The Airbus A340-600, the longest commercial airliner of its era, represented Europe's answer to ultra-long-range transoceanic flight without twin-engine restrictions. First flown on April 23, 2001, it was a low-wing four-engine airliner powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 556 turbofans that could seat up to 440 passengers. Stretching 247.4 feet in length with a range of 7,900 nautical miles, it was manufactured by Airbus in Toulouse, France.
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| Lufthansa | — | 537 | Germany | 3c6504 | |
| Lufthansa | — | 762 | Germany | 3c650d | |
| Lufthansa | — | 763 | Germany | 3c650e | |
| Lufthansa | — | 767 | Germany | 3c650f | |
| Lufthansa | — | 794 | Germany | 3c6512 | |
| Lufthansa | — | 812 | Germany | 3c6513 | |
| Lufthansa | — | 987 | Germany | 3C6519 |