Airbus began a 14 month flight test programme of the A340-600 on 23 April, with the first flight of the new 380-seater. The Rolls-Royce Trent 500-powered stretch A340 model prototype made a successful ...

A new British airline is building its future on outdated, fuel-thirsty Airbus widebodies that most major carriers have spent ...

Over the past few decades, airlines have shifted toward twin-engine aircraft to reduce fuel burn and operating costs. Earlier generations saw fleets dominated by three- and four-engine widebodies, but ...

Airbus’ A340 laminar-flow Blade test demonstrator aircraft has made its successful maiden flight for the EU-sponsored Clean Sky Blade project. The aircraft, dubbed Flight Lab, took off from the Tarbes ...

Experience a journey on the Airbus A340-500, a rare aircraft with only 34 units built, currently operated solely by Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL). This video documents my flight from Dubai to Baku in ...

Portuguese wet-lease specialist Hi Fly has flown an Airbus A330-300 to Antarctica, claiming a first for the twinjet type. The carrier's operated the aircraft - registered to its Maltese division - ...

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 ...

Emirates' remarkable A340-500 seats 12 First Class passengers in the world's first enclosed suites with sliding doors that can be closed for privacy. The new aircraft also seats 42 customers in ...

Airbus A340-600, latest addition to the A340 aircraft family, made its first flight yesterday. The A340-600, which seats 380 passengers and has a range of 7,500 nautical miles -- is scheduled to enter ...

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 ...