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Airbus A340-300 (A340-313)

A340-289Written off

RegistrationFRF-GLZQ

OperatorAir France

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Airbus A340-300 (A340-313) built in 1999. Operated for Air France.

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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus

First flight1999

Country of registrationFrancia

MSN289

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

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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Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

1999

Built

Assembled by Airbus.

Aug 3, 1999

Delivered to Air France

Delivered to Air France as F-GLZQ.

Operators

1999-08-03

Air France

Registration F-GLZQ

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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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Airbus A340-300 (A340-313) · F-GLZQ · Air France}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-10},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A340-289},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A340-289}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-24},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-24}
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Wikipedia

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