List of Airbus A340 operators
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Set out below is a list of former and current operators of the Airbus A340 airliner.
Operators
There were 214 Airbus
A340 aircraft in commercial service {{as of|2022|11|lc=y}}.{{cite web|title=Orders & Deliveries|url=https://www.airbus.com/en/products-services/commercial-aircraft/market/orders-and-deliveries|work=Airbus|date=30 June 2021|access-date=9 July 2021|archive-date=10 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190210065631/https://www.airbus.com/aircraft/market/orders-deliveries.html|url-status=live}}{{needs update|date=March 2024}}
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Airline
!class="unsortable"|Country !200 !300 !500 !600 !Still in !Notes |
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align=left|Aerolíneas Argentinas
|{{flagicon|Argentina}} |4 |9 | | | | |
align=left|Aerolíneas Estelar
|{{flagicon|Venezuela}} | |1 | | | |align=left|Leased from Hi Fly Malta |
align=left|Air Atlanta Icelandic
|{{flagicon|Iceland}} | |2 | |2 | | |
align=left|Air Belgium
|{{flagicon|Belgium}} | |4 | | | |align=left|Replaced by Airbus A330-900[https://www.aerotelegraph.com/air-belgium-beendet-das-kapitel-airbus-a340 aerotelegraph.com] (German) 29 March 2022 |
align=left|AirBlue
|{{flagicon|Pakistan}} | |2 | | | | |
align=left|Air Bourbon
|{{flagicon|France}} |1 | | | | |align=left|Ceased operations in 2004 |
align=left|Air Canada
|{{flagicon|Canada}} | |13 |2 | | |align=left|A340-500 leased to TAM Linhas Aéreas |
align=left|Air China
|{{flagicon|China}} | |6 | | | | |
align=left|Air Comet
|{{flagicon|Spain}} | |3 | | | |align=left|Ceased operations in 2009 |
align=left|Air Europa
|{{flagicon|Spain}} |1 | | | | | |
align=left|Air France
|{{flagicon|France}} |6 |24 | | | |align=left|Launch customer of A340-300 |
align=left|Air Jamaica
|{{flagicon|Jamaica}} | |3 | | | | |
align=left|Air Lanka
|{{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} | |3 | | | |align=left|Rebranded as SriLankan Airlines in 1999 |
align=left|Air Leisure
|{{flagicon|Egypt}} |3 | | | | |align=left|Leased from EgyptAir |
align=left|Air Liberté
|{{flagicon|France}} |2 |2 | | | |align=left|Ceased operations in 2003 |
align=left|Air Madagascar
|{{flagicon|Madagascar}} | |2 | | | | |
align=left|Air Mauritius
|{{flagicon|Mauritius}} | |8 | | | | |
align=left|Air Namibia
|{{flagicon|Namibia}} | |2 | | | | |
align=left|Air Tahiti Nui
|{{flagicon|French Polynesia}} |1 |5 | | | | |
align=left|AirX Charter
|{{flagicon|Malta}} | |3 | |2 |{{yes|1}} |align=left|A340-600 sold to Air Atlanta Icelandic |
align=left|AirAsia X
|{{flagicon|Malaysia}} | |2 | | | | |
align=left|Airhub Airlines
|{{flagicon|Malta}} | |3 | | | |align=left|Transferred to Legend Airlines |
align=left|AOM French Airlines
|{{flagicon|France}} |3 |2 | | | |align=left|Merged with Air Liberté in 2001 |
align=left|Arik Air
|{{flagicon|Nigeria}} | | |2 | | |align=left|Leased from Hi Fly |
align=left|Austrian Airlines
|{{flagicon|Austria}} |2 |2 | | | |align=left|A340-200 sold to the French Air Force |
align=left|Avior Airlines
|{{flagicon|Venezuela}} | |1 | | | |align=left|Transferred to Conviasa |
align=left|Azerbaijan Airlines
|{{flagicon|Azerbaijan}} | | |2 |1 |{{yes|3}} |align=left|Both A340-500s are stored |
align=left|Azman Air
|{{flagicon|Nigeria}} | | | |1 | | |
align=left|Bek Air
|{{flagicon|Kazakhstan}} | |3 | | | | |
align=left|Brussels Airlines
|{{flagicon|Belgium}} | |2 | | | |align=left|Operated for Eurowings |
align=left|BWIA West Indies Airways
|{{flagicon|Trinidad}} | |2 | | | |align=left|Rebranded to Caribbean Airlines in 2006 |
align=left|Caribbean Airlines
|{{flagicon|Trinidad}} | |2 | | | | |
align=left|Cathay Pacific
|{{flagicon|Hong Kong}} |4 |18 | |3 | |align=left|A340-200 sold to Philippine Airlines |
align=left|China Airlines
|{{flagicon|Taiwan}} | |7 | | | | |
