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8th Feb 2004, 05:08

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NigelOnDraft

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But any idea what the last digit stands for?

Specific variant of the engine.

Early VS A340s were A340-311 (BUS, AEL...). 5th was a 313 (SUN - more thrust). We flew for Air Mauritius (sp?) for a bit, and their's were 312s....

Hope that helps...

NoD