List of Airbus A340 operators
Set out below is a list of former and current operators of the Airbus A340 airliner.
Operators
There were 214 Airbus A340 aircraft in commercial service as of November 2022[update].[1][needs update]
Airline | Country | 200 | 300 | 500 | 600 | Still in service | Notes |
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Aerolíneas Argentinas | ![]() | 4 | 9 | ||||
Aerolíneas Estelar | ![]() | 1 | Leased from Hi Fly Malta | ||||
Air Atlanta Icelandic | ![]() | 2 | 2 | ||||
Air Belgium | ![]() | 4 | Replaced by Airbus A330-900[2] | ||||
AirBlue | ![]() | 2 | |||||
Air Bourbon | ![]() | 1 | Ceased operations in 2004 Transferred to Air Europa | ||||
Air Canada | ![]() | 13 | 2 | A340-500 leased to TAM Linhas Aéreas | |||
Air China | ![]() | 6 | |||||
Air Comet | ![]() | 3 | Ceased operations in 2009 | ||||
Air Europa | ![]() | 1 | |||||
Air France | ![]() | 6 | 24 | Launch customer of A340-300 | |||
Air Jamaica | ![]() | 3 | |||||
Air Lanka | ![]() | 3 | Rebranded as SriLankan Airlines in 1999 | ||||
Air Leisure | ![]() | 3 | Leased from EgyptAir | ||||
Air Liberté | ![]() | 2 | 2 | Ceased operations in 2003 | |||
Air Madagascar | ![]() | 2 | |||||
Air Mauritius | ![]() | 8 | |||||
Air Namibia | ![]() | 2 | |||||
Air Tahiti Nui | ![]() | 1 | 5 | ||||
AirX Charter | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | A340-600 sold to Air Atlanta Icelandic | ||
AirAsia X | ![]() | 2 | |||||
Airhub Airlines | ![]() | 3 | Transferred to Legend Airlines | ||||
AOM French Airlines | ![]() | 3 | 2 | Merged with Air Liberté in 2001 | |||
Arik Air | ![]() | 2 | Leased from Hi Fly | ||||
Austrian Airlines | ![]() | 2 | 2 | A340-200 sold to the French Air Force A340-300 sold to Swiss International Air Lines | |||
Avior Airlines | ![]() | 1 | Transferred to Conviasa | ||||
Azerbaijan Airlines | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 3 | Both A340-500s are stored | ||
Azman Air | ![]() | 1 | 1 | ||||
Bek Air | ![]() | 3 | |||||
Brussels Airlines | ![]() | 2 | Operated for Eurowings | ||||
BWIA West Indies Airways | ![]() | 2 | Rebranded to Caribbean Airlines in 2006 | ||||
Caribbean Airlines | ![]() | 2 | |||||
Cathay Pacific | ![]() | 4 | 18 | 3 | A340-200 sold to Philippine Airlines A340-600 sold to Hainan Airlines | ||
China Airlines | ![]() | 7 | |||||
China Eastern Airlines | ![]() | 5 | 5 | ||||
China Southwest Airlines | ![]() | 3 | Merged with Air China in 2002 | ||||
Conviasa | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||
Corsair International | ![]() | 1 | Leased from Hi Fly | ||||
Edelweiss Air | ![]() | 5 | 5 | To be replaced with Airbus A350-900 by 2025.[3] | |||
EgyptAir | ![]() | 3 | 1 | A340-300 leased from Gulf Air | |||
Emirates | ![]() | 8 | 10 | Launch customer of A340-500 | |||
Etihad Airways | ![]() | 1 | 4 | 7 | A340-300 sold to Hi Fly A340-600 sold to European Aviation | ||
Eurowings | ![]() | 2 | Operated by Brussels Airlines | ||||
Government; Executive and Private | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 20 | ||
Finnair | ![]() | 7 | |||||
Garuda Indonesia | ![]() | 3 | Leased from China Southwest Airlines | ||||
Gulf Air | ![]() | 10 | |||||
Hainan Airlines | ![]() | 3 | |||||
Hi Fly | ![]() | 3 | 2 | ||||
Hi Fly Malta | ![]() | 8 | 4 | 4 | |||
Iberia | ![]() | 21 | 18 | ||||
Iran Air | ![]() | 1 | Leased from Conviasa | ||||
Iran Aseman Airlines | ![]() | 1 | 1 | ||||
Jet Airways | ![]() | 3 | Leased from South African Airways | ||||
Joon | ![]() | 4 | Reintegrated into Air France in 2019 | ||||
Kam Air | ![]() | 6 | 4 | ||||
Kuwait Airways | ![]() | 4 | |||||
LAN Airlines | ![]() | 5 | |||||
Legend Airlines | ![]() | 3 | 3 | ||||
Lufthansa | ![]() | 8 | 30 | 24 | 27 | Launch customer of the A340 alongside Air France[4] A340-300 to be replaced by Boeing 787-9[5] Five A340-600 returned from long-term storage, later to be replaced by Boeing 777X | |
