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 .
{| class="wikitable sortable sticky-header" style=text-align:center;
|-
!Airline
!class="unsortable"|Country
!200
!300
!500
!600
!Still in <br> service
!Notes
|-
|align=left|Aerolíneas Argentinas
|
|4
|9
|
|
|
|
|-
|align=left|Aerolíneas Estelar
|
|
|1
|
|
|
|align=left|Leased from Hi Fly Malta
|-
|align=left|Air Atlanta Icelandic
|
|
|2
|
|2
|
|
|-
|align=left|Air Belgium
|
|
|4
|
|
|
|align=left|Replaced by Airbus A330-900
|-
| align="left" |AirBlue
|
|
|2
|
|
|
| align="left" |Ceased operations in 2014
|-
|align=left|Air Bourbon
|
|1
|
|
|
|
|align=left|Ceased operations in 2004 <br> Transferred to Air Europa
|-
|align=left|Air Canada
|
|
|13
|2
|
|
|align=left|A340-500 leased to TAM Linhas Aéreas
|-
|align=left|Air China
|
|
|6
|
|
|
|
|-
|align=left|Air Comet
|
|
|3
|
|
|
|align=left|Ceased operations in 2009
|-
|align=left|Air Europa
|
|1
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|align=left|Air France
|
|6
|24
|
|
|
|align=left|Launch customer of A340-300
|-
|align=left|Air Jamaica
|
|
|3
|
|
|
|
|-
|align=left|Air Lanka
|
|
|3
|
|
|
|align=left|Rebranded as SriLankan Airlines in 1999
|-
|align=left|Air Leisure
|
|3
|
|
|
|
|align=left|Leased from EgyptAir
|-
|align=left|Air Liberté
|
|2
|2
|
|
|
|align=left|Ceased operations in 2003
|-
|align=left|Air Madagascar
|
|
|2
|
|
|
|
|-
|align=left|Air Mauritius
|
|
|8
|
|
|
|
|-
|align=left|Air Namibia
|
|
|2
|
|
|
|
|-
|align=left|Air Tahiti Nui
|
|1
|5
|
|
|
|
|-
|align=left|AirX Charter
|
|
|3
|
|2
|
|align=left|A340-600 sold to Air Atlanta Icelandic
|-
|align=left|AirAsia X
|
|
|2
|
|
|
|
|-
|align=left|Airhub Airlines
|
|
|3
|
|
|
|align=left|Transferred to Legend Airlines
|-
| align="left" |Alpha Star
|
|
|
|
|1
|
| align="left" |
|-
|align=left|AOM French Airlines
|
|3
|2
|
|
|
|align=left|Merged with Air Liberté in 2001
|-
|align=left|Arik Air
|
|
|
|2
|
|
|align=left|Leased from Hi Fly
|-
|align=left|Austrian Airlines
|
|2
|2
|
|
|
|align=left|A340-200 sold to the French Air Force <br> A340-300 sold to Swiss International Air Lines
|-
|align=left|Avior Airlines
|
|
|1
|
|
|
|align=left|Transferred to Conviasa
|-
|align=left|Azerbaijan Airlines
|
|
|
|2
|1
|
|align=left|
|-
|align=left|Azman Air
|
|
|
|
|1
|
|
|-
|align=left|Bek Air
|
|
|3
|
|
|
|
|-
|align=left|Brussels Airlines
|
|
|2
|
|
|
|align=left|Operated for Eurowings
|-
|align=left|BWIA West Indies Airways
|
|
|2
|
|
|
|align=left|Rebranded to Caribbean Airlines in 2006
|-
|align=left|Caribbean Airlines
|
|
|2
|
|
|
|
|-
|align=left|Cathay Pacific
|
|4
|18
|
|3
|
|align=left|A340-200 sold to Philippine Airlines <br> A340-600 sold to Hainan Airlines
|-
|align=left|China Airlines
|
|
|7
|
|
|
|
|-
|align=left|China Eastern Airlines
|
|
|5
|
|5
|
|
|-
|align=left|China Southwest Airlines
|
|
|3
|
|
|
|align=left|Merged with Air China in 2002
|-
|align=left|Conviasa
|
|2
|1
|
|3
|
|
|-
|align=left|Corsair International
|
|
|1
|
|
|
|align=left|Leased from Hi Fly
|-
|align=left|Edelweiss Air
|
|
|5
|
|
|
|align=left|To be replaced with Airbus A350-900 by 2027.
