Airbus A340-300
Airbus A340-300
The A340 shares the same flight deck including side stick controllers and EFIS, plus fly-by-wire, basic airframe, systems, fuselage and wing with the A330 (the flight deck is also common to the A320 series). Benefiting from the latest innovations introduced on the A340-500 and A340-600, the A340-300 now also features an enhanced new interior styling with new LED lighting and LCD screens in the cockpit.
The new CFM-56-5C/P engine gives the A340-300 Enhanced improved fuel efficiency and lower engine maintenance costs.
The A340-300 flies 295 passengers in a typical three-class cabin layout over 13.700 km range.
| Developing nation: | Europe. |
| Manufacturer/designer: | EADS - Airbus Industries. |
| Production line: | Toulouse - Blagnac, France. |
| Type aircraft: | Long range wide body airliner. |
| First flight: |
October 25, 1991 F-WWAI c/n.001. |
| First delivery: | March 1993 to Lufthansa and Air France. |
| Airbus A340-300 | |
| Cockpit crew: | Two pilots. |
| Passengers two class: |
- 30 business class. - 305 economy class. |
| Passengers three class: |
- 12 first class. - 42 business class. - 241 economy class. |
| Cabin length: | 50,35 m. |
| Cabin diameter: | 5,28 m. |
| Cabin height: | 2,54 m. |
| Cargo volume: |
Total load 162,8 m³. |
| LD3 Containers in belly: | 32. |
| Standard 2.24m x 3.17m pallets: |
in belly 11. |
| Wing span: | 60,30 m. |
| Wing area: | 361,6 m². |
| Wing sweep: | 30 degrees. |
| Fuselage length: | 63,60 m. |
| Fuselage diameter: | 5,64 m. |
| Height: | 16,7 m. |
| Wheelbase: | 25,60 m. |
| Track: | 10,69 m. |
| Engines: |
- Four CFM International CFM56-5C2 rated 138.78 kN. - Four CFM International CFM56-5C3 rated 144.57 kN. - Four CFM International CFM56-5C4 rated 151.25 kN. - Four CFM International CFM56-5C4P rated 149.9 kN. |
| Weight: |
- Empty: 129.275 Kg. - Max. zero-fuel weight: 181.000 Kg. - Fuel: 140.640 liter. - Max. payload: 43.500 Kg. |
| Max. take off weight: | 276.500 Kg. |
| Max. landing weight: | 192.000 Kg. |
| Cruise speed: | 861 km/h. |
| Max. speed: | 915 km/h. |
| Service ceiling: | 11.887 m. |
| Max. range: | 13.700 km. |
Production:
Airbus A340-300, 207 built, 206 active, 4 on order, none stored and 1 written off at November 2004.
|
Airbus A340-300 built of each type: |
| 3 - Airbus A340-300. |
| 30 - Airbus A340-311 CFM56-5C2. |
| 14 - Airbus A340-312 CFM56-5C3. |
| 15 - Airbus A340-313 CFM56-5C4. |
| 155 - Airbus A340-313X CFM56-5C4P. |
2 Airbus A340-300 written-off by accidents:
| 24-07-2001 | 4R-ADD | Airbus A340-312 SriLankan Airlines Tamil Tiger rebels launched a major pre-dawn suicide attack on Colombo-Bandaranayake IAP, Sri Lanka. destroyed this A340. 0 fatalities / 0 on board. |
| 02-08-2005 | F-GLZQ | Airbus A340-313X Air France This Airbus crashed at the end of runway 24L during landing in bad weather at Toronto-Lester B. Pearson IAP, Ont. Canada. 0 fatalities / 0 on board. |
|
Airbus A340-300 airline operators: | |
| 30 - Lufthansa. |
5 - SriLankan Airlines. |
| 22 - Air France. |
4 - Air Tahiti Nui. |
| 18 - Iberia. | 4 - Kuwait Airways. |
| 15 - Cathay Pacific. | 4 - LAN Airlines. |
| 9 - Air Canada. |
4 - Olympic Airlines. |
| 9 - Gulf Air. | 4 - Philippine Airlines. |
| 9 - Swiss. | 4 - TAP Air Portugal. |
| 9 - Virgin Atlantic. | 3 - Air Jamaica. |
| 8 - Emirates. | 3 - South African Airways. |
| 7 - China Airlines. | 2 - Austrian Airlines. |
| 7 - SAS. | 2 - BWIA West Indies Airways. |
| 7 - Turkish Airlines. | 1 - Ethiad Airways. |
| 6 - Air China. | |
| 5 - Air Mauritius. | |
| 5 - China Eastern Airlines. | |
The A340 shares the same flight deck including side stick controllers and EFIS, plus fly-by-wire, basic airframe, systems, fuselage and wing with the A330 (the flight deck is also common to the A320 series). Benefiting from the latest innovations introduced on the A340-500 and A340-600, the A340-300 now also features an enhanced new interior styling with new LED lighting and LCD screens in the cockpit.
