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A340-600

A340-600 is a member of the Airbus A340 Family. It should be read within the wider family context because engines, range, cabin layout, and cargo capability vary by airline configuration and production standard.

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Overview

A340-600 is a member of the Airbus A340 Family. It should be read within the wider family context because engines, range, cabin layout, and cargo capability vary by airline configuration and production standard.

Advantages

  • Very long-range capability for its era.
  • Airbus cockpit commonality with A330 family.
  • Four engines reduced route-planning dependence on twin-engine diversion rules.

Limitations

  • Four-engine economics are weaker than modern twins.
  • Passenger fleets have declined significantly.
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Identification

Key terms

Technical features

  • Connects model suffixes, airline maintenance strategy, and performance limits.
  • Important for aircraft identification and fleet comparison.

Advantages

  • Helps explain range, payload, noise, and fuel-burn differences.

Limitations

  • Public data may omit thrust derates or later engine swaps.
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Aircraft line

FamilyAirbus A340 Family
ModelA340-600

Explore subtypes

A340-642Engine family: Trent 500View entryA340-642XEngine family: Trent 500View entryA340-642 high-weightEngine family: Trent 500View entry
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Technical notes

Technical notes

  • Family context: The Airbus A340 is a four-engine long-range wide-body family developed alongside the A330, providing long overwater and ultra-long-range capability before modern twin-engine wide-bodies dominated the market.
  • Exact airline configuration can change seat count, galley arrangement, cargo capability, and operating range.
  • Engine reference: A340-600 uses Rolls-Royce Trent 500.
  • Cabin configuration should be treated as airline-specific: the same variant may be high-density, full-service, or premium-heavy.

Cabin configurations

Format: F8/J42/W28/Y216; F=First, J=Business, W=Premium Economy, Y=Economy

Lufthansa

F8/J56/W28/Y189

AeroLOPA source: Lufthansa A340-600, normalized cabin configuration F8/J56/W28/Y189. Requested backfill v3. AeroLOPA index: Lufthansa A340-642 281 seats, 8+56+28+189.

AeroLOPA

South African Airways

J42/Y291

South African Airways seat map PDF source: South African Airways A340-600, normalized cabin configuration J42/Y291. Requested backfill v3. Historical SAA A340-600 PDF states 42 Business, 291 Economy.

South African Airways seat map PDF

Mahan Air

J45/Y263

SeatLink source: Mahan Air A340-600, normalized cabin configuration J45/Y263. Requested backfill v3. SeatLink states Mahan Air A340-600 has 45 Business and 263 Economy.

SeatLink
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Sources

Wikipedia: Airbus A340 Family