|-
|align=left|EgyptAir
|
|3
|1
|
|
|
|align=left|A340-300 leased from Gulf Air
|-
|align=left|Emirates
|
|
|8
|10
|
|
|align=left|Launch customer of A340-500
|-
|align=left|Etihad Airways
|
|
|1
|4
|7
|
|align=left|A340-300 sold to Hi Fly <br> A340-600 sold to European Aviation
|-
|align=left|Eurowings
|
|
|2
|
|
|
|align=left|Operated by Brussels Airlines
|-
|align=left|Government, Corporate, Private and undisclosed
|
|5
|33
|7
|24
|
|
|-
|align=left|Finnair
|
|
|7
|
|
|
|
|-
|align=left|Garuda Indonesia
|
|
|3
|
|
|
|align=left|Leased from China Southwest Airlines
|-
|align=left|Gulf Air
|
|
|10
|
|
|
|
|-
|align=left|Hainan Airlines
|
|
|
|
|3
|
|
|-
|align=left|Hi Fly
|
|
|3
|2
|
|
|
|-
|align=left|Hi Fly Malta
|
|
|8
|
|4
|
|
|-
|align=left|Iberia
|
|
|21
|
|18
|
|
|-
|align=left|Iran Air
|
|1
|
|
|
|
|align=left|Leased from Conviasa
|-
|align=left|Iran Aseman Airlines
|
|
|1
|
|
|
|
|-
|align=left|Jet Airways
|
|
|3
|
|
|
|align=left|Leased from South African Airways
|-
|align=left|Joon
|
|
|4
|
|
|
|align=left|Reintegrated into Air France in 2019
|-
|align=left|Kam Air
|
|
|6
|
|
|
|
|-
|align=left|Kuwait Airways
|
|
|4
|
|
|
|
|-
|align=left|LAN Airlines
|
|
|5
|
|
|
|
|-
|align=left|Legend Airlines
|
|
|3
|
|
|
|
|-
|align=left|Lufthansa
|
|8
|30
|
|24
|
|align=left|Launch customer of the A340 alongside Air France <br> A340-300 to be replaced by Boeing 787-9<br>Five A340-600 returned from long-term storage, later to be replaced by Airbus A350-1000
|-
|align=left|Mahan Air
|
|1
|9
|
|8
|
|Includes one aircraft nicknamed Deli Mike
|-
|align=left|Maleth-Aero
|
|
|
|
|4
|
|
|-
|align=left|Mandarin Airlines
|
|
|1
|
|
|
|
|-
|align=left|Olympic Airlines
|
|
|4
|
|
|
|align=left|Ceased operations in 2009
|-
|align=left|Philippine Airlines
|
|4
|13
|
|
|
|
|-
|align=left|Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas
|
|
|4
|
|2
|
|align=left|Retired in 2025.
|-
|align=left|Qatar Airways
|
|
|
|
|4
|
|
|-
|align=left|Royal Brunei Airlines
|
|1
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|align=left|Royal Jordanian
|
|4
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|align=left|Sabena
|
|2
|3
|
|
|
|align=left|Ceased operations in 2001
|-
|align=left|Safi Airways
|
|
|1
|
|
|
|
|-
|align=left|Saudia
|
|
|4
|
|
|
|align=left|Leased from Hi Fly, AirAsia X and Kuwait Airways
|-
|align=left|Scandinavian Airlines
|
|
|8
|
|
|
|
|-
|align=left|Singapore Airlines
|
|
|17
|5
|
|
|
|-
|align=left|South African Airways
|
|6
|8
|
|9
|
|
|-
|align=left|SpiceXpress
|
|
|1
|
|
|
|align=left|Leased from Hi Fly Malta
|-
|align=left|SriLankan Airlines
|
|
|7
|
|
|
|
|-
|align=left|Surinam Airways
|
|
|3
|
|
|
|
|-
|align=left|Swiss International Air Lines
|
|
|15
|
|
|
|align=left|To be replaced with Airbus A350-900 by 2027.
|-
|align=left|Syrian Air
|
|
|2
|
|
|
|
|-
|align=left|TAM Linhas Aéreas
|
|
|
|2
|
|
|align=left|Leased from Air Canada
|-
|align=left|TAP Air Portugal
|
|
|4
|
|
|
|
|-
|align=left|Thai Airways International
|
|
|
|4
|6
|
|
|-
|align=left|Turkish Airlines
|
|
|9
|
|
|
|align=left|
|-
|align=left|Virgin Atlantic
|
|
|10
|
|19
|
|align=left|Launch customer of A340-600
|-
|align=left|Virgin Nigeria
|
|
|2
|
|
|
|align=left|Leased from Virgin Atlantic
|-
|align=left|XL Airways France
|
|
|1
|
|
|
|align=left|Leased from Hi Fly
|}
Orders and deliveries
The following is a list of orders and deliveries for the Airbus A340 by variant.