I understand - from Wikipedia and threads such as
this one - that the Airbus A340 series is no longer competitive against the likes of the Boeing 777-300 or 787, or even the A380, never mind the A350. It's a quad burner in the age of ever-expanding ETOPS capabilities. The same trend is impacting the A380 and the 747 range. So it's probably heading in to the sunset as a freighter, etc.
Given all that, however, is it really a
bad aircraft? I read a discussion on another forum in which someone said the A340 is garbage and airlines are queueing up to dump them. So I suppose my question is: I know airlines run on economy numbers, but besides that, is it really that bad?
