Why the A340 is the World's Unluckiest Plane

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Sources:
1.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_....
2. Inflation adjusted to 2022 dollars
3.https://books.google.com/booksid=eJwQ...
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonne...
5.https://www.boeing.com/commercial/aer....
6. https://www.google.com/search?q=%22It...
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ETOPS
8. See previous source - $7M figured adjusted for inflation (2022 dollars)
9. https://avgeekery.com/the-boeing-767-...
10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
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The aviation industry can be brutally unforgiving. No matter how exceptional the business model or how well it's executed, airlines frequently collapse due to factors outside of their control. A few years back, I did a deep dive into why Norwegian is the poster child for this phenomenon, and why it is the unluckiest airline of all time. But the thing is, this misfortune can extend beyond airlines - airplane manufacturers can also pull all the right levers and still fall victim to this fickle industry. And there may be no aircraft family that’s suffered worse timing or misfortune than the Airbus A340. Let me explain…

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