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Boeing is also winning the dogfight between its 777 and the Airbus A340.
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China Eastern will also return five Airbus A340-300s to in exchange for 15 smaller wide-body A330s, which could be operated on domestic routes, Bloomberg reported.
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Solar Impulse has the wingspan of a passenger jet such as Airbus A340, yet at just over 3, 500 pounds, it weighs about the same as a sedan.
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Mr Pratt added that high fuel costs had hurt Cathay's profitability, especially on long-haul routes, which it said were dominated by "older, less fuel-efficient, Boeing 747-400 and Airbus A340-300 aircraft".
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Mr Piccard's Solar Impulse has a wingspan of just over 63 metres, similar to that of a giant Airbus A340 airliner, but its carbon-fibre fuselage has only enough room for one pilot.
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Over the years the company has been called upon to design bespoke interiors for aircraft including the BBJs and CJs, and widebody aircraft including the Lockheed L1011 Tristar, Airbus A340-600 and Boeing 747-400.
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Adding a little ethical salt to the wounds: Virgin added that its new partnership with Boeing would be better for the environment, since the American plane maker's 787-9 burns around 27% less fuel per passenger than the Airbus A340-300 aircraft it will replace in 2011, according to Virgin.
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Meanwhile, Boeing is winning the dogfight between its 777 and Airbus's competing A340.
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Airbus said deliveries of the A340-500 planes would begin at the end of 2004, those of the A340-600s in June 2007 and the A380s in the spring of 2009.
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