The Airbus A340 is a wide-body 4-engine commercial aircraft, developed
by the European Airbus Consortium.
France
Since 3 july 2006, the French Air Force has 2 A340 aircraft for military
transport. These have been bought by the French bank Caisse d'Epargne's
from a Austrian airliner. The bank leases the aircraft to the French Air
Force for an amount of 25.8 million euros a year.