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Airbus A300-600R

A300-690Written off

RegistrationQAA7-ABV

OperatorQatar Airways

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Airbus A300-600R built in 1993. Operated for China Northern Airlines, AnstWW and Qatar Airways.

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Young · 13 years · ≈ 39,000 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus

Engines2× 2 x PW PW4158

First flight1993

Country of registrationCatar

MSN690

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Airbus A300

Figures for the A300-600R variant, the most representative of the family · it is 52% the length of a football pitch

Length54.1 m177 ft

Wingspan44.8 m147 ft

Height16.7 m55 ft

Range7,501 km4,050 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed828 km/h447 ktMach 0.78

Service ceiling12,200 m40,026 ftIt flies above Everest (1.4 times its height)

Maximum take-off weight171,700 kg378,533 lb

Maximum payload82,895 kg182,752 lbIts 266 passengers with baggage would weigh about 26.6 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity266 passengersUp to 361 in a high-density layout

Endurance9 h 04 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 7,501 km range, from Doha it could fly non-stop as far as:

ICNSeoul7,052 km PVGShanghai (Pudong)6,796 kmHKGHong Kong6,291 km JNBJohannesburg6,243 km SINSingapore6,207 km

Beyond its rangeNRTNarita8,298 km

The type first flew in 1972 (54 years ago) · About 561 units built · Production ended in 2007

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

The full story of the Airbus A300 Compare this aircraft

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

2000–2006Qatar Airways network of its widebody aircraft

Base

DOHDoha

Main destinations

JFKNew York JNBJohannesburg BCNBarcelona BKKBangkok GRUSão Paulo KULSepang MXPFerno (VA)SGNHo Chi Minh City SINSingapore CDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)CPTCape Town

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

1993

Built

Assembled by Airbus.

Jun 21, 1993

Delivered to China Northern Airlines

Delivered to China Northern Airlines as B-2312.

Jul 22, 1999

Transferred to AnstWW

Transferred to AnstWW.

Apr 4, 2000

Transferred to Qatar Airways

Transferred to Qatar Airways.

Sep 8, 2006

Incident at Madrid-Barajas (MAD) Airport

On September 8, 2006, the Airbus A300B4-622R aircraft (registration A7-ABV), operated by Qatar Airways, was involved in an incident at Madrid-Barajas (MAD) Airport (Spain) due to a fire on board. Source: Qatar Airways.

Source: Qatar Airways

Operators

1993-06-21

China Northern Airlines

Registration B-2312

1999-07-22

AnstWW

Registration VH-CLL

2000-04-04

Qatar Airways

Registration A7-ABV

In memoriam

This aircraft suffered a serious accident or hull loss. Out of respect for what happened and for the people who may have been affected, this record does not enable the register of memories.

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BibTeX

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  urldate      = {2026-10-16},
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