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Airbus A340-600 (A340-642)

A340-543Active

RegistrationDED-AIHF

Aircraft existence documentedby a freely licensed photograph

OperatorLufthansa

1operators

4incidents

2accidents

0logbook years

11photos

Airbus A340-600 (A340-642) built in 2004 in Toulouse. Operates for Lufthansa.

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Aging · 22 years · ≈ 83,600 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus

Engines4× 4 x RR Trent 556-61

PropulsionTurbofan

Seats279 (C30 · W28 · Y221)

First flight2004

Built inToulouse, Francia

Country of registrationAlemania

OwnerLufthansa

MSN543

Hex / ICAO 24-bit3C6506

VerificationExistence documented by a freely licensed photograph by Peter Nath showing this registration on a A340-642

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

2004–2026Lufthansa 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

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Aircraft chronology

2004

Built

Assembled by Airbus in Toulouse, France.

Feb 6, 2004

Delivered to Lufthansa

Delivered to Lufthansa as D-AIHF.

Oct 21, 2011

Incident at San Francisco

On October 21, 2011, the Airbus A340-642 aircraft (registration D-AIHF), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at San Francisco. Source: Lufthansa.

Source: Lufthansa

Oct 12, 2012

Accident

On October 12, 2012, the Airbus A340-642 aircraft (registration D-AIHF), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an accident. Source: Lufthansa.

Source: Lufthansa

Dec 1, 2013

Incident at Toronto

On December 1, 2013, the Airbus A340-642 aircraft (registration D-AIHF), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Toronto. Source: the TSB (Canada).

Source: TSB

Mar 18, 2017

Accident at Munich

On March 18, 2017, the Airbus A340-642 aircraft (registration D-AIHF), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an accident at Munich. Source: the BFU (Germany).

Source: BFU

Jan 30, 2020

Incident at San Francisco

On January 30, 2020, the Airbus A340-642 aircraft (registration D-AIHF), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at San Francisco. Source: Lufthansa.

Source: Lufthansa

Apr 2020

Placed in storage

In April 2020, the A340-642 aircraft (registration D-AIHF), operated by Lufthansa, was placed in storage. Source: Lufthansa.

Source: Lufthansa

Apr 2020

Parked due to COVID-19

In April 2020, the A340-642 aircraft (registration D-AIHF), operated by Lufthansa, was parked. Source: Lufthansa.

What happened

The COVID-19 pandemic brought much of world aviation to a halt in 2020: as demand collapsed, thousands of aircraft sat parked for weeks or months. The extent and the dates varied a great deal from country to country and from airline to airline. This record is based on evidence FOR THIS AIRCRAFT (documented parking and gaps in its flight logbook). Source: Lufthansa.

Source: Lufthansa

Oct 13, 2024

Incident at Amsterdam

On October 13, 2024, the Airbus A340-642 aircraft (registration D-AIHF), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: Lufthansa.

Source: Lufthansa

Operators

2004-02-06

Lufthansa

Registration D-AIHF

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