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On 20 January 1994 an Air France A340-211 (F-GNIA) was lost to fire during servicing at CDG. Another A340-312 of SriLankan Airlines was destroyed on the ground by Tamil Tigers on July 24, 2001 at Colombo-Bandaranayake IAP along with 2 A330s and a squadron of military aircrafts.
Now, would this have prevented the Being 747 that crashed in Canada early this year. I think it was carrying goods and crashed for taking off without the necessarly take off speed.
I don't see why we can't merge the list of operators into the aircraft's articles. I see no reason to have a seperate list, many pages have lists that are longer. PPGMD
Well compare it to a article like Navy, it's still fairly small. I think with exception to the 737 list it's hardly going to get bigger than the Navy page. We could always organize it, US, European, and other operators, to make it more organized and readable. PPGMD
Is there any website with a close up picture where one can view modifications that rectified the flapping problem due to the weight of the outer engines on the wings?
I made a revision and addition to the section regarding the 500 model. -Amit
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I've removed "There has been criticism about the very slow climb rate of the A343, compared to other aircraft, leaving the airports to impose a longer wait period for take off or landing after an A343." from the article because this sounds very dubious to me. Does the A343 have a markedly inferior RoC to other similar airliners? And how could a slow RoC possibly require longer delays after take-off? And just where is the source for the statement? --Jumbo 12:26, 27 December 2005 (UTC)
In this section of other incidents, what is "Vr?"
Ok, it may be an article, but should it really be linked to at the top of the A340 Aircraft page? Reedy Boy 12:12, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
isAntonov_An-225, 84 m long, 6 meters longer than A340-600. 216.239.87.115 02:43, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
The article seems to rely too much on some supposed competition with Boeing. Certainly there is competition, but the A340 was clearly developed as a continuing expansion of Airbus capablilities, as we have seen throughout the whole Airbus story, culminating in the A380, which goes beyond anything Boeing has done. Building an ETOPS-immune airliner was a logical next step for Airbus. --Jumbo 09:41, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
Airbus developed the A340 as an ETOPS immune plane that was targeted at killing the DC-10, MD-11, and L-1011 that were out there, as well as having more range than anything else out there. By the time the 777 showed up, the A340 had mostly killed the MD-11, which had program problems anyway. Early on, the 777 had a range that could not hold a candle to the early 340's, it was the later 777-200ER that slightly outdid the A343. When the A346 came out, it competed with the lower end of the 747 capacity and was more efficient. Again, Boeing brought out the 773ER afterward with a slight fuel burn advantage. The A345 went for a then-empty segment, and was trumped by the 772LR. The point was not that Airbus tried competing with Boeing, Boeing followed Airbus and built comparable products that ensure healthy competition. Mgw89 (talk) 20:45, 27 December 2007 (UTC)
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Look at the article about the Boeing 747. There you can see the total fuel consumption per km. How come that type data isn't on the stats table of the A340??
The template itself says that when assessing an article reasons and suggestions are to be given. I am simply reverting an unreasoned and unconstructive assessment. Paul Beardsell 03:46, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
"(but the longest airliner record will be surpassed by the newer 747-8 [freighter version])." Sorry, but you can`t view in the future. I do not think, that this frase fits in an encyclopedia.
I can see there are a group of editors having an edit war over the rating at the top of this page. Please stop. —Joseph/N328KF (Talk) 03:48, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
Because I don't care about the issue itself, but revert-cycling is wasteful and futile, and it was nearing 3RR. —Joseph/N328KF (Talk) 03:59, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
If you want to know why it was rated that, it's best to ask the user that rated it, and he will get back to you. But it's very common for the raters not to leave a comment. Though I disagree with this pratice it's just the way that things go. Getting into a revert war over it is pointless. PPGMD 07:02, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
I have amended the wording of this paragraph because the order has yet to be confirmed as canceled - the Airbus O&D spreadsheet shows firmed orders for 18 -600s for Emirates as of the 4th June 2007. 82.152.52.97 21:02, 3 June 2007 (UTC)
Where's the proof for this section, particularly the latter part about replacement aircraft: "The initial seven A340-600 aircraft were delivered with overweight wings. After the A340-600 launch customer, Virgin Atlantic, elected to receive replacement aircraft, these airframes were delivered at a reduced price to Iberia Airlines and Cathay Pacific. Cathay Pacific uses the plane on its nonstop service between Hong Kong and New York City (JFK)."
