Airbus launched the A330 and A340, with the latter taking its first maiden flight in October 1991. The plane was subsequently certified in December 1992, taking off for commercial use in March 1993.

While the A380 superjumbo is enjoying a resurgence, its four-engined older sibling – the A340 – seems dangerously close to being grounded for good.

In turn, Airbus' current bread and butter aircraft, the narrow-body, twin-jet A320 family, complete with new-fangled, fly-by-wire controls, entered service with Air France in 1988 after a lengthy ...

The largest option is the quad-engine Airbus A340, which touched down on the ice for the first time in November 2021. Rates start at $14,500 per person for a one-day excursion and go up to ...