Northwest Airlines was the first North American airline to order the A340. In March 1987, the airline placed an order for ...

Just 28 Airbus A340-200s were built ... only two sanction-limited countries – Venezuela and Iran – have airlines that still fly it in normal passenger roles. Such carriers, particularly ...

Production of the A340 ended in 2011, but it remains in service with several airlines. It was a big casualty of the slowdown in 2020, though, with retirements increasing then. We shall examine the ...