Saab 340

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The Saab 340 is a twin‑engine turboprop regional airliner widely used for short-haul passenger services around the world.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
Saab 340 cargo conversion 1
Saab 340 regional airliner 1
Saab 340A 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf civil aircraft
twin‑engine turboprop regional airliner
aircraftCategory short‑haul regional airliner
cabinConfiguration single‑aisle
configuration twin‑engine
countryOfOrigin Sweden
crew 2 pilots
cruiseSpeed approximately 280 knots
developedBy Saab‑Fairchild partnership
developedFrom Saab 2000
surface form: Saab 2000 (related family, stretched derivative is Saab 2000)
engineType turboprop
firstFlight 1983-01-25
fuelType jet fuel
height 6.97 m
icaoAircraftTypeDesignator SF34
introduced 1984
landingGear tricycle retractable landing gear
length 19.73 m
manufacturer Fairchild Aircraft
Saab AB
maxTakeoffWeight approximately 13,155 kg
notableOperator American Eagle Airlines (now Envoy Air)
surface form: American Eagle (historical)

Japan Air Commuter (historical)
Loganair
Rex Airlines
surface form: Regional Express Airlines (Rex)

Silver Airways
numberBuilt over 450
numberOfEngines 2
operatorType civil airlines
military and government operators
powerplant General Electric CT7
surface form: General Electric CT7 turboprop
pressurization pressurized cabin
primaryUse regional passenger transport
productionEnd 1999
productionStart 1983
range approximately 1,700 km
role commuter aircraft
regional airliner
status in service
successor Saab 2000
tailConfiguration T‑tail
typicalPassengerCapacity 30–36
typicalSeatingLayout 1‑2 abreast
variant Saab 340 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Saab 340 cargo conversion

Saab 340 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Saab 340A

Saab 340 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Saab 340B

Saab 340 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Saab 340B Plus
wingConfiguration low wing
wingspan 21.44 m

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Saab 340 AEW&C basedOn Saab 340
Saab 340 AEW&C developedFrom Saab 340
this entity surface form: Saab 340 regional airliner
Saab 2000 developmentBasedOn Saab 340
Saab AB notableAircraft Saab 340
Saab 340 variant Saab 340 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Saab 340A
Saab 340 variant Saab 340 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Saab 340B
Saab 340 variant Saab 340 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Saab 340B Plus
Saab 340 variant Saab 340 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Saab 340 cargo conversion