Defense Luftwaffe announces early retirement of Airbus A340 jets The German Air Force (Luftwaffe) decided to accelerate the retirement of its two Airbus A340 government aircraft, after… Ricardo MeierAugust 15, 2023 Read More
Air Transport Swiss will reduce fleet of A320 and A340 jets Swiss announced a restructuring plan to respond to changes in the air travel market. The carrier, part of… Ricardo MeierMay 6, 2021 Read More
Air Transport Conviasa adds second Airbus A340 to the fleet State carrier Conviasa takes delivery of an A340-300 on December 31, according to information on the Planespotters website.… Ricardo MeierJanuary 11, 2021 Read More
Air Transport About to receive third A340, Conviasa will fly to Moscow and Tehran in December A replacement for the bankrupt Viasa as the Venezuelan flag carrier, Conviasa last week announced plans to expand… Ricardo MeierNovember 5, 2020 Read More
Air Transport How many Airbus A340s remain active in the world? This month, Iberia finally retired its last A340 four-engine plane, after 26 years in service. The model, an… Ricardo MeierAugust 18, 2020 Read More
Air Transport Conviasa will resume flights from Caracas to Moscow Venezuelan state-owned airline created under Hugo Chavéz in 2004 to take the place of the bankrupt Viasa, Conviasa… Ricardo MeierAugust 8, 2020 Read More
Air Transport Aging aircraft have early retirement due to coronavirus On March 30, even before anyone thought, American Airlines took the last flight with a Boeing 767 when… Ricardo MeierApril 4, 2020 Read More
Air Transport South African Airways will reduce its flight network from March The restructuring team appointed by the South African government to recover South African Airways‘ financial health announced on… Ricardo MeierFebruary 6, 2020 Read More
Air Transport In debt, South African Airways goes through the biggest crisis in its history About to complete 86 years of existence on February 1st, South African Airways is going through the most… Ricardo MeierJanuary 23, 2020 Read More
Air Transport Latest from four-engine jets, A340 gives way to advanced twin engines When Airbus decided to launch the A340 the long range commercial jet market still flirted with the idea… Ricardo MeierNovember 2, 2019 Read More
Air Transport TAP should retire its A340 by the end of October As the A330neo fleet grows in 2019, TAP Air Portugal will finally retire its four A340-300 quad engines.… Ricardo MeierOctober 6, 2019 Read More
Air Transport South African Airways to lease two A350s South African Airways (SAA) has announced the leasing of two A350-900 jets to be received in the second… Ricardo MeierJuly 1, 2019 Read More