Original: The Airbus A340 is a long-range four-engined wide-body commercial passenger jet airliner . Developed by Airbus Industrie , a consortium of European aerospace companies , which is now fully-owned by EADS , the A340 is manufactured at Toulouse , France .
Simplified: The Airbus A340 is a long-range four-engined widebody commercial passenger airplane manufactured by Airbus S.A.S. a subsidiary of EADS .