As the A340 gets ever older and rarer, Lufthansa stands out as a surprisingly large operator of the quadjet. Indeed, the ...

Airbus launched the A340 in the early 1990s as a long-range widebody to serve intercontinental routes at a time when four engines were still viewed as a necessity. Despite its capability, the aircraft ...

Lufthansa Group will put all of its Airbus A380s and 10 of its A340-600s into long-term storage, only to be reactivated in the event of an “unexpectedly rapid market recovery”, and will permanently ...

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 ...