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Airbus A340-300 (A340-313)

A340-390Unknown

RegistrationDED-AIFD

OperatorLufthansa

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3incidents

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Airbus A340-300 (A340-313) built in 2001 in Toulouse. Has operated for Lufthansa.

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Aging · 25 years · ≈ 95,000 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus

Engines4 x CFMI CFM56-5C4

PropulsionTurbofan

Seats279 (C30 · W28 · Y221)

First flight2001

Built inToulouse, Francia

Country of registrationAlemania

OwnerLufthansa

MSN390

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 Frankfurt am Main it could fly non-stop as far as:

SCLSantiago12,100 km EZEBuenos Aires (Ezeiza)11,501 kmLIMLima10,724 km SINSingapore10,280 km GRUSão Paulo9,796 km

Beyond its rangeSYDSydney (Mascot)16,498 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

30Business

28Premium

221Economy

279 seats in total

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

2001–2026Lufthansa network of its widebody aircraft

Base

FRAFrankfurt am Main

Main destinations

MUCMunich BRUZaventem LHRLondon EWRNewark YYZToronto YULMontréal IADDulles ORDChicago CDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)AMSAmsterdam BKKBangkok

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

2001

Built

Assembled by Airbus in Toulouse, France.

Feb 8, 2001

Delivered to Airbus Industrie

Delivered to Airbus Industrie as F-WWJE.

Mar 16, 2001

Transferred to Lufthansa

Transferred to Lufthansa.

Jan 18, 2011

Incident at Dubrovnik

On January 18, 2011, the Airbus A340-313 aircraft (registration D-AIFD), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Dubrovnik. Source: Lufthansa.

Source: Lufthansa

Mar 6, 2017

Incident at Munich

On March 6, 2017, the Airbus A340-313 aircraft (registration D-AIFD), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Munich. Source: Lufthansa.

Source: Lufthansa

Mar 16, 2021

Incident at Cancun

On March 16, 2021, the Airbus A340-313 aircraft (registration D-AIFD), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Cancun. Source: Lufthansa.

Source: Lufthansa

Operators

2001-02-08

Airbus Industrie

Registration F-WWJE · Lessor: Toulouse

2001-03-16

Lufthansa

Registration D-AIFD

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  urldate      = {2026-10-19},
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