On Nov. 5, the first airbus A340-600's maiden flight of Hainan Airlines arrived in sanya from beijin. This is the 182th aircraft within HNA's fleet and will serve on Beijing-Sanya route.

Passenger capacity of this A340-600 in a typical three-class configuration is 288 seats, include 8 first class, 60 business class and 220 economy class.

The A340-600 is more than 10 m longer than a basic -300, making it the longest airliner currently in production; more than four metres longer than the Boeing 747-400. It is powered by four 56,000 lbf (249 kN) thrust Rolls-Royce Trent 556 turbofans. It also has an additional four-wheel undercarriage on the fuselage center-line to cope with the increased MTOW (Maximum Takeoff Weight).