In June 2002, Virgin Atlantic became the first airline to use the Airbus A340-600.

Two Airbus A340-600 at London Heathrow Airport in 2010

For example, flights from Johannesburg to Washington, D. C., currently operated with an Airbus A340-600, once had to stop in Dakar International Airport in Senegal for refuelling, since the aircraft was not able to make the run on one fuel fill.

Bar and lounge areas which were once installed on the Boeing 747 have mostly disappeared, but a few have returned in first class or business class on the Airbus A340-600, Boeing 777-300ER, and on the Airbus A380.

The stopover for the New York-JFK flight has recently been removed, it is now a non-stop from Johannesburg to New York-JFK, operated by an Airbus A340-600.

File: virgin a340-600 g-vmeg planform arp. jpg | Planform view of the swept wing and tailplane of a Virgin Atlantic Airbus A340-600 takeoff.

An Airbus A340 # A340-600 | Airbus A340-600 on final approach ( aviation ) | final approach.

Lufthansa Airbus A340-600 on final approach to runway 18C

Lufthansa did restart service to Charlotte in 2003 and now operates flights between Charlotte and Munich, Germany utilizing Airbus A340-600 and Airbus A330-300 aircraft.

The airport, along with Virgin Atlantic Airbus A340-600, depicts a scene that actually takes place in the film at Miami International Airport.

Airbus A340-600 in the current livery landing at Auckland Airport

THAI Airbus A340-600, in current livery

* On May 13, 2006, A China Eastern Airbus A340-600 ( Tail number B6055 ), flight 5042 from Seoul to Shanghai suffered tire bursts on all of its main landing gears.

An Airbus A340 # A340-600 | Airbus A340-600, which has an undercarriage on the fuselage belly in addition to the wing s

On 12 October 2009, a Qatar Airways Airbus A340-600 conducted the world's first commercial passenger flight using a mixture of kerosene and synthetic Gas-to-Liquid ( GTL ) fuel, produced from natural gas, on its flight from London's Gatwick Airport to Doha.

This title will be claimed by the Airbus A340-600 in 2001.

* 2006 – At least 122 people are killed after a Sibir Airlines Airbus A310 passenger jet, carrying 200 passengers veers off the runway while landing in wet conditions at Irkutsk Airport in Siberia.

* 2005 – The Airbus A380, the world's largest commercial jet, is unveiled at a ceremony in Toulouse, France

Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 at Singapore Changi Airport

Air France | Air France's Airbus A380, which is operated on the Washington Dulles to Paris-Charles de Gaulle route, taxiing at Dulles Airport.

Although the rule still applies, the visible fuselage " waisting " can only be seen on a few aircraft, such as the B-1B Lancer, Learjet 60, and the Tupolev Tu-160 ' Blackjack ' — the same effect is now achieved by careful positioning of aircraft components, like the boosters and cargo bay on rockets ; the jet engines in front of ( and not directly below ) the wings of the Airbus A380 ; the jet engines behind ( and not purely at the side of ) the fuselage of a Cessna Citation X ; the shape and location of the canopy on the F-22 Raptor ; and the image of the Airbus A380 above showing obvious area rule shaping at the wing root, which is practically invisible from any other angle.

Boarding an Airbus A380 at the Farnborough Airshow, 2006

Passengers disembarking from Druk Air's Airbus A319 at Paro Airport.

Schreiber had at his disposal $ 20 million from Airbus for the payment of secret commissions.

BAE Systems, Airbus, Rolls Royce, and MBDA still have a presence at the Filton site where the Bristol Aeroplane Company was located.

An Airbus A320 family # A320 | Airbus A320 in the current America West / US Airways livery at San Diego International Airport

A full-size model of the " Antoinette Barrel Trainer " is in the foyer of the Airbus Training Centre at Toulouse, France.

Level D flight simulators are used at training centers such as those provided by Airbus, FlightSafety International, CAE, Boeing Training and Flight Services ( ex-Alteon ) and at the training centers of large airlines.

The first completed Airbus A380 at the " A380 Reveal " event on 18 January 2005 in Toulouse, home base of the European aerospace industry.

Eastern Airbus A300 at Sint Maarten in 1986.

Virgin Atlantic uses a mixed fleet of Airbus and Boeing widebodied jets and operates between the United Kingdom and North America, the Caribbean, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia from its bases at Gatwick and Heathrow airports.

Airbus A340-300 at London Heathrow Airport in 2003, displaying " 4 Engines 4 Longhaul " slogan

Airbus A340 | Airbus A340-300 at Barcelona Airport | Barcelona's Iberia Maintenance.

* 2001 – In New York City, American Airlines Flight 587, an Airbus A300 en route to the Dominican Republic, crashes minutes after takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport, killing all 260 on board and five on the ground.

* On June 6, 2011, Air France began service using the Airbus A380 on its Paris Charles de Gaulle airport to Washington Dulles International Airport route.

On November 12, 2001, about 09: 16 eastern standard time, American Airlines flight 587, N14053, an Airbus A300B4-605R delivered in 1988 with a seating configuration for 267 passengers ( 16 first-class seats and 251 economy-class seats ) and powered by two General Electric CF6-80C2A5 engines, crashed into Belle Harbor, a New York City residential area, shortly after takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York.

It is also involved in two major joint ventures, the Engine Alliance with GE which manufactures engines for the Airbus A380, and International Aero Engines company with Rolls-Royce, MTU Aero Engines, and the Japanese Aero Engines Corporation which manufactures engines for the Airbus A320 and the McDonnell Douglas MD-90 aircraft.

International Aero Engines is a joint venture that develops, builds and services the V2500 aero engine family, which powers the Airbus A320 family and McDonnell Douglas MD-90 aircraft.

America West Airlines Airbus A320 family # A319 | Airbus A319 departing Portland International Airport

The new International Pier development ( cost: R535 million ) will increase international arrivals and departures capacity in a double storey structure with nine additional airside contact stands, four of which are Airbus A380 compatible.

Pakistan International Airlines ' first flight to Barcelona from Lahore, an Airbus A310-300 named ' Peshawar ' on March 23, 2009

Airbus 320 of Air Malta in Malta International Airport during the Malta International Airshow in 2012

On 12 November 2001, American Airlines Flight 587, an Airbus A300, crashed in the Belle Harbor neighborhood of Queens, New York, just after departing John F. Kennedy International Airport due to the first officer's overuse of the rudder in response to wake turbulence from a Japan Airlines 747.

A Libyan Arab Airlines Airbus A320 family | Airbus A320-200 at Tripoli International Airport ( 2006 ).

A Libyan Airlines Airbus A320-200 at Benina International Airport ( 2010 ).

A Libyan Arab Airlines Airbus A300-600 upon take-off from Malta International Airport ( 2002 ).

In July 2001, the LTTE carried out a devastating suicide attack on Bandaranaike International Airport, destroying eight of the air force's planes ( 2 IAI Kfirs, 1 Mil-17, 1 Mil-24, 3 K-8 trainers, 1 MiG-27 ) and four Sri Lankan Airlines planes ( 2 Airbus A330s, 1 A340 and 1 A320 ), dampening the economy and causing tourism, a vital foreign exchange earner for the government, to plummet.

A SATA International Airbus A320-214 ( new livery )

alt = Dragonair Airbus A330-300 in special 20th Anniversary livery at Taipei Taoyuan International Airport