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Airbus A340-600 (A340-642)

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RegistrationFIOH-ATK

OperatorFinnair

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Airbus A340-600 (A340-642) built in 2008 in Toulouse. Operates for Finnair. Previously flew for Lufthansa, FinnCom Airlines and USC Universal Sky Carrier.

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Mature · 18 years · ≈ 68,400 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus

Engines4× N/A

PropulsionTurbofan

First flight2008

Built inToulouse, Francia

Country of registrationFinlandia

OwnerFinnair

MSN0848

Hex / ICAO 24-bit4601F8

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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Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

2008–2009Lufthansa 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

2011–2015FlyBe Nordic airline base

Base

HELHelsinki (Vantaa)

2019–2026Finnair network of its widebody aircraft

Base

LHRLondon

Main destinations

HELHelsinki (Vantaa)JFKNew York ORDChicago MADMadrid HKGHong Kong MIAMiami CDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)DFWDallas-Fort Worth LGWLondon BCNBarcelona BNEBrisbane

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

2008

Built

Assembled by Airbus in Toulouse, France.

May 29, 2008

Delivered to Lufthansa

Delivered to Lufthansa as D-AIHU.

Oct 9, 2009

Transferred to FinnCom Airlines

Transferred to FinnCom Airlines.

Oct 30, 2011

Transferred to FlyBe Nordic

Transferred to FlyBe Nordic.

Jun 16, 2015

Transferred to NORRA - Nordic Regional Airlines

Transferred to NORRA - Nordic Regional Airlines.

Jan 3, 2017

Incident at Helsinki

On January 3, 2017, the Airbus A340-642 aircraft (registration OH-ATK), operated by Finnair, was involved in an incident at Helsinki. Source: Finnair.

Source: Finnair

Jan 30, 2019

Incident at Tallinn

On January 30, 2019, the Airbus A340-642 aircraft (registration OH-ATK), operated by Finnair, was involved in an incident at Tallinn. Source: Finnair.

Source: Finnair

May 0, 2019

Transferred to Finnair

Transferred to Finnair.

Aug 10, 2024

Accident at Gothenburg

On August 10, 2024, the Airbus A340-642 aircraft (registration OH-ATK), operated by Finnair, was involved in an accident at Gothenburg. Source: SHK.

Source: SHK

Jun 2026

Placed in storage

In June 2026, the Airbus 340-642X aircraft (registration D-AIHU), operated by Universal Sky Carrier, was placed in storage. Source: Universal Sky Carrier.

Source: Universal Sky Carrier

Jun 7, 2026

Transferred to USC Universal Sky Carrier

Transferred to USC Universal Sky Carrier.

Aug 1, 2026

Returned to service

In August 2026, the Airbus 340-642X aircraft (registration D-AIHU), operated by Universal Sky Carrier, returned to service. Source: Universal Sky Carrier.

Source: Universal Sky Carrier

Sep 24, 2026

Re-registered

Changed from D-AIHU to D-AUSY (still with USC Universal Sky Carrier).

Operators

2008-05-29

Lufthansa

Registration D-AIHU

2009-10-09

FinnCom Airlines

Registration OH-ATK

2011-10-30

FlyBe Nordic

Registration OH-ATK

2015-06-16

NORRA - Nordic Regional Airlines

Registration OH-ATK

2019-05-00

Finnair

Registration OH-ATK

2026-06-07

USC Universal Sky Carrier

Registration D-AIHU

2026-09-24

USC Universal Sky Carrier

Registration D-AUSY

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BibTeX

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  title        = {{Airbus A340-600 (A340-642) · OH-ATK · Finnair}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-13},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A340-848},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A340-848}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-20},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-20}
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