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Airbus A340-300 (A340-313)

A340-139Scrapped

RegistrationAEA6-ERS

OperatorEmirates

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1incidents

0accidents

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Airbus A340-300 (A340-313) built in 1996. Operated for BAHC, Khalifa Airways and Emirates. Scrapped in 2015.

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Mature · 19 years · ≈ 72,200 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus

Engines4× 4 x CFMI CFM56-5C4

Seats267 (F12 · C42 · Y213)

First flight1996

Country of registrationEmiratos Árabes Unidos

MSN139

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Airbus A340

Figures for the A340-300 variant, the most representative of the family · it is 61% the length of a football pitch

Length63.7 m209 ft

Wingspan60.3 m198 ft

Height16.9 m55 ft

Range13,705 km7,400 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed871 km/h470 ktMach 0.82

Service ceiling12,634 m41,450 ftIt flies above Everest (1.4 times its height)

Maximum take-off weight276,500 kg609,577 lb

Maximum payload146,300 kg322,536 lbIts 295 passengers with baggage would weigh about 29.5 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity295 passengersUp to 440 in a high-density layout

Endurance15 h 44 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 13,705 km range, from Algiers it could fly non-stop as far as:

SCLSantiago10,930 km SINSingapore10,876 km NRTNarita10,825 km HKGHong Kong10,233 km EZEBuenos Aires (Ezeiza)10,196 km

Beyond its rangeSYDSydney (Mascot)17,106 km

The type first flew in 1991 (35 years ago) · About 380 units built · Production ended in 2011

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.

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Seating layout

12First

42Business

213Economy

267 seats in total

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

2001–2004Khalifa Airways airline base

Base

ALGAlgiers

2004–2015Emirates network of its widebody aircraft

Base

DXBDubai

Main destinations

SINSingapore SYDSydney (Mascot)MELMelbourne AKLAuckland BKKBangkok BNEBrisbane ACCAccra CMBColombo GIGRio De Janeiro HKGHong Kong MLEMalé

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

1996

Built

Assembled by Airbus.

Oct 6, 2001

Delivered to BAHC

Delivered to BAHC as N73748.

Oct 23, 2001

Transferred to Khalifa Airways

Transferred to Khalifa Airways.

Mar 2003

Placed in storage

In March 2003, the A380 861 aircraft (registration 7T-VKM), operated by Khalifa Airways, was placed in storage at Berlin. Source: Khalifa Airways.

Source: Khalifa Airways

Mar 25, 2004

Transferred to Emirates

Transferred to Emirates.

Feb 19, 2012

Incident at Munich

On February 19, 2012, the aircraft (registration A6-ERS), operated by Emirates, was involved in an incident at Munich. Source: Emirates.

Source: Emirates

May 2013

Placed in storage

In May 2013, the A380 861 aircraft (registration A6-ERS), operated by Emirates, was placed in storage. Source: Emirates.

Source: Emirates

Jan 2015

Scrapped

In January 2015, the A380 861 aircraft (registration A6-ERS), operated by Emirates, was scrapped. Source: Emirates.

Source: Emirates

Operators

2001-10-06

BAHC

Registration N73748

2001-10-23

Khalifa Airways

Registration 7T-VKM

2004-03-25

Emirates

Registration A6-ERS · Lessor: Willis Lease Finance

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BibTeX

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  date         = {2026-10-12},
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  urldate      = {2026-10-17},
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