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Following a little break over the summer the A320 Production Status and the A330/340 Productions Status page have now been updated and will continue to be regularly updated now that the flying activities at Airbus have resumed.

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Toulouse: Blagnac – Wednesday 28/07/2010

More photos at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/a380spotter/sets/72157624486732827/

The usual disclaimers apply: Brackets indicate assumed reg. from intelligence. No brackets = positive sighting. All times are French local.

All frames parked-up, unless noted.

Wednesday 28/07/2010 (09:20-22:35L)
AIRBUS PLANT

A320 family
0001 320-200 F-WWBA Airbus. Parked at the A320 flight line, St. Martin du Touch.
0659 320-232 F-WWDB DLR, testbed. Not seen.

3356 319-115(X) ACJ 9H-SNA Parked outside Airbus Corporate Jet hangars.
3974 320-214 F-WWIT Air Blue, full colours. Parked on the apron at St. Martin du Touch in storage configuration.
4376 320-214 HZ-AS19 Saudi Arabian Airlines (full) colours. Rear of the ZIEGLER DC.
4379 320-214 F-WWIF Aerogal, full colours. ZIEGLER DC, terminal-side. Taxied-out to BIKINI engine-test cell at 18:10L.
4384 320-232 F-WWBN IndiGo, full colours. Rear of the ZIEGLER DC. Taxied-out at 16:20L to BIKINI, returning to original position at 17:30.
4399 320-214 F-WWBC GoAir, full colours. St. Martin du Touch flight line. Performed an RTO on 32L at 16:40 and immediately returned to original position.
4401 320-214 F-WWBK Juneyao Airlines, full colours. Noted in BIKINI at 09:20L.
4402 320-214 F-WWBS Air France, full colours. Station Carburant.
4404 320-216 (F-WWBG) AirAsia, full colours. A320 General Finishing, poste 15E.
4405 320-214 F-WWBX Libyan Arab Airlines, full colours. Main apron at St. Martin du Touch.
4408 320-214 F-WWIE Saudi Arabian Airlines, full colours with basic (i.e. minus decal) tail. Station Carburant.
4411 320-214 “F-WW” Standard (green) primer with full Wataniya Airways tail. Main apron at St. Martin du Touch.
4417 320-214 F-WWDM Standard (green) primer with full Uzbekistan Airlines tail. Main apron at St. Martin du Touch.

Additional frames which could not be read off:
4386 320-216 (F-WWDE) Thai AirAsia, full colours. Appeared on the St. Martin du Touch flight line late afternoon. Assumed be the frame seen earlier in the day in part-open large hangar at St. Martin.
4404 320-216 (F-WWBG) General Finishing bay 15E.
441x 320-2?? All primer, including tail. General Finishing bay 15C.

Bits and pieces:
4440 (Unmated) front and aft fuselage sections in open hangar opposite Auch dual-carriageway. Believed to be destined for Hainan Airlines as a model -232.
4441 (Unmated) front and aft fuselage sections in open hangar opposite Auch dual-carriageway. Believed to be destined for TAM Brasil as a model -214.
+ a further two unmated front & aft fuselage sections on trolleys outside Beluga unpack. MSNs 444x & 444x.

A330/340 family
0001 340-311 F-WWAI Airbus. Not seen.
0360 340-642 F-WWCA Airbus. Parked on the Airbus development test flight line.

