Editing Airbus A340 (section)

=== A340-200 ===
[[File:Aerolíneas Argentinas A340-200 LV-ZPO FCO 2006-8-27.png|thumb|[[Aerolíneas Argentinas]] A340-200 at [[Fiumicino Airport]]]]
The −200 is one of two initial versions of the A340; it has seating for 261 passengers in a three-class cabin layout with a [[Range (aircraft)|range]] of {{convert|13800|km|nmi mi}} or seating for 240 passengers also in a three-class cabin layout for a range of {{convert|15000|km|nmi mi}}.<ref name="A342">{{cite web|url=http://www.airbus.com/en/aircraftfamilies/a330a340 |title=A330/A340 family: Twin-and four-engine efficiency |publisher=Airbus |access-date=1 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101119010055/http://www.airbus.com/en/aircraftfamilies/a330a340 |archive-date=19 November 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> This is the shortest version of the family and the only version with a wingspan measuring greater than its fuselage length. It is powered by four CFMI [[CFM International CFM56|CFM56-5C4]] engines and uses the [[Honeywell]] 331–350[A] [[auxiliary power unit]] (APU).<ref name="Product Catalog">{{cite web|url=https://commerce.honeywell.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ECategoryDisplay?catalogId=10101&storeId=10651&categoryId=32443&langId=-1 |access-date=18 November 2010 |title=Product Catalog |publisher=Honeywell |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110712215914/https://commerce.honeywell.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ECategoryDisplay?catalogId=10101&storeId=10651&categoryId=32443&langId=-1 |archive-date=12 July 2011 }}</ref> It initially entered service with Air France in May 1993. Due to its large wingspan, four engines, low capacity and general inferiority to the larger and more improved A340-300, the −200 proved very unpopular with mainstream airlines. Only 28 A340-200s were produced. Boeing did not produce a direct competitor.

One version of this type (referred to by Airbus as the ''A340-8000'') was ordered by the prince [[Jefri Bolkiah]], with the request for a non-stop range of {{convert|15000|km|nmi mi}}. This A340-8000, in the Royal Brunei Airlines livery had an increased fuel capacity, an [[Maximum Take-Off Weight|MTOW]] of {{convert|275|t|lb}}, similar to the A340-300, and minor reinforcements to the [[Landing gear|undercarriage]]. It is powered by the {{convert|150|kN|lbf|lk=on}} thrust [[CFM International CFM56|CFM56-5C4s]] similar to the −300E. Only one A340-8000 was produced. Besides the −8000, some A340-200s are used for [[Very Important Person|VIP]] or military use; these include [[Royal Brunei Airlines]], [[Qatar Amiri Flight]], [[Politics of Egypt|Arab Republic of Egypt Government]], [[Royal Saudi Air Force]], [[Jordan]] and the [[French Air and Space Force]]. Following the −8000, other A340-200s were later given performance improvement packages (PIPs) that helped them achieve similar gains in capability as to the A340-8000. Those aircraft are labeled ''A340-213X''. The range for this version is {{convert|15000|km|nmi mi}}.

As of March 2024, all but two of the active remaining A340-200s still flying were VIP or government planes. [[Conviasa]] and [[Mahan Air]] are the only remaining commercial operators of the type.{{Cn|date=August 2024}}