• UK startup Global Airlines acquired its second four-engine jet: a leased 25-year-old Airbus A340. • It already owns an Airbus A380 and flew a handful of trips in May, but early reviews were mixed. • Industry analysts question Global's strategy of flying fuel-thirsty quad-jets in a crowded market.

A new British airline is building its future on fuel-thirsty widebodies that most major carriers have spent years getting rid of.

UK-based Global Airlines — a carrier whose plan to fly costly quad-engine jets across the Atlantic has drawn wide skepticism — acquired a "new" plane on Tuesday: a 25-year-old Airbus A340.

It's leased from the third-party operator Hi-Fly, with the registration 9H-SUN, and is not owned by Global.

The choice has raised eyebrows as the A340 family, which first fl

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