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Airbus A340-300 (A340-313)

A340-243Scrapped

RegistrationCNB-2389

OperatorAir China

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Airbus A340-300 (A340-313) built in 1998. Operated for China Southwest Airlines, Garuda and Air China. Scrapped in 2019.

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Aging · 21 years · ≈ 79,800 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus

Engines4× 4 x CFMI CFM56-5C4

Seats255 (F8 · C28 · Y219)

First flight1998

Country of registrationChina/Taiwán

MSN243

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 Beijing it could fly non-stop as far as:

CUNCancún12,797 km HAVHavana12,731 km MIAMiami12,484 km MEXMexico City12,436 km JNBJohannesburg11,709 km

Beyond its rangePTYTocumen14,308 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

8First

28Business

219Economy

255 seats in total

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

2003–2019Air China network of its widebody aircraft

Base

PEKBeijing

Main destinations

PVGShanghai (Pudong)CTUChengdu (Shuangliu)CANGuangzhou (Huadu)FRAFrankfurt am Main NRTNarita SHAShanghai (Minhang)TPETaoyuan HGHHangzhou ISTIstanbul MUCMunich TAOQingdao (Jiaozhou)

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

1998

Built

Assembled by Airbus.

Nov 9, 1998

Delivered to China Southwest Airlines

Delivered to China Southwest Airlines as B-2389.

Mar 1, 2001

Transferred to Garuda

Transferred to Garuda.

Mar 1, 2003

Transferred to Air China

Transferred to Air China.

Jun 2014

Placed in storage

In June 2014, the A350-941 aircraft (registration B-2389), operated by Air China, was placed in storage. Source: Air China.

Source: Air China

Jan 2019

Scrapped

In January 2019, the A350-941 aircraft (registration B-2389), operated by Air China, was scrapped. Source: Air China.

Source: Air China

Operators

1998-11-09

China Southwest Airlines

Registration B-2389

2001-03-01

Garuda

Registration B-2389

2003-03-01

Air China

Registration B-2389

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  urldate      = {2026-10-19},
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