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FS2002 ProjectAI IBE Iberia Airlines Airbus A343. Launched in June 1987, the A340 entered revenue service in March 1993. Designed as a long haul widebody, the A340-300 and later -200 are free from ETOPS restrictions placed on many of today's popular twinjets. In keeping with Airbus' commonality policy, the A340 shares the same flightdeck (including side stick controllers and EFIS), plus fly-by-wire, basic airframe, systems, fuselage and wing with the A330. The flightdeck is also common to the A320 series, where the design was introduced. The A343 first flew in 1991. The aircraft has a wingspan of 197 feet 10" (60.3m) and a range of 7150 nm (13250 km). The aircraft is powered by four CFM56-5C4 engines and flies at speeds of 542 knots / 1,004 km/h / 0.82 mach. The A343 can accomodate 295-303-335 passengers in "high comfort," three or two class configuration.