Swiss to retire its final A340-300s by 2027
SWISS will phase out the last four Airbus A340-300s in its fleet by the end of 2027, closing a chapter of four-engine long-haul service at the Swiss flag carrier. One aircraft will go to a transport museum in Lucerne.
SWISS will withdraw the last four Airbus A340-300s from service by the end of 2027, according to the airline, bringing an end to long-haul flying with four-engine aircraft at Switzerland's flag carrier after more than twenty years.
The carrier began taking the A340 in 2004 and used it to rebuild its intercontinental network following the 2001 collapse of Swissair. Nine of the type were delivered. Four are still in the fleet.
The final aircraft, registered HB-JMH, is to be handed to the Swiss Museum of Transport in Lucerne rather than broken up. It will be displayed there next to a Swissair Convair 990 Coronado, showing Swiss long-haul equipment from the 1960s through the 2020s.
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