used2flyboeing,
I was aware of 4 A343's in Germany that were available, D-ASIB,D-ASIC,D-AGBM, and D-AJGP. All these aircraft are ex-SQ, and to be leased to EK from Boeing.
I was aware of a privatly owned A340 in germany, painted all white that did not moved for a while, not sure what its up to these days.
A quick look at
Speednews shows only two A340's available worldwide. One of them is with Virgin (a 343), the other Lufthansa (a 342).
Torquelink
I think you will find the first A346 to enter service was G-VSHY (SN 383) on July-26, 2002 with Virgin Atlantic. My understanding is they are looked at as a 747 classic replacement, not a 744 replacement. Have not heard of complaints like Airbus had with the early 342&343's. I know some operators getter better economics from their 743's than their 744's, and are investing in them to give them a partial EFIS upgrade to extend their life.