Mahan Air | ![]() | 1 | 7 | 7 | 11 | ||
Maleth-Aero | ![]() | 4 | 1 | ||||
Mandarin Airlines | ![]() | 1 | |||||
Olympic Airlines | ![]() | 4 | Ceased operations in 2009 | ||||
Philippine Airlines | ![]() | 4 | 13 | ||||
Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 2 | To be retired by 2025.[6] | ||
Qatar Airways | ![]() | 4 | |||||
Royal Jordanian | ![]() | 4 | |||||
Sabena | ![]() | 2 | 3 | Ceased operations in 2001 | |||
Safi Airways | ![]() | 1 | |||||
Saudia | ![]() | 4 | Leased from Hi Fly, AirAsia X and Kuwait Airways | ||||
Scandinavian Airlines | ![]() | 8 | |||||
Singapore Airlines | ![]() | 17 | 5 | ||||
South African Airways | ![]() | 6 | 8 | 9 | 1 | ||
SpiceXpress | ![]() | 1 | Leased from Hi Fly Malta | ||||
SriLankan Airlines | ![]() | 7 | |||||
Surinam Airways | ![]() | 3 | |||||
Swiss International Air Lines | ![]() | 15 | 4 | To be replaced with Airbus A350-900 by 2025.[7] | |||
Syrian Air | ![]() | 2 | 2 | ||||
TAM Linhas Aéreas | ![]() | 2 | Leased from Air Canada | ||||
TAP Air Portugal | ![]() | 4 | |||||
Thai Airways International | ![]() | 4 | 6 | ||||
Turkish Airlines | ![]() | 9 | Includes one aircraft nicknamed Deli Mike | ||||
Undisclosed | 28 | 21 | 49 | ||||
Virgin Atlantic | ![]() | 10 | 19 | Launch customer of A340-600 | |||
Virgin Nigeria | ![]() | 2 | Leased from Virgin Atlantic | ||||
XL Airways France | ![]() | 1 | Leased from Hi Fly |
Orders and deliveries
The following is a list of orders and deliveries for the Airbus A340 by variant.[1]
Customer | Orders | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
A340-200 | A340-300 | A340-500 | A340-600 | Total | |
Air Canada | 8 | 2 | 10 | ||
Air China | 3 | 3 | |||
Air France | 3 | 11 | 14 | ||
Air Mauritius | 5 | 5 | |||
Air Tahiti Nui | 4 | 4 | |||
AJW Capital Partners | 2 | 2 | |||
Arik Air | 2 | 2 | |||
Austrian Airlines | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
Cathay Pacific | 15 | 3 | 18 | ||
China Airlines | 6 | 6 | |||
China Eastern Airlines | 5 | 5 | 10 | ||
China Southwest Airlines | 3 | 3 | |||
EgyptAir | 3 | 3 | |||
Emirates | 10 | 10 | |||
Etihad Airways | 4 | 7 | 11 | ||
Finnair | 4 | 4 | |||
Flightlease | 2 | 2 | |||
Governments; Executive and Private | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 14 |
Gulf Air | 6 | 6 | |||
Iberia | 18 | 16 | 34 | ||
International Lease Finance Corporation | 16 | 13 | 29 | ||
Kuwait Airways | 4 | 4 | |||
LAN-Chile | 4 | 4 | |||
Lufthansa | 7 | 28 | 24 | 59 | |
Olympic Airlines | 4 | 4 | |||
Philippine Airlines | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
Qatar Airways | 4 | 4 | |||
Sabena | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||
Scandinavian Airlines | 7 | 7 | |||
Singapore Airlines | 17 | 5 | 22 | ||
South African Airways | 6 | 6 | 12 | ||
SriLankan Airlines | 3 | 3 | |||
Swiss International Air Lines | 9 | 9 | |||
TAP Air Portugal | 4 | 4 | |||
Thai Airways | 4 | 6 | 10 | ||
Turkish Airlines | 7 | 7 | |||
Union de Transports Aériens[note 1] | 7 | 7 | |||
Virgin Atlantic | 7 | 14 | 21 | ||
Totals | 28 | 218 | 34 | 97 | 377 |
See also
References
Footnotes
- ^ All aircraft delivered to Air France.
Citations
- ^ a b "Orders & Deliveries". Airbus. 30 June 2021. Archived from the original on 10 February 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ aerotelegraph.com (German) 29 March 2022
- ^ "Edelweiss modernises its long-haul fleet with the Airbus A350-900". Edelweiss Air (Press release). Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ aero.de (German) 25 October 2016
- ^ aerotelegraph.com - "Airbus A340-300 is Lufthansa's 787 backup solution" (German) 4 November 2022
- ^ "Spain's Plus Ultra to end A340 ops in 2025 - CEO". Ch-aviation.com. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
- ^ aerotelegraph.com (German) 12 December 2022