Set out below is a list of former and current commercial operators of the Airbus A340 airliner.
There were 214 Airbus A340 aircraft in commercial service as of August 2022[update].[1]
| Legend | Notes |
|---|---|
| * | Current |
| * | Former |
| Orders |
| Airline | Country | Photo | 200 | 300 | 500 | 600 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aerolíneas Argentinas | 4 | 2 | |||||
| Aerolíneas Estelar | 1 | Leased from Hi Fly Malta | |||||
| Air Atlanta Icelandic | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Air Belgium | 4 | Replaced by Airbus A330-900[2] | |||||
| AirBlue | 2 | ||||||
| Air Bourbon | 1 | Ceased operations in 2004 Transferred to Air Europa | |||||
| Air Canada | 13 | 2 | A340-500 transferred to TAM Linhas Aéreas | ||||
| Air China | 7 | ||||||
| Air Comet | 3 | Ceased operations in 2009 | |||||
| Air Europa | 1 | ||||||
| Air France | 6 | 24 | Launch customer of A340-300 | ||||
| Air Jamaica | 3 | ||||||
| Air Lanka | 3 | Rebranded to SriLankan Airlines in 1999 | |||||
| Air Leisure | 3 | Leased from EgyptAir | |||||
| Air Madagascar | 1 | ||||||
| Air Mauritius | 2 | ||||||
| Air Namibia | 2 | ||||||
| Air Tahiti Nui | 1 | 5 | |||||
| Air X Charter | 2 | 2 | A340-600 transferred to Air Atlanta Icelandic | ||||
| AirAsia X | 2 | ||||||
| Airhub Airlines | 3 | ||||||
| AOM French Airlines | 3 | 2 | Merged with Air Liberté in 2001 | ||||
| Arik Air | 1 | Leased from Hi Fly | |||||
| Austrian Airlines | 2 | 2 | A340-300 transferred to Swiss International Air Lines | ||||
| Avior Airlines | 1 | Transferred to Conviasa | |||||
| Azerbaijan Airlines | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Azman Air | 1 | ||||||
| Brussels Airlines | 2 | Operated by Eurowings | |||||
| BWIA West Indies Airways | 2 | Rebranded to Caribbean Airlines in 2006 | |||||
| Caribbean Airlines | 2 | ||||||
| Cathay Pacific | 4 | 18 | 3 | A340-200 transferred to Philippine Airlines A340-600 transferred to Hainan Airlines | |||
| China Airlines | 7 | 1 from Singapore Airlines | |||||
| China Eastern Airlines | 5 | 5 | |||||
| China Southwest Airlines | 3 | Merged with Air China in 2002 | |||||
| Conviasa | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Operated the world's last commercial A340-200 | ||
| Corsair International | 1 | Leased from Hi Fly | |||||
| Edelweiss Air | 4 | ||||||
| EgyptAir | 4 | 3 | |||||
| Emirates | 8 | 10 | Launch customer of A340-500 | ||||
| Etihad Airways | 1 | 4 | 8 | A340-300 transferred to Hi Fly A340-600 transferred to European Aviation Group | |||
| Eurowings | 2 | Operated by Brussels Airlines | |||||
| Government; Executive and Private | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | |||
| Finnair | 7 | ||||||
| Garuda Indonesia | 3 | Leased from China Southwest Airlines | |||||
| Gulf Air | 10 | ||||||
| Hainan Airlines | 3 | ||||||
| Hi Fly | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Hi Fly Malta | 6 | 4 | |||||
| Iberia | 21 | 13 | |||||
| Iran Air | 1 | Leased from Conviasa | |||||
| Iran Aseman Airlines | 1 | ||||||
| Jet Airways | 3 | Leased from South African Airways | |||||
