List of Airbus A340 operators explained

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 .[1]

AirlineCountry200300500600Still in
service		Notes
Aerolíneas Argentinas49
Aerolíneas Estelar1Leased from Hi Fly Malta
Air Atlanta Icelandic22
Air Belgium4Replaced by Airbus A330-900[2]
AirBlue2
Air Bourbon1Ceased operations in 2004
Transferred to Air Europa
Air Canada132A340-500 leased to TAM Linhas Aéreas
Air China6
Air Comet3Ceased operations in 2009
Air Europa1
Air France624Launch customer of A340-300
Air Jamaica3
Air Lanka3Rebranded as SriLankan Airlines in 1999
Air Leisure3Leased from EgyptAir
Air Liberté22Ceased operations in 2003
Air Madagascar2
Air Mauritius8
Air Namibia2
Air Tahiti Nui15
AirX Charter32A340-600 sold to Air Atlanta Icelandic
AirAsia X2
Airhub Airlines3Transferred to Legend Airlines
AOM French Airlines32Merged with Air Liberté in 2001
Arik Air2Leased from Hi Fly
Austrian Airlines22A340-200 sold to the French Air Force
A340-300 sold to Swiss International Air Lines
Avior Airlines1Transferred to Conviasa
Azerbaijan Airlines21Both A340-500s are stored
Azman Air1
Bek Air3
Brussels Airlines2Operated for Eurowings
BWIA West Indies Airways2Rebranded to Caribbean Airlines in 2006
Caribbean Airlines2
Cathay Pacific 4183A340-200 sold to Philippine Airlines
A340-600 sold to Hainan Airlines
China Airlines7
China Eastern Airlines55
China Southwest Airlines3Merged with Air China in 2002
Conviasa213
Corsair International1Leased from Hi Fly
Edelweiss Air5To be replaced with Airbus A350-900 by 2025.[3]
EgyptAir31A340-300 leased from Gulf Air
Emirates810Launch customer of A340-500
Etihad Airways147A340-300 sold to Hi Fly
A340-600 sold to European Aviation
Eurowings2Operated by Brussels Airlines
Government, Corporate, Private and undisclosed533724
Finnair7
Garuda Indonesia3Leased from China Southwest Airlines
Gulf Air10
Hainan Airlines3
Hi Fly32
Hi Fly Malta84
Iberia2118
Iran Air1Leased from Conviasa
Iran Aseman Airlines1
Jet Airways3Leased from South African Airways
Joon4Reintegrated into Air France in 2019
Kam Air6
Kuwait Airways4
LAN Airlines5
Legend Airlines3
Lufthansa83024Launch 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 Air177
Maleth-Aero4
Mandarin Airlines1
Olympic Airlines4Ceased operations in 2009
Philippine Airlines413
Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas42To be retired by 2025.[6]
Qatar Airways4
Royal Brunei Airlines1
Royal Jordanian4
Sabena23Ceased operations in 2001
Safi Airways1
Saudia4Leased from Hi Fly, AirAsia X and Kuwait Airways
Scandinavian Airlines8
Singapore Airlines175
South African Airways689
SpiceXpress1Leased from Hi Fly Malta
SriLankan Airlines7
Surinam Airways3
Swiss International Air Lines15To be replaced with Airbus A350-900 by 2025.[7]
Syrian Air2
TAM Linhas Aéreas2Leased from Air Canada
TAP Air Portugal4
Thai Airways International46
Turkish Airlines9Includes one aircraft nicknamed Deli Mike
Virgin Atlantic1019Launch customer of A340-600
Virgin Nigeria2Leased from Virgin Atlantic
XL Airways France1Leased from Hi Fly

Orders and deliveries

The following is a list of orders and deliveries for the Airbus A340 by variant.[1]

CustomerOrders
A340-200A340-300A340-500A340-600Total
align='left'Air Canada8210
align='left'Air China33
align='left'Air France31114
align='left'Air Mauritius55
align='left'Air Tahiti Nui44
align='left'AJW Capital Partners22
align='left'Arik Air22
align='left'Austrian Airlines224
align='left'Cathay Pacific15318
align='left'China Airlines66
align='left'China Eastern Airlines5510
align='left'China Southwest Airlines33
align='left'EgyptAir33
align='left'Emirates1010
align='left'Etihad Airways4711
align='left'Finnair44
align='left'Flightlease22
align='left'Governments; Executive and Private615214
align='left'Gulf Air66
align='left'Iberia181634
align='left'International Lease Finance Corporation161329
align='left'Kuwait Airways44
align='left'LAN-Chile44
align='left'Lufthansa7282459
align='left'Olympic Airlines44
align='left'Philippine Airlines448
align='left'Qatar Airways44
align='left'Sabena325
align='left'Scandinavian Airlines77
align='left'Singapore Airlines17522
align='left'South African Airways6612
align='left'SriLankan Airlines33
align='left'Swiss International Air Lines99
align='left'TAP Air Portugal44
align='left'Thai Airways4610
align='left'Turkish Airlines77
align='left'Union de Transports Aériens77
align='left'Virgin Atlantic71421
Totals282183497377

See also

References

Citations

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Orders & Deliveries. Airbus. 30 June 2021. 9 July 2021. 10 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190210065631/https://www.airbus.com/aircraft/market/orders-deliveries.html. live.
  2. https://www.aerotelegraph.com/air-belgium-beendet-das-kapitel-airbus-a340 aerotelegraph.com
  3. Edelweiss modernises its long-haul fleet with the Airbus A350-900. Edelweiss Air. 18 September 2023.
  4. https://www.aero.de/news-25293/Airbus-A340-ist-seit-25-Jahren-fluegge.html aero.de
  5. https://www.aerotelegraph.com/airbus-a340-300-ist-lufthansas-787-notloesung aerotelegraph.com - "Airbus A340-300 is Lufthansa's 787 backup solution"
  6. Web site: Spain's Plus Ultra to end A340 ops in 2025 - CEO. Ch-aviation.com. July 26, 2023.
  7. https://www.aerotelegraph.com/swiss-bekommt-im-jahr-2025-airbus-a350-lufthansa-tochter aerotelegraph.com

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