

• Hi Fly

Prototypes/Demonstrators

Registration	Thumbnail	Model	Year	Engine	Notes
F-WWTE		A340-541	2002	Trent 553-61

Special Use

Registration	Thumbnail	Model	Year	Engine	Notes