| Joon | 4 | Ceased operations in 2019 Transferred back to Air France | |||||
| Kam Air | 4 | ||||||
| Kuwait Airways | 4 | ||||||
| LAN Airlines | 5 | ||||||
| Lufthansa | 8 | 17 | 10 | Launch customer of A340-200 A340-300 to be retired | |||
| Mahan Air | 5 | 5 | |||||
| Maleth-Aero | 3 | ||||||
| Mandarin Airlines | 1 | ||||||
| Olympic Airlines | 4 | Ceased operations in 2009 | |||||
| Philippine Airlines | 4 | 14 | |||||
| Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas | 2 | 1 | To be retired | ||||
| Qatar Airways | 4 | ||||||
| Royal Jordanian | 4 | ||||||
| Sabena | 2 | 3 | Ceased operations in 2001 | ||||
| Safi Airways | 3 | 1 | |||||
| Saudia | 4 | Leased from Hi Fly, AirAsia X and Kuwait Airways | |||||
| Scandinavian Airlines | 6 | ||||||
| Singapore Airlines | 17 | 5 | |||||
| South African Airways | 6 | 2 | 9 | ||||
| SpiceXpress | 1 | Leased from Hi Fly Malta | |||||
| SriLankan Airlines | 7 | ||||||
| Surinam Airways | 2 | ||||||
| Swiss International Air Lines | 5 | To be retired by 2025 | |||||
| Syrian Air | 2 | ||||||
| TAM Linhas Aéreas | 2 | Leased from Air Canada | |||||
| TAP Air Portugal | 4 | ||||||
| Thai Airways | 4 | 6 | |||||
| Turkish Airlines | 9 | ||||||
| Undisclosed | 28 | 21 | |||||
| Virgin Atlantic | 10 | 19 | Launch customer of A340-600 | ||||
| Virgin Nigeria | 2 | Leased from Virgin Atlantic | |||||
| XL Airways France | 1 | Leased from Hi Fly | |||||
The following is a list of orders and deliveries for the Airbus A340 by variant.[1]
| Customer | Orders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A340-200 | A340-300 | A340-500 | A340-600 | Total | |
| Air Canada | 8 | 2 | 10 | ||
| Air China | 3 | 3 | |||
| Air France | 14 | 14 | |||
| Air Mauritius | 5 | 5 | |||
| Air Tahiti Nui | 4 | 4 | |||
| AJW Capital Partners | 2 | 2 | |||
| Arik Air | 2 | 2 | |||
| Austrian Airlines | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Cathay Pacific | 11 | 11 | |||
| China Airlines | 6 | 6 | |||
| China Eastern Airlines | 5 | 5 | 10 | ||
| China Southwest Airlines | 3 | 3 | |||
| EgyptAir | 3 | 3 | |||
| Emirates | 10 | 10 | |||
| Etihad Airways | 4 | 7 | 11 | ||
| Finnair | 4 | 4 | |||
| Flightlease | 2 | 2 | |||
| Governments; Executive and Private | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 14 |
| Gulf Air | 6 | 6 | |||
| Iberia | 18 | 16 | 34 | ||
| International Lease Finance Corporation | 16 | 13 | 29 | ||
| Kuwait Airways | 4 | 4 | |||
| LATAM Chile | 4 | 4 | |||
| Lufthansa | 7 | 28 | 24 | 59 | |
| Olympic Airlines | 4 | 4 | |||
| Philippine Airlines | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
| Qatar Airways | 4 | 4 | |||
| Sabena | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Scandinavian Airlines | 7 | 7 | |||
| Singapore Airlines | 17 | 5 | 22 | ||
| South African Airways | 6 | 6 | 12 | ||
| SriLankan Airlines | 3 | 3 | |||
| Swiss International Air Lines | 9 | 9 | |||
| TAP Air Portugal | 4 | 4 | |||
| Thai Airways | 4 | 6 | 10 | ||
| Turkish Airlines | 7 | 7 | |||
| Union de Transports Aériens | 4 | 3 | 7 | ||
| Virgin Atlantic | 7 | 14 | 21 | ||
| A340-200 | A340-300 | A340-500 | A340-600 | Total | |
| Totals | 28 | 218 | 34 | 97 | 377 |