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An Airbus A340 aircraft just landed on Antarctica for the first time ever — see the history of aviation on the 7th continent

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 ...
CNN

The Airbus A340 airplane was built to rule long-haul travel. Now it’s vanishing from the skies

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 – seems ...
Flightglobal

OnAir demonstrates cabin, cockpit connectivity on A340 flight

Airbus/SITA partnership OnAir has successfully conducted a 10-hour Airbus A340-600 flight using the full spectrum of cabin and cockpit connectivity solutions… Airbus/SITA partnership OnAir has ...
The Aviationist

This Airbus A340-500 is Italy’s new Air Force One

Here’s I-TALY, the new A340 of the Italian Air Force VIP fleet. The above photograph was taken on Jun. 30, as the new Italian Air Force Airbus A340 was performing ILS approaches to runway 16L at ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Airbus’s Longest Plane Proves Short-Lived as A340 Orders Dry Up

Airbus SAS has ended production of its four-engine A340 aircraft after the jet with the company’s longest fuselage lost out to Boeing Co.’s twin-engine 777 model. Airbus, the world’s largest maker of ...