The Airbus A340-600 is on the brink of extinction, with fewer than five remaining in operation in the western world, all at Lufthansa. This video documents a flight from Frankfurt to Riyadh, ...

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 ...

Lufthansa is an interesting case when it comes to its fleet. While many airlines have retired their older quadjets, the ...

Lufthansa Group will put all of its Airbus A380s and 10 of its A340-600s into long-term storage, only to be reactivated in the event of an “unexpectedly rapid market recovery”, and will permanently ...

The era is coming to a close as Lufthansa retires the Airbus A340-600 after the summer schedule, marking the end of a ...

Airbus and Rolls-Royce aim to boost the market appeal of the A340-600 with reconfiguration and support initiatives that address operating costs. The plan was unveiled in London on 4 December to an ...

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 ...

Cathay Pacific Airways this week welcomed the first Airbus A340-600 aircraft to visit Hong Kong. Cathay Pacific will be the Asian launch customer for the A340-600 with its first delivery due later ...

2015 has brought the exit of Asian operators of the A340-500/600. Thai Airways retired its A340-600s, having previously retired A340-500s, while China Eastern has retired its A340-600s. As CAPA ...

The afterlife of a decommissioned airplane can take many forms nowadays. Some are dismantled and used as parts, others simply end up in aircraft graveyards, while a select few are reinvented as modern ...

FAA, Europe's Joint Aviation Authorities and Transport Canada gave the Airbus A340-600 a common type rating with the A340-300, meaning pilots can fly either model with minimal transition training. The ...

Airbus received type certification on the A340-600 from the European Joint Aviation Authorities and confirmation of an order for 13 A340-300s from Swiss. Swiss will begin taking deliveries next June, ...