the airíne española Iberia withdraw their planes Airbus A340-600 of his fleet and alsoén madeó are úlast flight to Quito with this aircraft.
an era ends, when the 29 of January of 1996 the first Airbus A340 at that time of versión -313 ingresó to the Iberia fleet to boost its long-distance routes, son 24 años de operationón that are coming to an end.
Airbus A340 de Iberia
Although it was not a surprise that these planes beían removed, it was expected that until 2023 how mágreat to see them operating the airline routesínea at a global level, while the 16 Airbus A350 that were ordered by the airlineínea join the fleet.
With úonly 4 airplanes of this modelún en operationón for the airínea (go demáitsáin a state of conservationón), his replacement is gaining pace. The Airbus A350 is the call to occupy the space of this aircraftón, that in its versionón -600 operate in Iberia from 26 June 2003, a relatively short history for the más big of the 340 in Iberia, but the current situation forces us to say goodbyeós, In advance.
A total of 21 Airbus A340-300 y 18 of the versionón -600 have passed through the Iberia fleet so far in the history of the airlineíline that now give way, principally, to the A350 as new aircraft, modern, but above all más efficient in fuel consumption, main advantage over the avión that little by little is replacing.
let's not leave behindás to the fleet of Airbus A330-200 aircraft and -300 that alsoéhave been part of this retirement processón of the -600, which are alsoén the natural replacement of these aircraft in certain markets and segments to which Iberia operates.
The history of the A340 in Ecuador
For those of us who love aviationón, always the farewell of an airplaneón tan emblemático and that was so important to achieve historical milestonesórich in the countryís generates sadness when reporting it, although the passage to modernity is something very positive, does not leave behindás the mixed feelings that this moment leaves.
For the purposes of theños 90, Iberia startó flights with 340-300 to Quito and Guayaquil, with the famous «triangulación» as a replacement at the time for the McDonnell Douglas DC-10, providing a new level of service for Ecuadorians and reinforcing its presence in the countryís, reaching the 6 weekly flights back then.
few toñundress themés, with the incorporate usóversion numberón más grande -600, Iberia startó flights to Ecuador in the 2005, substantially increasing its offer with más seats available and arriving on the expected daily flight, although its history at the Old Mariscal Sucre Airport in Quito was marked byátypical p domain eventsúblico.
after these events, the airíI was not suspendedó the operationón of the Airbus A340-600 in Quito, until better conditions arose in the city with the opening of the new airport located in Tababela thanks to its runway 4.090 meters, a historic event occurredórico.
The día 28 October 2013, at 21:20 hours take offó el histódelicious first direct flight from Quito to Europe, which was given thanks to the new infrastructure and the 4 huge A346 engines, that made it possible to demolish myths and connect the capital with Europe for the first time on a direct regular commercial passenger flight, meetídidn'tó after other aerosolínot too oldédon't do it.
Así, The Airbus A340 is saying goodbyeós of the Iberia fleet, he said goodbyeó from Quito with its úLast flight landing at dawn 31 July and starting from úlast time the 1 august 2020 and gives way to airplanesás efficient, that generate much-needed savings, especially at this time, for the aerosolsílines from the 3 August the A350 arrives in Ecuador for the first time.
¡see you forever!
I prefer the Awesome Boeing 777X from 2 engines that this swallow of 4!
2 engines are the future
I have traveled so many times I fly 6650 IB a Lima
my row seat 21, before putting premium tourist was the 17 if I remember correctly. excellent attention. When will I be able to return to Lima?. I did it twice a year.
Now you will surely fly on the Airbus A350.
The plane is missing a winglet.
Nice observation Nick.! It was intentional to put this photo to see how many noticed it.
I finally found people who can answer me, Does anyone know why Iberia bought in the 1990s? 90 to Aerolineas Argentinas to later scrap it, remove all its routes and then want to charge it again when the expropriation ended, they do it because they don't understand aviation, because they were someone's orders, because later they realized that it was too big for them since Iberia was not a good company worldwide, someone who knows can answer me, Cheers
I think you are very lost and ignore many things, find out well and above all about Iberia, which is one of the best airlines
Definitely, it is a shame to let go of this giant that has been accompanying us for many years.
But the industry evolves, and you have to let go of this majestic plane to move forward.
postscript: very good photo at the beginning of the delivery, if someone didn't notice, that iberia lost the left wing winglet. ?
good enzo, it was intentional and you're one of the few who noticed it!
Well maintained, I would keep flying it for many years. I thought about retiring in the but, my dear companion, they separate us before time. We lose a great plane in every way.
Saying goodbye to a friend is always hard. Six times I have flown with the Iberia A340-600 always knowing that it was one of the largest aircraft of the moment (especially for its length). Aviation changes and the way to fly, too. We will see what the future holds for us. And thanks to these friends.
Congratulations for your excellent comments., they remind me of my time in aviation, I read them with care and admiration for their versed writings
It is very sad to lose such good aviation companies due to this pandemic and that the government cannot do anything to solve this problem..
It really is just the departure of a plane, not from the airline.
Gina does not close ineria, they are only going to modernize the aircraft fleet
A very spacious and safe plane, I was able to fly from via Madrid to Quito in Tababela in one of them and it is a shame to say goodbye. Other airlines such as Lufthansa will continue to operate them once the Covid-19 pandemic is over. In the case of Iberia, great memories in Ecuador and luckily two incidents with this plane that did not happen to majors. The last left winglet in-flight loss as the photo in this article shows.
Great memory! excellent plane!