The four-engine plane would be able to fly from New York to San Francisco and back without refueling.
The first A340, a long-haul, four-engine plane, was delivered to Lufthansa a year ago.
The A340 is a long-range four-engine plane that can carry 260 to 300 passengers.
As he left the target area, flying at 28,000 feet, 20 German fighters attacked his four-engine plane, which was being flown in combat for the first time.
Airbus has also struggled to revive sales of its four-engine long-range plane, the A340.
The four-engine plane flown by Pitt and Giordino to the seamount to launch the rescue effort.
What it has in mind is a 600-seat, four-engine plane that would compete directly with the Boeing 747.
The floor of the cavern was empty except for the dozen four-engine planes lining up, engines howling.
As he spoke, Karish pointed to the heavy, four-engine plane that was lumbering in on final approach.
Three- and four-engine planes are not required to stay within a certain range of emergency fields.