The A340-600 is a true icon, a staple of Lufthansa's fleet for decades. Its final years are seeing a new critical, but costly ...

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 ...

At Frankfurt Airport, rare widebody aircraft like the Airbus A340-500 and Boeing 787-9 delivered powerful departures, each weighing over 600,000 pounds at takeoff. The A340-500, now rarely seen, stood ...

Germany's Air Force is selling its former VIP Airbus A340-300 plane in mid-Janaury 2024. The move comes after the jet experienced several mechanical failures with German officials onboard. Germany has ...

For years, Airbus has dominated the commercial aircraft space alongside Boeing, offering flight options for both freight and passengers. As you might expect, the company has an impressive catalog of ...

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 ...

(CNN) — 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 – ...

Lufthansa Group will retire the last four Airbus A340-600s in its fleet in October and ground two Boeing 747-400s for the ...

For the first time in history, an Airbus A340 plane has landed on Antarctica. Hi Fly, a boutique aviation company, was behind the flight. The company specializes in wet leases, which means they hire ...

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 ...

At the end of the summer schedules this past weekend Asian carrier Singapore Airlines (SIA) closed its non-stop services between Singapore and the US cities of Los Angeles and by the end of November ...