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Airbus A340-500

OS-896085Scrapped

RegistrationAEA6-ERF

OperatorEmirates

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Airbus A340-500 built in 2002 in Toulouse. Operated for Emirates. Scrapped in 2014.

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Young · 12 years · ≈ 45,600 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus

ICAO type designatorA345

Engines4× 4 x RR Trent 553-61

PropulsionJet

First flight2002

Built inToulouse, Francia

Country of registrationEmiratos Árabes Unidos

MSN394

Hex / ICAO 24-bit896085

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 Dubai it could fly non-stop as far as:

EZEBuenos Aires (Ezeiza)13,676 kmBOGBogota13,631 km CUNCancún13,449 km LAXLos Angeles13,400 km HAVHavana12,981 km

Beyond its rangePTYTocumen13,807 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

2004–2014Emirates network of its widebody aircraft

Base

DXBDubai

Main destinations

SINSingapore SYDSydney (Mascot)MELMelbourne AKLAuckland BKKBangkok BNEBrisbane ACCAccra CMBColombo GIGRio De Janeiro HKGHong Kong MLEMalé

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

2002

Built

Assembled by Airbus in Toulouse, France.

Aug 15, 2004

Delivered to Emirates

Delivered to Emirates as A6-ERF.

May 2013

Placed in storage

In May 2013, the 340 B aircraft (registration A6-ERF), operated by Emirates, was placed in storage. Source: Emirates.

Source: Emirates

Jan 2014

Scrapped

In January 2014, the 340 B aircraft (registration A6-ERF), operated by Emirates, was scrapped. Source: Emirates.

Source: Emirates

Operators

2004-08-15

Emirates

Registration A6-ERF

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BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Airbus A340-500 · A6-ERF · Emirates}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-11},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/OS-896085},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/OS-896085}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-16},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-16}
}

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