Originally Posted by
esscee
No point in the use of under-powered very old A340-300's when there are a fair few good condition A340-600's available or even the shorter longer range capability A340-500. At least with these Trent 500 powered versions you can far better performance/range but will add the that the 4 Trent 500 engines will be thirsty.
Sorry, I wasn't aware that the 500 is an upgrade of the 300, I've only flown in Swiss and Cathay 300's, it was the size that I was suggesting, I think the 600 would be too large for what may be required.