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Frankfurt to Singapore in just over 12 hours

19 April 2002

FLIGHT: FRANKFURT > SINGAPORE

The pilots flying the A340-600 are delighted. "The A340-300 and -600 are very similar in response to pilot inputs and the cockpits are practically identical," said Captain Tegtmeyer, Technical Pilot, Lufthansa A340 fleet. "The A340-300 was already an excellent aircraft from a pilot's point of view," said Captain Hensel, Training Manager, Lufthansa A340 fleet, "and the A340-600 continues the Airbus tradition of building aircraft that are a pleasure to fly."