Editing Airbus A340 (section)

===A340-300===
[[File:Airbus A340-313X, Lufthansa AN1896162.jpg|thumb|[[Lufthansa]] Airbus A340-300 from above]]

The A340-300 flies 295 passengers in a typical three-class cabin layout over {{convert|6700|nmi}}. This is the initial version, having flown on 25 October 1991, and it entered service with Lufthansa and Air France in March 1993. It is powered by four CFMI [[CFM International CFM56|CFM56-5C]] engines and uses the Honeywell 331–350[A] APU,<ref name="Product Catalog"/> similar to the version used on the −200. The A340-300 was superseded by the [[Airbus A350|A350-900]].<ref name=ser>[http://www.forecastinternational.com/samples/F611_CompleteSample.pdf "The Market for Large Commercial Jet Transports 2011–2020"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929135933/http://www.forecastinternational.com/samples/F611_CompleteSample.pdf |date=29 September 2011 }}. Forecast International, July 2011.</ref> Its closest competitor was the [[Boeing 777-200ER]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aspireaviation.com/2010/12/08/boeing-777-way-much-better-than-a330/|title=Boeing: 777 way much better than A330|date=8 December 2010}}</ref> A total of 218 -300s were delivered.

The A340-300E, often mislabelled as A340-300'''X''', has an increased [[Maximum Takeoff Weight|MTOW]] of up to {{convert|275|t|lb}} and is powered by the more powerful {{cvt|34000|lbf|kN}} thrust CFMI [[CFM International CFM56|CFM56-5C4]] engines. Typical range with 295 passengers is between {{convert|7200|and|7400|nmi}}. The largest operator of this type is [[Lufthansa]], who has operated a fleet of 30 aircraft. The A340-300 Enhanced is the latest version of this model and was first delivered to [[South African Airways]] in 2003, with [[Air Mauritius]] receiving the A340-300 Enhanced into its fleet in 2006. It received newer CFM56-5C4/P engines and improved [[avionics]] and [[fly-by-wire]] systems developed for the A340-500 and −600.

As of March 2024, there were 61 Airbus A340-300s in airline service.{{Cn|date=August 2024}}