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Airbus A340-300 (A340-313) · B-2383 · China Eastern Airlines

Airbus A340-300 (A340-313) illustration in China Eastern Airlines livery Illustrative image; it may differ from the actual aircraft.

Airbus A340-300 (A340-313)

A340-161Scrapped
RegistrationCNB-2383
OperatorChina Eastern Airlines
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Airbus A340-300 (A340-313) built in 1997. Operated for China Eastern Airlines. Scrapped in 2021.

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Aging · 24 years · ≈ 91,200 flight hours (approx.)
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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus
Engines4× 4 x CFMI CFM56-5C4
Seats287 (F12 · C28 · Y247)
First flight1997
Country of registrationChina/Taiwán
MSN161
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 Shanghai (Pudong) it could fly non-stop as far as:

HAVHavana13,466 kmCUNCancún13,455 kmMIAMiami13,262 kmMEXMexico City12,897 kmATLAtlanta12,304 km
Beyond its rangePTYTocumen15,006 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.

The full story of the Airbus A340 Compare this aircraft

Seating layout

12First
28Business
247Economy

287 seats in total

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1997–2021China Eastern Airlines network of its widebody aircraft
Base
PVGShanghai (Pudong)
Main destinations
PEKBeijingSHAShanghai (Minhang)SINSingaporeHKGHong KongNRTNaritaICNSeoulKMGKunmingNKGNanjingSYDSydney (Mascot)CANGuangzhou (Huadu)CDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

1997
Built
Assembled by Airbus.
Mar 12, 1997
Delivered to China Eastern Airlines
Delivered to China Eastern Airlines as B-2383.
Sep 2012
Placed in storage
In September 2012, the A380-841 aircraft (registration B-2383), operated by China Eastern Airlines, was placed in storage. Source: China Eastern Airlines.
Source: China Eastern Airlines
Feb 2021
Scrapped
In February 2021, the A380-841 aircraft (registration B-2383), operated by China Eastern Airlines, was scrapped. Source: China Eastern Airlines.
Source: China Eastern Airlines

Operators

1997-03-12
China Eastern Airlines
Registration B-2383

Memories coming soon

The register of memories is not open on this aircraft yet. We are enabling it gradually, record by record, as we consolidate each aircraft's information.

Before opening it we check the aircraft identity — its registration, its serial number and its model — against the civil register of the authority that registered it, so that every memory belongs to the exact aircraft that lived it. When that work reaches this record, the register will open here.

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Wikipedia

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