align=left|China Eastern Airlines
|{{flagicon|China}} | |5 | |5 | | |
align=left|China Southwest Airlines
|{{flagicon|China}} | |3 | | | |align=left|Merged with Air China in 2002 |
align=left|Conviasa
|{{flagicon|Venezuela}} |2 |1 | |3 |{{yes|6}} | |
align=left|Corsair International
|{{flagicon|France}} | |1 | | | |align=left|Leased from Hi Fly |
align=left|Edelweiss Air
|{{flagicon|Switzerland}} | |5 | | |{{yes|5}} |align=left|To be replaced with Airbus A350-900 by 2025.{{cite press release|title=Edelweiss modernises its long-haul fleet with the Airbus A350-900|url=https://www.flyedelweiss.com/ch/en/media/press-releases/2023-09-18-a350.html|website=Edelweiss Air|access-date=18 September 2023}} |
align=left|EgyptAir
|{{flagicon|Egypt}} |3 |1 | | | |align=left|A340-300 leased from Gulf Air |
align=left|Emirates
|{{flagicon|UAE}} | |8 |10 | | |align=left|Launch customer of A340-500 |
align=left|Etihad Airways
|{{flagicon|UAE}} | |1 |4 |7 | |align=left|A340-300 sold to Hi Fly |
align=left|Eurowings
|{{flagicon|Germany}} | |2 | | | |align=left|Operated by Brussels Airlines |
align=left|Government, Corporate, Private and undisclosed
| |5 |33 |7 |24 |{{yes|69}} | |
align=left|Finnair
|{{flagicon|Finland}} | |7 | | | | |
align=left|Garuda Indonesia
|{{flagicon|Indonesia}} | |3 | | | |align=left|Leased from China Southwest Airlines |
align=left|Gulf Air
|{{flagicon|Bahrain}} | |10 | | | | |
align=left|Hainan Airlines
|{{flagicon|China}} | | | |3 | | |
align=left|Hi Fly
|{{flagicon|Portugal}} | |3 |2 | | | |
align=left|Hi Fly Malta
|{{flagicon|Malta}} | |8 | |4 |{{yes|4}} | |
align=left|Iberia
|{{flagicon|Spain}} | |21 | |18 | | |
align=left|Iran Air
|{{flagicon|Iran}} |1 | | | | |align=left|Leased from Conviasa |
align=left|Iran Aseman Airlines
|{{flagicon|Iran}} | |1 | | |{{yes|1}} | |
align=left|Jet Airways
|{{flagicon|India}} | |3 | | | |align=left|Leased from South African Airways |
align=left|Joon
|{{flagicon|France}} | |4 | | | |align=left|Reintegrated into Air France in 2019 |
align=left|Kam Air
|{{flagicon|Afghanistan}} | |6 | | |{{yes|4}} | |
align=left|Kuwait Airways
|{{flagicon|Kuwait}} | |4 | | | | |
align=left|LAN Airlines
|{{flagicon|Chile}} | |5 | | | | |
align=left|Legend Airlines
|{{flagicon|Romania}} | |3 | | |{{yes|3}} | |
align=left|Lufthansa
|{{flagicon|Germany}} |8 |30 | |24 |{{yes|24}} |align=left|Launch customer of the A340 alongside Air France[https://www.aero.de/news-25293/Airbus-A340-ist-seit-25-Jahren-fluegge.html aero.de] (German) 25 October 2016 |
align=left|Mahan Air
|{{flagicon|Iran}} |1 |8 | |8 |{{yes|14}} | |
align=left|Maleth-Aero
|{{flagicon|Malta}} | | | |4 |{{yes|1}} | |
align=left|Mandarin Airlines
|{{flagicon|Taiwan}} | |1 | | | | |
align=left|Olympic Airlines
|{{flagicon|Greece}} | |4 | | | |align=left|Ceased operations in 2009 |
align=left|Philippine Airlines
|{{flagicon|Philippines}} |4 |13 | | | | |
align=left|Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas
|{{flagicon|Spain}} | |4 | |2 | |align=left|Retired in 2025.{{cite web|url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/130072-spains-plus-ultra-to-end-a340-ops-in-2025-ceo|title=Spain's Plus Ultra to end A340 ops in 2025 - CEO|website=Ch-aviation.com|author=|access-date=July 26, 2023}} |
align=left|Qatar Airways
|{{flagicon|Qatar}} | | | |4 | | |
align=left|Royal Brunei Airlines
|{{flagicon|Brunei}} |1 | | | | | |
align=left|Royal Jordanian
|{{flagicon|Jordan}} |4 | | | | | |
align=left|Sabena
|{{flagicon|Belgium}} |2 |3 | | | |align=left|Ceased operations in 2001 |
align=left|Safi Airways
|{{flagicon|Afghanistan}} | |1 | | | | |
align=left|Saudia
|{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} | |4 | | | |align=left|Leased from Hi Fly, AirAsia X and Kuwait Airways |
align=left|Scandinavian Airlines
|{{flagicon|Sweden}} | |8 | | | | |
align=left|Singapore Airlines
|{{flagicon|Singapore}} | |17 |5 | | | |
