A340-300 $171,000,000 (2006) A340-500 $198,000,000 (2006) A340-600 $218,000,000 (2006) Developed from Airbus A300 Variants Airbus A330 The Airbus A340 is a long-range four-engined widebody commercial passenger airliner manufactured by Airbus S.A.S. a subsidiary of EADS . It is similar in design to the twin-engined A330 . Contents 1 History 2 Variants 2.1