List of Airbus A340 operators

2025-10-29T00:24:14Z

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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}}.<ref name="Airbus_O&D">{{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}}</ref>{{needs update|date=March 2024}}

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{| class="wikitable sortable sticky-header" style=text-align:center;
|-
!Airline
!class="unsortable"|Country
!200
!300
!500
!600
!Still in service
!Notes
|-
|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]]<ref>[https://www.aerotelegraph.com/air-belgium-beendet-das-kapitel-airbus-a340 aerotelegraph.com] (German) 29 March 2022</ref>
|-
|align=left|[[AirBlue]]
|{{flagicon|Pakistan}}
|
|2
|
|
|
|
|-
|align=left|[[Air Bourbon]]
|{{flagicon|France}}
|1
|
|
|
|
|align=left|Ceased operations in 2004 Transferred to [[Air Europa]]
|-
|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|[[SriLankan Airlines|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|[[:de:Airhub Airlines|Airhub Airlines]]
|{{flagicon|Malta}}
|
|3
|
|
|
|align=left|Transferred to [[Legend Airlines]]
|-
| align="left" |[[Alpha Star Aviation|Alpha Star]]
|{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}}
|
|
|
|1
|{{yes|1}}
| align="left" |
|-
|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 (airline)|Hi Fly]]
|-
|align=left|[[Austrian Airlines]]
|{{flagicon|Austria}}
|2
|2
|
|
|
|align=left|A340-200 sold to the [[French Air Force]] A340-300 sold to [[Swiss International Air Lines]]
|-
|align=left|[[Avior Airlines]]
|{{flagicon|Venezuela}}
|
|1
|
|
|
|align=left|Transferred to [[Conviasa]]
|-
|align=left|[[Azerbaijan Airlines]]
|{{flagicon|Azerbaijan}}
|
|
|2
|1
|{{yes|1}}
|align=left|
|-
|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]] A340-600 sold to [[Hainan 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 (airline)|Hi Fly]]
|-
|align=left|[[Edelweiss Air]]
|{{flagicon|Switzerland}}
|
|5
|
|
|{{yes|5}}
|align=left|To be replaced with [[Airbus A350-900]] by 2027.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
|align=left|[[EgyptAir]]
|{{flagicon|Egypt}}
|3
|1
|
|
|
|align=left|A340-300 leased from [[Gulf Air]]
|-
|align=left|[[Emirates (airline)|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 (airline)|Hi Fly]] A340-600 sold to European Aviation
|-
|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 (airline)|Hi Fly]]
|{{flagicon|Portugal}}
|
|3
|2
|
|
|
|-
|align=left|[[Hi Fly Malta]]
|{{flagicon|Malta}}
|
|8
|
|4
|{{yes|4}}
|
|-
|align=left|[[Iberia (airline)|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 (airline)|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 (Romania)|Legend Airlines]]
|{{flagicon|Romania}}
|
|3
|
|
|{{yes|3}}
|
|-
|align=left|[[Lufthansa]]
|{{flagicon|Germany}}
|8
|30
|
|24
|{{yes|22}}
|align=left|Launch customer of the A340 alongside [[Air France]]<ref>[https://www.aero.de/news-25293/Airbus-A340-ist-seit-25-Jahren-fluegge.html aero.de] (German) 25 October 2016</ref> A340-300 to be replaced by [[Boeing 787-9]]<ref>[https://www.aerotelegraph.com/airbus-a340-300-ist-lufthansas-787-notloesung aerotelegraph.com - "Airbus A340-300 is Lufthansa's 787 backup solution"] (German) 4 November 2022</ref> Five A340-600 returned from long-term storage, later to be replaced by [[Airbus A350-1000]]
|-
|align=left|[[Mahan Air]]
|{{flagicon|Iran}}
|1
|9
|
|8
|{{yes|15}}
|Includes one aircraft nicknamed ''[[Deli Mike]]''
|-
|align=left|[[Maleth-Aero]]
|{{flagicon|Malta}}
|
|
|
|4
|
|
|-
|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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
|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 (airline)|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|2}}
|
|-
|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 2027.<ref name=swissA350>[https://www.aerotelegraph.com/swiss-bekommt-im-jahr-2025-airbus-a350-lufthansa-tochter aerotelegraph.com] (German) 12 December 2022</ref>
|-
|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|
|-
|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 (airline)|Hi Fly]]
|}

==Orders and deliveries==
The following is a list of orders and deliveries for the [[Airbus A340]] by variant.<ref name="Airbus_O&D"/>

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{| class="wikitable sortable sticky-header-multi" style="text-align:center; background:#fbf8db"
|-
!rowspan="2" style="background-color:#ccddff"|Customer
!colspan="5" style="background-color:#ccddff"|Orders
|- style="background-color:#ccddff"
!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 (airline)|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 (airline)|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
|- class="sortbottom" style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#ccddff"
|Totals||28||218||34||97||377
|}
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==See also==
* [[List of Airbus A330 operators]]

==References==
===Footnotes===
{{reflist|group=note}}

===Citations===
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List of Airbus A340 operators