Aircraft
Airbus ‘Terminates’ A340
Airbus has manufactured its last A340.
Airbus has termintaed A340 production after an extended period of extremely slow sales for the four-engine widebody aircraft.
Airbus has termintaed A340 production after an extended period of extremely slow sales for the four-engine widebody aircraft.

Airbus has manufactured its last A340 following an extended period of extremely slow sales for the four-engine widebody. A EADS spokesman today confirmed the “termination” of the program, as revealed today in the company's third-quarter earnings report. The decision resulted in a “positive one off” of €192 million ($263 million), according to the report.

The EADS spokesman told AIN that the last A340 actually rolled off its assembly line in Toulouse, France, roughly six months ago, but that the company chose not to publicize the fact until today. Airbus has delivered all but two of the 377 A340s manufactured since it launched the program in 1987.