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Airbus A340
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EASA warns of storage-related battery drain on all Airbus aircraft
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued an airworthiness directive (AD) addressing a storage-related battery problem…
EASA is addressing potential Airbus A330/A340 landing gear collapses
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has acted upon being notified of irregularities in quality of manufacturing…
Germany scraps state-owned Airbus A340s over minister’s flight fiasco to Australia
The German Air Force has confirmed that the two state-owned Airbus A340-300 aircraft will take an early retirement …
Lufthansa to bring back all stored Airbus A340-600s
Lufthansa will bring back all its stored Airbus A340-600 aircraft to service due to the anticipated demand for…
Thai Airways sells five decommissioned Airbus A340s: report
Thai Airways has reportedly sold five of its decommissioned Airbus A340 aircraft to an undisclosed buyer, earning $9.6…
Air Belgium operates its last Airbus A340 flight
Air Belgium is set to retire its last Airbus A340 widebody aircraft following the jet’s final revenue flight. …
An Airbus A340 aircraft lands on ice runway in Antarctica for first time
For the first time in aviation history, an Airbus A340 has landed in Antarctica, on an ice runway,…
Lufthansa to replace A340 fleet by 10 new long-haul jets
Lufthansa Group, the parent company of German airline Lufthansa (LHAB) (LHA), has eyes on along-haul fleet modernization amid…
Lufthansa to decide Airbus A380 fate soon; pushes A350 deliveries
The fate of Lufthansa (LHAB) (LHA)’s remaining Airbus A380 fleet will be decided soon, as the airline also…
Lufthansa confirms Airbus A380 retirement, to scrap some A340s
Less than a week after Lufthansa (LHAB) (LHA)’s chief executive Carsten Spohr admitted that the airline group was…