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Airbus A340-300 (A340-313) · 9M-XAB · AirAsia X

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

Airbus A340-300 (A340-313)

A340-273Scrapped
RegistrationMY9M-XAB
OperatorAirAsia X
2operators
0incidents
0accidents
0logbook years
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Airbus A340-300 (A340-313) built in 1999. Operated for Air Canada and AirAsia X. Scrapped.

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Young · 15 years · ≈ 57,000 flight hours (approx.)
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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus
First flight1999
Country of registrationMalasia
MSN273
Hex / ICAO 24-bit7500DA
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 Toronto it could fly non-stop as far as:

BKKBangkok13,637 kmJNBJohannesburg13,370 kmHKGHong Kong12,548 kmBOMMumbai12,494 kmDELNew Delhi11,640 km
Beyond its rangeAKLAuckland13,878 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

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1999–2009Air Canada network of its widebody aircraft
Base
YYZToronto
Main destinations
YVRVancouverYULMontréalBRUZaventemFRAFrankfurt am MainLHRLondonNRTNaritaYOWOttawaMUCMunichYYCCalgaryABJAbidjanOUAOuagadougou
2009–2014AirAsia X network of its widebody aircraft
Base
KULSepang
Main destinations
ADLAdelaideCMBColomboCTUChengdu (Shuangliu)HGHHangzhouHNDTokyoICNSeoulJEDJeddahKIXOsakaKTMKathmanduMELMelbourneNGOTokoname

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

1999
Built
Assembled by Airbus.
May 4, 1999
Delivered to Airbus Industrie
Delivered to Airbus Industrie as F-WWJT.
Jun 2, 1999
Transferred to Air Canada
Transferred to Air Canada.
Feb 5, 2009
Transferred to AirAsia X
Transferred to AirAsia X.
Nov 27, 2013
Re-registered
Changed from 9M-XAB to 9M-XZB (still with AirAsia X).
Sep 11, 2014
Re-registered
Changed from 9M-XZB to 9M-XAB (still with AirAsia X).

Operators

1999-05-04
Airbus Industrie
Registration F-WWJT · Lessor: Toulouse
1999-06-02
Air Canada
Registration C-GDVW
2009-02-05
AirAsia X
Registration 9M-XAB · Lessor: ORIX
2012-07-14
AirAsia X
Registration 9M-XAB · Lessor: ORIX
2012-09-05
AirAsia X
Registration 9M-XAB · Lessor: ORIX
2012-09-19
AirAsia X
Registration 9M-XAB · Lessor: ORIX
2013-11-27
AirAsia X
Registration 9M-XZB · Lessor: ORIX
2014-09-11
AirAsia X
Registration 9M-XAB · Lessor: ORIX
2014-11-03
AirAsia X
Registration 9M-XAB · Lessor: ORIX
2015-02-02
AirAsia X
Registration 9M-XAB · Lessor: ORIX

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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BibTeX

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  title        = {{Airbus A340-300 (A340-313) · 9M-XAB · AirAsia X}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A340-273},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A340-273}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-21},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-21}
}

Wikipedia

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