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Airbus A340-300 (A340-313)

OS-392f29Scrapped

RegistrationFRF-GLZJ

Aircraft existence documentedby a freely licensed photograph

OperatorAir France

1operators

2incidents

0accidents

0logbook years

8photos

Airbus A340-300 (A340-313) built in 1997 in Toulouse. Operated for Air France. Scrapped.

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

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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus

Engines4×

PropulsionJet

First flight1997

Built inToulouse, Francia

Country of registrationFrancia

OwnerAir France

MSN186

Hex / ICAO 24-bit392f29

VerificationExistence documented by a freely licensed photograph by Maxime ✈ from Le François , Martinique showing this registration on a Airbus A340 313X

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 Paris (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise) it could fly non-stop as far as:

SCLSantiago11,673 km EZEBuenos Aires (Ezeiza)11,100 kmSINSingapore10,724 km LIMLima10,276 km NRTNarita9,710 km

Beyond its rangeSYDSydney (Mascot)16,944 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

1997–2012Air France network of its widebody aircraft

Base

CDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)

Main destinations

ATLAtlanta AMSAmsterdam JFKNew York LHRLondon ORYParis (Orly, Val-de-Marne)AUHAbu Dhabi DTWDetroit FRAFrankfurt am Main KULSepang LAXLos Angeles SEASeattle

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

1997

Built

Assembled by Airbus in Toulouse, France.

Sep 16, 1997

Delivered to Air France

Delivered to Air France as F-GLZJ.

Mar 5, 2012

Incident

On March 5, 2012, the Airbus Airbus A340 313X aircraft (registration F-GLZJ), operated by Air France, was involved in an incident. Source: Air France.

Source: Air France

May 2, 2012

Incident at Cork

On May 2, 2012, the Airbus Airbus A340 313X aircraft (registration F-GLZJ), operated by Air France, was involved in an incident at Cork. Source: Air France.

Source: Air France

Operators

1997-09-16

Air France

Registration F-GLZJ

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