align=left|South African Airways
|{{flagicon|South Africa}} |6 |8 | |9 |{{yes|1}} | |
align=left|SpiceXpress
|{{flagicon|India}} | |1 | | | |align=left|Leased from Hi Fly Malta |
align=left|SriLankan Airlines
|{{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} | |7 | | | | |
align=left|Surinam Airways
|{{flagicon|Suriname}} | |3 | | | | |
align=left|Swiss International Air Lines
|{{flagicon|Switzerland}} | |15 | | |{{yes|4}} |align=left|To be replaced with Airbus A350-900 by 2025.[https://www.aerotelegraph.com/swiss-bekommt-im-jahr-2025-airbus-a350-lufthansa-tochter aerotelegraph.com] (German) 12 December 2022 |
align=left|Syrian Air
|{{flagicon|Syria|revolution}} | |2 | | |{{yes|2}} | |
align=left|TAM Linhas Aéreas
|{{flagicon|Brazil}} | | |2 | | |align=left|Leased from Air Canada |
align=left|TAP Air Portugal
|{{flagicon|Portugal}} | |4 | | | | |
align=left|Thai Airways International
|{{flagicon|Thailand}} | | |4 |6 | | |
align=left|Turkish Airlines
|{{flagicon|Turkey}} | |9 | | | |align=left|Includes one aircraft nicknamed Deli Mike |
align=left|Virgin Atlantic
|{{flagicon|UK}} | |10 | |19 | |align=left|Launch customer of A340-600 |
align=left|Virgin Nigeria
|{{flagicon|Nigeria}} | |2 | | | |align=left|Leased from Virgin Atlantic |
align=left|XL Airways France
|{{flagicon|France}} | |1 | | | |align=left|Leased from Hi Fly |
Orders and deliveries
The following is a list of orders and deliveries for the Airbus A340 by variant.
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!style="background-color:#ccddff"|A340-200 !style="background-color:#ccddff"|A340-300 !style="background-color:#ccddff"|A340-500 !style="background-color:#ccddff"|A340-600 !style="background-color:#ccddff"|Total | |||||
align='left'|Air Canada | 8 | 2 | 10 | ||
align='left'|Air China | 3 | 3 | |||
align='left'|Air France | 3 | 11 | 14 | ||
align='left'|Air Mauritius | 5 | 5 | |||
align='left'|Air Tahiti Nui | 4 | 4 | |||
align='left'|AJW Capital Partners | 2 | 2 | |||
align='left'|Arik Air | 2 | 2 | |||
align='left'|Austrian Airlines | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
align='left'|Cathay Pacific | 15 | 3 | 18 | ||
align='left'|China Airlines | 6 | 6 | |||
align='left'|China Eastern Airlines | 5 | 5 | 10 | ||
align='left'|China Southwest Airlines | 3 | 3 | |||
align='left'|EgyptAir | 3 | 3 | |||
align='left'|Emirates | 10 | 10 | |||
align='left'|Etihad Airways | 4 | 7 | 11 | ||
align='left'|Finnair | 4 | 4 | |||
align='left'|Flightlease | 2 | 2 | |||
align='left'|Governments; Executive and Private | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 14 |
align='left'|Gulf Air | 6 | 6 | |||
align='left'|Iberia | 18 | 16 | 34 | ||
align='left'|International Lease Finance Corporation | 16 | 13 | 29 | ||
align='left'|Kuwait Airways | 4 | 4 | |||
align='left'|LAN-Chile | 4 | 4 | |||
align='left'|Lufthansa | 7 | 28 | 24 | 59 | |
align='left'|Olympic Airlines | 4 | 4 | |||
align='left'|Philippine Airlines | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
align='left'|Qatar Airways | 4 | 4 | |||
align='left'|Sabena | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||
align='left'|Scandinavian Airlines | 7 | 7 | |||
align='left'|Singapore Airlines | 17 | 5 | 22 | ||
align='left'|South African Airways | 6 | 6 | 12 | ||
align='left'|SriLankan Airlines | 3 | 3 | |||
align='left'|Swiss International Air Lines | 9 | 9 | |||
align='left'|TAP Air Portugal | 4 | 4 | |||
align='left'|Thai Airways | 4 | 6 | 10 | ||
align='left'|Turkish Airlines | 7 | 7 | |||
align='left'|Union de Transports Aériens{{refn|All aircraft delivered to Air France.|group=note}} | 7 | 7 | |||
align='left'|Virgin Atlantic | 7 | 14 | 21 | ||
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|Totals | 28 | 218 | 34 | 97 | 377 |
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See also
References
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