The Airbus A330 and A340 share a fuselage cross-section, a common wing design philosophy, and a development timeline that saw both programs launched in the late 1980s. Yet the twin-engine A330 and the ...

Quadjets are icons of the aviation world, and most of them are slowly being phased out, but could we see them return?

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 ...

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With the concerns of Boeing and its 737 Max aircraft still on the mind, it's helpful to cut through the negativity and remember that air is still the safest domain of travel. The real problem with air ...

Swiss International Airlines is operating a special Airbus A340 flight from Oman to Switzerland to help stranded travelers amid the Middle East conflict. The flight will carry those with Swiss tickets ...

Tour company White Desert uses private jets to shuttle people to its Antarctic camps from South Africa. The largest option is the quad-engine Airbus A340, which touched down on the ice for the first ...

The A340-600 is quickly exiting from major airline service, a victim of the coronavirus downturn. Its last two large airline operators, Iberia and Lufthansa, are parking the four-engined jet known for ...