# List of Airbus A340 operators

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

## Operators

There were 214 Airbus
A340 aircraft in commercial service as of November 2022.
| Airline | 200 | 300 | 500 | 600 | Still in service | Notes |
| Aerolíneas Argentinas | 4 | 9 | | | | |
| Aerolíneas Estelar | | 1 | | | | Leased from Hi Fly Malta |
| Air Atlanta Icelandic | | 2 | | 2 | | |
| Air Belgium | | 4 | | | | Replaced by Airbus A330-900 |
| AirBlue | | 2 | | | | |
| Air Bourbon | 1 | | | | | Ceased operations in 2004 Transferred to Air Europa |
| Air Canada | | 13 | 2 | | | A340-500 leased to TAM Linhas Aéreas |
| Air China | | 6 | | | | |
| 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 as SriLankan Airlines in 1999 |
| Air Leisure | 3 | | | | | Leased from EgyptAir |
| Air Liberté | 2 | 2 | | | | Ceased operations in 2003 |
| Air Madagascar | | 2 | | | | |
| Air Mauritius | | 8 | | | | |
| Air Namibia | | 2 | | | | |
| Air Tahiti Nui | 1 | 5 | | | | |
| AirX Charter | | 3 | | 2 | 1 | A340-600 sold to Air Atlanta Icelandic |
| AirAsia X | | 2 | | | | |
| Airhub Airlines | | 3 | | | | Transferred to Legend Airlines |
| AOM French Airlines | 3 | 2 | | | | Merged with Air Liberté in 2001 |
| Arik Air | | | 2 | | | Leased from Hi Fly |
| Austrian Airlines | 2 | 2 | | | | A340-200 sold to the French Air Force A340-300 sold to Swiss International Air Lines |
| Avior Airlines | | 1 | | | | Transferred to Conviasa |
| Azerbaijan Airlines | | | 2 | 1 | 3 | Both A340-500s are stored |
| Azman Air | | | | 1 | 1 | |
| Bek Air | | 3 | | | | |
| Brussels Airlines | | 2 | | | | Operated for Eurowings |
| BWIA West Indies Airways | | 2 | | | | Rebranded to Caribbean Airlines in 2006 |
| Caribbean Airlines | | 2 | | | | |
| Cathay Pacific | 4 | 18 | | 3 | | A340-200 sold to Philippine Airlines A340-600 sold to Hainan Airlines |
| China Airlines | | 7 | | | | |
| China Eastern Airlines | | 5 | | 5 | | |
| China Southwest Airlines | | 3 | | | | Merged with Air China in 2002 |
| Conviasa | 2 | 1 | | 3 | 6 | |
| Corsair International | | 1 | | | | Leased from Hi Fly |
| Edelweiss Air | | 5 | | | 5 | To be replaced with Airbus A350-900 by 2025. |
| EgyptAir | 3 | 1 | | | | A340-300 leased from Gulf Air |
| Emirates | | 8 | 10 | | | Launch customer of A340-500 |
| Etihad Airways | | 1 | 4 | 7 | | A340-300 sold to Hi Fly A340-600 sold to European Aviation |
| Eurowings | | 2 | | | | Operated by Brussels Airlines |
| Government, Corporate, Private and undisclosed | 5 | 33 | 7 | 24 | 69 | |
| Finnair | | 7 | | | | |
| Garuda Indonesia | | 3 | | | | Leased from China Southwest Airlines |
| Gulf Air | | 10 | | | | |
| Hainan Airlines | | | | 3 | | |
| Hi Fly | | 3 | 2 | | | |
| Hi Fly Malta | | 8 | | 4 | 4 | |
| Iberia | | 21 | | 18 | | |
| Iran Air | 1 | | | | | Leased from Conviasa |
| Iran Aseman Airlines | | 1 | | | 1 | |
| Jet Airways | | 3 | | | | Leased from South African Airways |
| Joon | | 4 | | | | Reintegrated into Air France in 2019 |
| Kam Air | | 6 | | | 4 | |
| Kuwait Airways | | 4 | | | | |
| LAN Airlines | | 5 | | | | |
| Legend Airlines | | 3 | | | 3 | |
| Lufthansa | 8 | 30 | | 24 | 27 | Launch customer of the A340 alongside Air France A340-300 to be replaced by Boeing 787-9 Five A340-600 returned from long-term storage, later to be replaced by Boeing 777X |
| Mahan Air | 1 | 7 | | 7 | 11 | |
| Maleth-Aero | | | | 4 | 1 | |
| Mandarin Airlines | | 1 | | | | |
| Olympic Airlines | | 4 | | | | Ceased operations in 2009 |
| Philippine Airlines | 4 | 13 | | | | |
| Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas | | 4 | | 2 | 2 | To be retired by 2025. |
| Qatar Airways | | | | 4 | | |
| Royal Brunei Airlines | 1 | | | | | |
| Royal Jordanian | 4 | | | | | |
| Sabena | 2 | 3 | | | | Ceased operations in 2001 |
| Safi Airways | | 1 | | | | |
| Saudia | | 4 | | | | Leased from Hi Fly, AirAsia X and Kuwait Airways |
| Scandinavian Airlines | | 8 | | | | |
| Singapore Airlines | | 17 | 5 | | | |
| South African Airways | 6 | 8 | | 9 | 1 | |
| SpiceXpress | | 1 | | | | Leased from Hi Fly Malta |
| SriLankan Airlines | | 7 | | | | |
| Surinam Airways | | 3 | | | | |
| Swiss International Air Lines | | 15 | | | 4 | To be replaced with Airbus A350-900 by 2025. |
| Syrian Air | | 2 | | | 2 | |
| TAM Linhas Aéreas | | | 2 | | | Leased from Air Canada |
| TAP Air Portugal | | 4 | | | | |
| Thai Airways International | | | 4 | 6 | | |
| Turkish Airlines | | 9 | | | | Includes one aircraft nicknamed Deli Mike |
| Virgin Atlantic | | 10 | | 19 | | Launch customer of A340-600 |
| Virgin Nigeria | | 2 | | | | Leased from Virgin Atlantic |
| XL Airways France | | 1 | | | | Leased from Hi Fly |

## Orders and deliveries

The following is a list of orders and deliveries for the Airbus A340 by variant.
| Customer | Orders | Orders | Orders | Orders | Orders |
| Customer | A340-200 | A340-300 | A340-500 | A340-600 | Total |
| Air Canada | | 8 | 2 | | 10 |
| Air China | | 3 | | | 3 |
| Air France | 3 | 11 | | | 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 | | 15 | | 3 | 18 |
| 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 |
| LAN-Chile | | 4 | | | 4 |
| Lufthansa | 7 | 28 | | 24 | 59 |
| Olympic Airlines | | 4 | | | 4 |
| Philippine Airlines | 4 | 4 | | | 8 |
| Qatar Airways | | | | 4 | 4 |
| Sabena | 3 | 2 | | | 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 | | 7 | | | 7 |
| Virgin Atlantic | | 7 | | 14 | 21 |
| Totals | 28 | 218 | 34 | 97 | 377 |