0886 340-542 F-WWTG Kingfisher Airlines, full colours. Not seen.
0894 340-542 F-WWTH White with red engines. Parked on the widebody flight line, terminal-side.
0925 330-203MRTT/KC-45A F-WWKB Low visibility scheme, engineless. Parked at the rear of the St. Martin ramp.
1032 330-243F F-WWKG Etihad Crystal Cargo, full colours. ‘CA’ nosewheel i.d = A6-DCA. Flight line, terminal-side. Noted entering BIKINI engine-test cell at 09:45L. Departed at 16:45L, landing back at 17:37.
1034 330-223 F-WWKS All-white colours. Flight line, corner. Departed at 11:20L. Noted back in original position late afternoon. Seen again, after dark, at the ZIEGLER DC, terminal-side.
1039 330-223 F-WWYO Standard (green) primer, with white engine colours. Parked at flight line – corner.
1059 330-223 F-WWKV All (yellow) storage primer. Parked, engineless, on midfield ramp in storage configuration.
1062 330-243F “F-WW Z” Standard (green) primer, with full Hong Kong (Hainan) Airlines tail. Complete with engines attached. Towed ex-General Finishing at 10:15L, positioning alongside Stations 18 at 11:00. Noted late afternoon in position on Stations 18 (replacing MSN 1155).
1131 330-343E F-WWYY AirAsia X, full colours. ZIEGLER DC, terminal-side. Towed into ZIEGLER hangar at 16:55.
1141 330-343E F-WWKL Saudi Arabian Airlines, full colours. Parked at DC, terminal-side. Departed at ??:??, performing a missed approach at 14:28, before landing back by 16:30.
1143 330-343E F-WWKQ EgyptAir, full colours. Parked at flight line, terminal-side. Undergoing engine inspections after first flight the previous day.
1145 330-343E F-WWYD Swiss International Air Lines, full colours. Parked at flight line, plant-side.
1146 330-343E F-WWYV Singapore Airlines, full colours. Complete with engines attached. Parked mid-field in storage configuration, i.e. engine covers and undercarriage bagged.
1147 330-343E F-WWYB Saudi Arabian Airlines, full colours (basic tail, i.e. minus decal). Parked at flight line, terminal-side.
1153 330-343E F-WWYT Saudi Arabian Airlines, full colours (basic tail, i.e. minus decal). “Stations 18″.
1155 330-223 (F-WW??) Korean Air, full colours. Stations 18. Had disappeared by late afternoon, replaced by MSN 1062.
1156 330-343E “F-WW” (last 2 characters not applied). Standard (green) primer with full Singapore Airlines tail. Stations 18.
1159 330-243 “F-WW Z” Standard (green) primer with full Hainan Airlines tail. In ADER General Finishing Poste 20E.
1161 330-202 “F-WW Z” Standard (green) primer with full KLM – Royal Dutch Airlines tail. Stations 18.

Additional frames which could not be read off:
1102 340-542 (F-WWTTZ) State of Kuwait. In ADER General Finishing Poste 20C.
1149 330-343E (F-WWYH) Singapore Airlines, full colours. In ADER General Finishing Poste 20D.
1150 330-343E (F-WWYM) Turkish Airlines, full (new) colours. In ADER General Finishing Poste 20A.
1157 330-343E (F-WW??) Standard (green) primer colours. In ADER General Finishing Poste 20B.
1168 330-343(X) (F-WW??) Standard (green) primer, tail could not be seen. In body-join (Poste 35A) on the C. ADER FAL. Believed to tbe the first -300 for Hong Kong Airlines.

Bits and pieces:
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A380
001 380-841 F-WWOW Airbus. Noted on the Airbus Development flight line.
002 380-841 F-WXXL Airbus. Seen in partially-open re-work hangar at J.L.LAGARDERE.
004 380-861 F-WWDD Airbus. Noted on the Airbus Development flight line.

