AirAsia X A340-300


On a recent trip to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia I passed through the Low Cost Carrier Terminal of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport. The LCCT is the hub of the budget carrier AirAsia (which is also the airline I took for Langkawi, my onward destination), and the airline has a kiosk in the terminal that sells die-cast planes. I've purchased this 1:400 Airbus A340-300 in AirAsia X livery. 

AirAsia X is the long haul twin of the airline, and it serves destinations to Asia and Australia. 


The Airbus A340-300, which started service in 1993, is a four-engined long-haul widebody airliner that can typically accomodate 295 passengers. The 3-abreast economy-class and mid-section business class configuration of AirAsia X can carry 327 passengers.


Model: Airbus A340-300
Livery: AirAsia X CAPA Best New Airline
Manufacturer:  Dragon Wings?
Scale: 1:400
Length: 6.21"
Wingspan: 5.88"  
Provenance: AirAsia 
Price: RM 119
Notes: also available from the online store
[sources: 1, 2] 

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