Why Cathay Pacific was not the pimary users of the A340s? It has 18 A340s. —Preceding unsigned comment added by David1993923 (talk • contribs) 06:51, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
On the spec sheet it says that the -500 has a shorter takeoff run than the -600 at MTOW (3050 vs. 3100m). How can this be when the -500 has less thrust (Trent 553 v 556 or 556 v 560 in the HGW's) but weighs the same or more? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mgw89 (talk • contribs) 00:20, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
I'm going to try and remove repeat information from this section and clean it up a bit. I plan on using some cues from the 747 page as a role model, as well as incorporating more development info. If you guys have any good ideas, pitch 'em out there. Mgw89 (talk) 05:19, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
I've removed the following item as being non-notable:
I can't see how a safe emergency landing caused by a faulty light is notable. - BillCJ (talk) 09:23, 16 December 2007 (UTC)
What do you guys think of a section devoted to the competition between the A340 and other aircraft, like the MD-11 and 777? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mgw89 (talk • contribs) 21:15, 28 December 2007 (UTC)
I read on the German Wikipedia that Airbus had planned a stretch of the -300 to 70m, using the same wing of the -300 and the CFM56 engines. They realized the engine was too weak, and the wing loading was too high, which would have reduced range to about 6,000 nmi, so they scrapped the idea and eventually built the 75m A340-600. Does anybody have a good reference for this model? Mgw89 (talk) 23:10, 28 December 2007 (UTC)
I've noticed a few pages which link to the pylons page when referring to engine pylons, but this links to an article that primarily concerns electricity pylons. The closest alternative I could find was hardpoint. Is it worth modifying these links? Jddriessen (talk) 21:57, 8 January 2008 (UTC)
Seeing as their is no engine pylon page, we might be able to redirect it to nacelle or jet turbine. I'll look into that. Mgw89 (talk) 06:14, 9 January 2008 (UTC)
In Boeing 777 article, there are two different range values for each sub - type: Maximum range, which is most probably done by filling the fuel tanks to their maximum and taking no payload to the aircraft; and then maximum payload range, that is, as the name implies, the range possible with maximum payload on - board. But in Airbus A340 article, only maximum payload range (range fully loaded) is given. And the values for it seem to be too high; as well as leading to contradictory information. Look at this: "the A340-500 was the world's longest-range commercial airliner until the introduction of the Boeing 777-200LR in February 2006." The maximum - payload range for 772LR = 13890 km and for A345 = 16700 km. I think there is a mistake, the figures for maximum - payload range may actually be maximum range for an empty flight. Any ideas? Gokaydince (talk) 21:56, 17 September 2008 (UTC)
The 777 numbers are both for range at MTOW, one the max payload, as you said, the other max fuel+as much other stuff to get to MTOW. This is the same as range fully loaded in the A340 article, and should make the cmparisons easier to understand. Mgw89 (talk) 18:36, 22 June 2009 (UTC)
This section has to be rewritten now that oil prices have dropped to last year's levels. Q43 (talk) 10:43, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
I've added a photo to the Etihad Airways article. If it is felt desirable to add it to this article a new non-free use rationale will need to be added to the picture. Mjroots (talk) 07:44, 13 December 2008 (UTC)
Somone keeps deleting my UPDATING on the status of this aircraft. An Emirates Airline Senior VP with whom I do business has confirmed to me directly that this aircraft WILL BE REPAIRED AND RETURN TO SERVICE. When I update the article, this commenter keeps deleting my update and changing it back to "the status of the aircraft is unclear..." What do I have to do to keep him from continuing to delete my update?
The picture on the right, captioned "Aerolineas Argentinas Airbus A340-300 seen departing El Prat" does not show an A340. Please remove or replace.
It is in fact an A340, there's two ways to tell. If you click the pics you can see two distinct sets of CFM-56s, although at a casual glance they can be confused with the A330's Trent 772s. Second is the outboard flap guide coming off the #4 engine pylon, which is not present on the A330. Mgw89 (talk) 23:16, 25 June 2009 (UTC)
How can an A343 (Airbus A340-300) can go up to 1000 Km/h? On a flight, I read the ground speed and it said 1053 Kmh (654 mph).
How is that possible with just CFM56-5 series engines? 154.20.29.198 (talk) 04:30, 16 November 2009 (UTC)
What's wrong with the CFM56? Mgw89 (talk) 23:28, 11 December 2009 (UTC)
There hasn't been much talk about the A340-600HGW variant. How many have actually been delivered? Looks like Qatar has a few and Lufthansa has a few. Seems like this a/c has been a commercial flop though, since its capability is quite similar to the 777-ER, but with four engines it takes a significant hit in fuel efficiency. Can anyone find some #s on who has taken deliveries of this a/c and how many there are? I can't find it anywhere... 208.65.175.197 (talk) 21:02, 9 December 2009 (UTC)