FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - 747-400 to A340-300 Business
View Single Post
Old Nov 29, 2024 | 2:59 pm
  #6  
BA850
 
Join Date: Jun 2021
Programs: BAEC Gold, LH M&M FTL
Posts: 1,213
Originally Posted by yying
quite surprised that B744s are staying longer than A346s
Although there are limited numbers in passenger service, the 747-400 is still relatively common at cargo airlines, which means there’s also a decent supply chain of spare parts. The CF6 engines which power the LH examples also had a widespread application among several aircraft types, so no real issues there either.

The A340-600, by contrast, is an extremely rare bird. The only application for the Rolls Royce Trent 500 were the A340-500/600 variants, which seems to be Lufthansa’s biggest problem.

Last edited by BA850; Nov 29, 2024 at 3:10 pm
BA850 is offline