Summary The Airbus A340 is becoming rare in commercial aviation as newer, fuel-efficient planes replace it. Eurowings, Hainan Airlines, Kuwait Airways, Turkish Airlines, and Thai Airways once operated A340s. Thai Airways sold its A340s, and only one is still operational, used by the Royal Thai Air Force.
The Airbus A340 quadjet is becoming a rare sight in commercial aviation as newer and more fuel-efficient widebody aircraft are replacing it. According to ch-aviation data, a total of 82 airframes are currently listed to be in active service. However, the list of airlines that operated the Airbus A340 widebody was extensive.
377 A340s have been delivered to more than 40 carriers worldwide, based on Airbus orders and deliveries data . This article will explore five former carriers that used to fly the A340 quadjet. 1 Eurowings Historic Airbus A340 fleet: 2 At one point, Lufthansa's low-cost subsidiary, Eurowings , operated two Airbus A340-300 widebodies.
These aircraft, which were operated by Brussels Airlines on behalf of Eurowings, were added to the fleet in 2018, but they were only in service for just over a year. According to Planespotters.net data, both aircraft (previously registered as OO-SCW and OO-SCX) were first delivered to Lufthansa in 2000.
Eighteen years later, they joined the Brussels Airlines fleet after being operated by Eurowings. They subsequently returned to the Lufthansa fleet in 2019. Since then, both aircraft have been in active service with Lufthansa's l.