Airbus A340-500 vs. Boeing 787-8

	versus

Airbus A340-500		versus	Boeing 787-8
67.90 m	222 ft 9 in	length	56.69 m	186 ft
63.45 m	208 ft 2 in	wingspan	60.17 m	197 ft 5 in
436.40 m²	4,697 ft²	wingarea	347.00 m²	3,735 ft²
17.10 m	56 ft 1 in	height	17.00 m	55 ft 9 in
4		engines	2
236 kN	53,000 lb_f	thrust per engine	285 kN	64,000 lb_f
944 kN	212,000 lb_f	total thrust	570 kN	128,000 lb_f
368,000 kgs	811,000 lbs	MTOW	227,930 kgs	502,000 lbs
16,700 km	9,018 nm	range	14,530 km	7,846 nm
M0.83		cruise speed	M0.85
313 passengers		capacity	242 passengers

Values may not be 100% accurate. Engine thrust, MTOW and range (full load) based on best options available. Passanger capacity in standard 3-class layout for widebodies and 2-class for narrowbodies (including A300, A310).