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Airbus announced the end of production for the A340s
Airbus A340s are no longer in Production. (www.airlineberg.com) More...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Apart from the 747 this is the only aircraft I feel safe in over the oceans. Has a nice turn of speed too.
Have flown AF A340 several times on 9+ hour trips. Every one been boringly routine and on-time. As it should be.
The A340 has been in service for 18 years. In that time, Airbus delivered under 400 and had 5 major accidents with 4 hull losses.
By comparison, the B777 has been in service for 16 years. In that time, Boeing delivered over 950 and had 1 major accident/hull loss.
So long, A340, can't say I'll miss ya.
By comparison, the B777 has been in service for 16 years. In that time, Boeing delivered over 950 and had 1 major accident/hull loss.
So long, A340, can't say I'll miss ya.
Argument of A340 vs. 777 safety has no logic. Every A340 loss has been attributed to pilot/crew error. See link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A340
Also- one was blown up by terrorists, one lost due to fire caused by ground crew.
To Chip
May I ask, how many of those accidents were pilot error or some other cause most likely not the fault of the aircraft? Ill give you a hint, its mostly all of them, just saying...the A340/330 and 777 are all very safe airplanes.
May I ask, how many of those accidents were pilot error or some other cause most likely not the fault of the aircraft? Ill give you a hint, its mostly all of them, just saying...the A340/330 and 777 are all very safe airplanes.
Regardless of fault, read John Donaldson's comment up top. With no oders in 2 years, it's a no brainer. The high cost of fuel and those 2 extra engines killed that plane. All $.
So you're saying that with not even half the # of planes and 5x the number of accidents, there's zero correlation?
Do you also believe that the Concorde was the safest plane ever since it only had one hull loss accident?
Do you also believe that the Concorde was the safest plane ever since it only had one hull loss accident?