The new CFM-56-5C/P engine gives the A340-300 Enhanced improved fuel efficiency and lower engine maintenance costs.
The A340-300 flies 295 passengers in a typical three-class cabin layout over 13.700 km range.
| Developing nation: | Europe. |
| Manufacturer/designer: | EADS - Airbus Industries. |
| Production line: | Toulouse - Blagnac, France. |
| Type aircraft: | Long range wide body airliner. |
| First flight: |
October 25, 1991 F-WWAI c/n.001. |
| First delivery: | March 1993 to Lufthansa and Air France. |
| Airbus A340-300 | |
| Cockpit crew: | Two pilots. |
| Passengers two class: |
- 30 business class. - 305 economy class. |
| Passengers three class: |
- 12 first class. - 42 business class. - 241 economy class. |
| Cabin length: | 50,35 m. |
| Cabin diameter: | 5,28 m. |
| Cabin height: | 2,54 m. |
| Cargo volume: |
Total load 162,8 m³. |
| LD3 Containers in belly: | 32. |
| Standard 2.24m x 3.17m pallets: |
in belly 11. |
| Wing span: | 60,30 m. |
| Wing area: | 361,6 m². |
| Wing sweep: | 30 degrees. |
| Fuselage length: | 63,60 m. |
| Fuselage diameter: | 5,64 m. |
| Height: | 16,7 m. |
| Wheelbase: | 25,60 m. |
| Track: | 10,69 m. |
| Engines: |
- Four CFM International CFM56-5C2 rated 138.78 kN. - Four CFM International CFM56-5C3 rated 144.57 kN. - Four CFM International CFM56-5C4 rated 151.25 kN. - Four CFM International CFM56-5C4P rated 149.9 kN. |
| Weight: |
- Empty: 129.275 Kg. - Max. zero-fuel weight: 181.000 Kg. - Fuel: 140.640 liter. - Max. payload: 43.500 Kg. |
| Max. take off weight: | 276.500 Kg. |
| Max. landing weight: | 192.000 Kg. |
| Cruise speed: | 861 km/h. |
| Max. speed: | 915 km/h. |
| Service ceiling: | 11.887 m. |
| Max. range: | 13.700 km. |
Production:
Airbus A340-300, 207 built, 206 active, 4 on order, none stored and 1 written off at November 2004.
|
Airbus A340-300 built of each type: |
| 3 - Airbus A340-300. |
| 30 - Airbus A340-311 CFM56-5C2. |
| 14 - Airbus A340-312 CFM56-5C3. |
| 15 - Airbus A340-313 CFM56-5C4. |
| 155 - Airbus A340-313X CFM56-5C4P. |
2 Airbus A340-300 written-off by accidents:
| 24-07-2001 | 4R-ADD | Airbus A340-312 SriLankan Airlines Tamil Tiger rebels launched a major pre-dawn suicide attack on Colombo-Bandaranayake IAP, Sri Lanka. destroyed this A340. 0 fatalities / 0 on board. |
| 02-08-2005 | F-GLZQ | Airbus A340-313X Air France This Airbus crashed at the end of runway 24L during landing in bad weather at Toronto-Lester B. Pearson IAP, Ont. Canada. 0 fatalities / 0 on board. |
|
Airbus A340-300 airline operators: | |
| 30 - Lufthansa. |
5 - SriLankan Airlines. |
| 22 - Air France. |
4 - Air Tahiti Nui. |
| 18 - Iberia. | 4 - Kuwait Airways. |
| 15 - Cathay Pacific. | 4 - LAN Airlines. |
| 9 - Air Canada. |
4 - Olympic Airlines. |
| 9 - Gulf Air. | 4 - Philippine Airlines. |
| 9 - Swiss. | 4 - TAP Air Portugal. |
| 9 - Virgin Atlantic. | 3 - Air Jamaica. |
| 8 - Emirates. | 3 - South African Airways. |
| 7 - China Airlines. | 2 - Austrian Airlines. |
| 7 - SAS. | 2 - BWIA West Indies Airways. |
| 7 - Turkish Airlines. | 1 - Ethiad Airways. |
| 6 - Air China. | |
| 5 - Air Mauritius. | |
| 5 - China Eastern Airlines. | |
