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