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List of Airbus A340 operators

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 5, 2026
Entity authorityQ3248490 ↗
Source-derived summary

Set out below is a list of former and current operators of the Airbus A340 airliner.

Operators

As a September of 2026, approximately 70 Airbus a340 aircraft are in operation.

Orders and deliveries

The following is a list of orders and deliveries for the Airbus A340 by variant.

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