An Airbus A340 made history in November when it became the first jet of its type to land on Antarctica. The South Pole has a long history of aviation that has contributed to the exploration of the ...

Emirates now only airline to operate an all Airbus A380 and Boeing 777 fleet Abu Dhabi: Emirates airline said on Thursday it has retired the last Airbus A330 and A340 aircraft in its fleet from active ...

There were contrasting fortunes for the executives in Toulouse last month. As Airbus chief salesman John Leahy and his team celebrated the A330 twinjet's passing of the 1,000-order mark, the Sun was ...

Airbus/SITA partnership OnAir has successfully conducted a 10-hour Airbus A340-600 flight using the full spectrum of cabin and cockpit connectivity solutions that are supported by Inmarsat's ...

The view of an aircraft landing safely on an ice runway in the vast “white desert” of Antarctica is a beautiful thing. But it’s also an impressive achievement, with a lot of preparations and skillful ...

While the A380 superjumbo is enjoying a steady resurgence after having been on the brink of retirement during the pandemic, its older sibling – another four-engined aircraft from Airbus – seems ...

Etihad Airways has taken delivery of its first three-cabin Airbus A340-600, the world’s longest commercial passenger aircraft. The four-engine aircraft, which has an overall length of 75.3 metres and ...

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 ...

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 ...