Airbus A340-500

[Basilisk]

They should close all topics with less popular variants and aircraft requests.

[Ali_Ibrahim]

@NemAir will love this Topic I can’t wait to see this beauty

[NemAir]

As my third favourite A340 variant (After A346 and A343) I sure do!

[AvioesEJogos]

Meanwhile me whose favourite A340 variant is the -500.

[George1]

Well they flagged my post about that statement, so allow me to be more clear.
The only variant presented was the A343 because it had the most votes:

Battle of the Heavies Community Poll

Great question! We are presenting the A340-300 because it has the most votes in #features along with more operators. This would serve as a replacement to the -600 in app.

Note the word Replacement. That means the six hundred is not coming back.
If the 600 isn’t going to be reworked, the 500 is sure not gonna come.

[George1]

As for less popular aircraft….

What’s with the Removals and Replacements?

As Infinite Flight moves forward, they are prepared to remove aircraft. Some of these are understandable, such as the Space Shuttle, but others are questionable. For context: Citation and 717 A340-600 Boeing 747’s First the Decathlon, now the Citation, more than likely the 717, no E170 or E195, the A340-600 slated for replacement, and variants other than the 747-400 in question…Why? I understand removing old models to go forward, but these aircraft can certainly be reworked too. Is the…

[amaryahjohnson1996]

Air Canada Airbus A340-500 at Beijing Capital Airport (ZBAA/PEK), Beijing, China 🇨🇳. July 2007. Posted on Twitter.

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[amaryahjohnson1996]

Alexandre FLUCKIGER: State of Kuwait 🇰🇼 9K-GBA Airbus A340-541 GVA 16-09-2023 🇨🇭. Was landing at Geneva, Switzerland. Posted on X.

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[amaryahjohnson1996]

Patrik Büchler: On her way to JFK 🇺🇸
Probably for the G-77 meeting
Airbus A340-500 🇪🇺
State of Kuwait 9K-GBA 🇰🇼
Geneva Airport GVA/LSGG 🇨🇭
16 September 2023.

Posted on X.

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[QFA_12]

last passenger operator left but they have both been stored