* 1991 – The Airbus A340 aircraft makes its first flight.

* Airbus A340

Aircraft in this category are the Boeing 747, Boeing 767, Boeing 777, Boeing 787, Airbus A300 / A310, Airbus A330, Airbus A340, Airbus A380, Lockheed L-1011 TriStar, McDonnell Douglas DC-10, McDonnell Douglas MD-11, Ilyushin Il-86 and Ilyushin Il-96.

In 2005, Iberia introduced its new Business Plus Class on its Airbus A340 aircraft.

The largest passenger aircraft findable at the airport are the Airbus A340 and McDonnell-Douglas MD-11, brought by Iberia Airlines and KLM, respectively.

The airport's three runways provide a platform for future growth while the airport can accommodate extra-wide aircraft such as the Airbus A340 and Airbus A350, the former already in service and the latter being scheduled to enter service at Helsinki Airport with Finnair in the coming decade.

The non-Schengen area of terminal 2 has been enlarged in 2009, enabling the airport to receive eight wide-body aircraft at the same time, compared to the current five wide-body gates ( of which only two are suitable for Finnair's Airbus A340 ).

This use was made redundant with the availability of Russian airspace due to the breakup of the Soviet Union and the advent of longer-range aircraft introduced in the late 1980s and early 1990s such as the Airbus A340, the Airbus A380, the Boeing 747-400 and the Boeing 777 series aircraft, which had the range to fly between Europe and Southeast Asia nonstop.

The airport is capable of handling wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 747, Airbus A340 and Airbus A380.

Image: Airbus A340 Intérieur Fuselage Arrière. JPG | Interior rear-end of the main passenger level on an Airbus A340, showing the rear bulkhead as well as a doorway opening

The 1990s saw further fleet type renewal ; the DC-10-30s were replaced with twin-engined Airbus A330 and the Boeing 747s with four-engined Airbus A340.

1999 saw new colours introduced in the SABENA fleet, beginning with an Airbus A340.

The airport is a Fire Category 9 airport that handles 500, 000 passengers a year and has the capability to handle the Boeing 747, Airbus A330, Airbus A340, Boeing 777 and other similar aircraft.

An Airbus A321 of Spanish airline Iberia Airlines | Iberia

The wing of a landing BMI ( airline ) | BMI Airbus A319-100.

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

Underside of an Airbus A380 | A380.

An example of a wing of the first Airbus model, the Airbus A300 | A300

The Airbus A320 family | Airbus A320 narrow-body aircraft | narrow-body is a popular short-medium distance aircraft.

The Airbus A330 is a wide-body aircraft | wide-body airliner

An Airbus A320 family | Airbus A320 baggage hold

Northwest Airlines Airbus A330 | Airbus A330-323X

An EasyJet Airbus A320 family | Airbus A319, taxiing to the runway for its departure.

A Thomas Cook Airlines Airbus A320 family | Airbus A320 on stand, soon to operate a chartered service to a seaside destination.

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

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

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

An Airbus A340-300 registered as OO-SCZ operated the flight.

* 2 Airbus A340-300

# REDIRECT Airbus A340 # A340-300

An airliner flaring at London Heathrow Airport ( Air Jamaica Airbus A340-300 )

To honour the people of Gander and Halifax for their support during the operation, Lufthansa named a new Airbus A340-300 " Gander-Halifax " on May 16, 2002.

The name given to the crashed DC-10, " Ankara ", is still used on an Airbus A340-300 ( TC-JDL, MSN: 57 ) in Star Alliance Livery.

A Kuwait Airways Airbus A340 # A340-300 | Airbus A340-300 landing at Frankfurt Airport.

In May 1994, Gulf Air received its first Airbus A340-300.

A few days later, Dosé announced a BD310 million ( USD825 million ) restructuring plan that included originating or terminating all flights in Bahrain, ceasing routes to Johannesburg, Dublin, Jakarta, Singapore, Hong Kong and Sydney ; eliminating nine Boeing 767s from the fleet, phasing out the Airbus A340-300 from the fleet, introducing the Airbus A321 in July 2007 and the Airbus A330-300 in 2009, and terminating employees based on performance and without regard for nationality.

An Air Namibia Airbus A340-300 at Zurich Airport in 2006.

The daily flights to Stansted are operated by two leased Airbus A340-300 aircraft.

Modern aircraft such as the Boeing 737 Next Generation, 777, 717, 747-400ER, 767-400ER, 747-8, and 787, Airbus A320 family ( later versions ), A330 ( later versions ), A340-500 / 600, A340-300 ( later versions ), A380 and A350 are fitted with glass cockpits consisting of LCD units.

Airbus A340 # A340-300 | Airbus A340-300

BWIA Airbus A340 # A340-300 series | Airbus A340-300 in 2002