Boeing 777-300ER vs Airbus A340-600

Boeing Commercial Airplanes

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Identity

ICAO type designator	B77W	A346
IATA type code	not recorded	346
Wake turbulence category	H	H
Category	civil	civil
Size class	widebody	widebody
Role	passenger	passenger
Production status	Out of production	Out of production
Built	837	97−88%

ICAO type designator
Boeing 777-300ER
B77W
Airbus A340-600
A346
IATA type code
Boeing 777-300ER
not recorded
Airbus A340-600
346
Wake turbulence category
Boeing 777-300ER
H
Airbus A340-600
H
Category
Boeing 777-300ER
civil
Airbus A340-600
civil
Size class
Boeing 777-300ER
widebody
Airbus A340-600
widebody
Role
Boeing 777-300ER
passenger
Airbus A340-600
passenger
Production status
Boeing 777-300ER
Out of production
Airbus A340-600
Out of production
Built
Boeing 777-300ER
837
Airbus A340-600
97−88%

Dimensions

Length	73.86 m	75.36 m+2.0%
Wingspan	64.80 m	63.45 m−2.1%
Height	18.50 m	17.22 m−6.9%
Wing area	427.8 m²	437.3 m²+2.2%
Cabin width	5.87 m	5.28 m−10%
Cabin height	2.54 m	2.38 m−6.3%

Length
Boeing 777-300ER
73.86 m
Airbus A340-600
75.36 m+2.0%
Wingspan
Boeing 777-300ER
64.80 m
Airbus A340-600
63.45 m−2.1%
Height
Boeing 777-300ER
18.50 m
Airbus A340-600
17.22 m−6.9%
Wing area
Boeing 777-300ER
427.8 m²
Airbus A340-600
437.3 m²+2.2%
Cabin width
Boeing 777-300ER
5.87 m
Airbus A340-600
5.28 m−10%
Cabin height
Boeing 777-300ER
2.54 m
Airbus A340-600
2.38 m−6.3%

Weights

MTOW	351,534 kg	380,000 kg+8.1%
Max ramp weight	352,441 kg	381,200 kg+8.2%
Max landing weight	251,290 kg	265,000 kg+5.5%
Max zero fuel weight	237,682 kg	251,000 kg+5.6%
Empty weight	167,800 kg	177,000 kg+5.5%
Max payload	69,735 kg	75,000 kg+7.6%

MTOW
Boeing 777-300ER
351,534 kg
Airbus A340-600
380,000 kg+8.1%
Max ramp weight
Boeing 777-300ER
352,441 kg
Airbus A340-600
381,200 kg+8.2%
Max landing weight
Boeing 777-300ER
251,290 kg
Airbus A340-600
265,000 kg+5.5%
Max zero fuel weight
Boeing 777-300ER
237,682 kg
Airbus A340-600
251,000 kg+5.6%
Empty weight
Boeing 777-300ER
167,800 kg
Airbus A340-600
177,000 kg+5.5%
Max payload
Boeing 777-300ER
69,735 kg
Airbus A340-600
75,000 kg+7.6%

Performance

Range	14,490 km	14,600 km+0.8%
Cruise speed	905 km/h	871 km/h−3.8%
Max speed	945 km/h	920 km/h−2.6%
Cruise Mach	M 0.84	M 0.82−2.4%
Max Mach (MMO)	M 0.89	M 0.86−3.4%
Service ceiling	13,140 m	12,500 m−4.9%
Absolute ceiling	13,400 m	13,100 m−2.2%
Typical cruise altitude	12,497 m	11,887 m−4.9%
Rate of climb	12.7 m/s	9.2 m/s−28%
Takeoff distance	3050 m	3100 m+1.6%
Landing distance	2130 m	2050 m−3.8%

Range
Boeing 777-300ER
14,490 km
Airbus A340-600
14,600 km+0.8%
Cruise speed
Boeing 777-300ER
905 km/h
Airbus A340-600
871 km/h−3.8%
Max speed
Boeing 777-300ER
945 km/h
Airbus A340-600
920 km/h−2.6%
Cruise Mach
Boeing 777-300ER
M 0.84
Airbus A340-600
M 0.82−2.4%
Max Mach (MMO)
Boeing 777-300ER
M 0.89
Airbus A340-600
M 0.86−3.4%
Service ceiling
Boeing 777-300ER
13,140 m
Airbus A340-600
12,500 m−4.9%
Absolute ceiling
Boeing 777-300ER
13,400 m
Airbus A340-600
13,100 m−2.2%
Typical cruise altitude
Boeing 777-300ER
12,497 m
Airbus A340-600
11,887 m−4.9%
Rate of climb
Boeing 777-300ER
12.7 m/s
Airbus A340-600
9.2 m/s−28%
Takeoff distance
Boeing 777-300ER
3050 m
Airbus A340-600
3100 m+1.6%
Landing distance
Boeing 777-300ER
2130 m
Airbus A340-600
2050 m−3.8%

Capacity

Maximum passengers	550	475−14%
Typical passengers	365	380+4.1%
Cockpit crew	2	2
Cabin crew	10	12+20%
Cargo volume	216 m³	185 m³−14%

Maximum passengers
Boeing 777-300ER
550
Airbus A340-600
475−14%
Typical passengers
Boeing 777-300ER
365
Airbus A340-600
380+4.1%
Cockpit crew
Boeing 777-300ER
2
Airbus A340-600
2
Cabin crew
Boeing 777-300ER
10
Airbus A340-600
12+20%
Cargo volume
Boeing 777-300ER
216 m³
Airbus A340-600
185 m³−14%

Powerplant and fuel

Engines	2	4+100%
Engine type	jet	jet
Engine model	GE90-115B	Rolls-Royce Trent 556-61
Thrust per engine	512 kN	249 kN−51%
Fuel capacity	181,283 L	204,500 L+13%

Engines
Boeing 777-300ER
2
Airbus A340-600
4+100%
Engine type
Boeing 777-300ER
jet
Airbus A340-600
jet
Engine model
Boeing 777-300ER
GE90-115B
Airbus A340-600
Rolls-Royce Trent 556-61
Thrust per engine
Boeing 777-300ER
512 kN
Airbus A340-600
249 kN−51%
Fuel capacity
Boeing 777-300ER
181,283 L
Airbus A340-600
204,500 L+13%

History

First flight	24 February 2003	23 April 2001
Entered service	29 April 2004	1 August 2002
Built during	2003–2025	2001–2011

First flight
Boeing 777-300ER
24 February 2003
Airbus A340-600
23 April 2001
Entered service
Boeing 777-300ER
29 April 2004
Airbus A340-600
1 August 2002
Built during
Boeing 777-300ER
2003–2025
Airbus A340-600
2001–2011

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