035 380-861 (unmarked) Standard (green) primer with full Korean Air tail colours. Complete (apart from some of belly fairing) – pylons attached but no engines. Poste 30B on the LAGARDERE FAL.
052 380-861 F-WWAN Standard (green) primer with full Air France tail and engine colours. Note that engines on right-hand wing were wearing (borrowed) cowlings featuring the EA (Engine Alliance) logo! (Engines on the left side could not be seen). Stand A19 on Aeroconstellation flight line.
061 380-841 F-WWAV Standard (green) primer with full Lufthansa tail. ‘ME’ fin i.d. = D-AIME. Complete, with engines. Stand A12 on Aeroconstellation flight line.
062 380-842 (F-WWAQ) Standard (green) primer with Qantas tail. Noted in partially open re-work hangar opposite the LAGARDERE flight line.
064 380-861 F-WWAU Standard (green) primer with full Air France tail. Complete – all 4 engines installed. Stand A17 on Aeroconstellation flight line.
065 380-841 F-WWSM Standard (green) primer with full Singapore Airlines tail. Complete – all 4 engines installed. Noted in non-tour side of the LAGARDERE FAL (opposite end to balcony).
066 380-841 (unmarked) Standard (green) primer with full Lufthansa tail. ‘MF’ fin i.d. = D-AIMF. Complete (apart from some of belly fairing) – pylons attached but no engines. Flap fairing sections on trolleys to the side of the aircraft. Poste 30C on the LAGARDERE FAL.
069 380-841 (presumably unmarked) Standard (green) primer with full Lufthansa tail colours. In partially-open FAL (non-tour side, balcony-end).
071 380-841 (unmarked) Standard (green) primer with full Singapore Airlines tail. Complete – pylons attached but no engines. Poste 30A on the LAGARDERE FAL.

Additional frames which could not be read off:
-

Bits and pieces:
031 380-841 (unmarked) Wing set (still on low-loaders) parked inside entrance to Aeroconstellation Nord.

A400M
0001 F-WWMT Airbus Military. Not seen.
0002 EC-402 Airbus Military. Not seen.
0003 F-WWMS Airbus Military. Parked on Airbus Development flight line. Departed at 16:35L, performed a missed-approach at 18:15, landing back at 18:30.

ATR Plant
811 42-600 F-WWLY Full house scheme. Parked at the ATR DC, terminal-side. Departed at 14:50L, landing back at 17:25.

918 72-212A F-WWEP Trip Linhas Aereas, full colours. Parked at the ATR DC, terminal-side. Noted taxiing back to parking position from the compass bay area at 09:45L.
926 72-212A (F-WWE?) Trip Linhas Aereas, full colours. Appeared on St. Martin du Touch apron circa. 17:30L.

Additional frames which could not be read off due to position were:

St. Martin du Touch, flight line:
826 72-212A (F-WWEU/D2-FLY) Fly540, full colours.

Rear of St. Martin du Touch, close to hangars:
-

ATR DC – plant-side:
911 72-212A F-WWEE Trip Linhas Aereas, full colours. Parked at the ATR DC, plant-side.
916 72-212A F-WWEN Finncomm, full colours. Parked at the ATR DC, plant-side.

ATR hangar next to A320 FAL:
..as seen from the Auch dual carriageway:
098 72-600 F-WWEY Full house scheme. Receiving attention.
??? 72-212A Primer with all-white tail.
??? 72-212A Primer with all-white tail.
??? 72-212A Dark blue tail seen in silhouette, possibly MSN 925 or 927 for Vietnam Airlines.
+ 1 more frames which could only be seen in silhouette.
+ 2 all-(green) primer fuselage sections.

Original A300 hall:
72-212A Standard (green) primer with white tail.
72-212A Jet Airways, full colours. Believed to be either MSN 919 or 920.
72-212A Jet Airways, full colours. Believed to be either MSN 919 or 920.
42-500 Precisionair Services, full colours. Believed to be MSN 819.

Latecoere Aeroservices
419 72-202 F-WNUD All-white also wearing HB-AFW (which was partly uncovered by peeling sticker) on left-side only. Departed on a test flight at 10:07L. Back to Latecoere – rear ramp – by mid afternoon.
478 72-202 SP-LFH EuroLot, full colours. Parked outside the main hangar, receiving attention.
519 72-202 F-WKVB All-white colours, with Vietnamese flag on tail. ‘B-248′ on nosewheel door. Parked on the rear storage ramp.

908 72-212A I-LZAN Belle Air Europe, full colours. Parked on the rear ramp, departed at 18:35L.

Additional frames which could not read-off/tied-up:
-

Air France Industries
Nothing visible.

Paint Hangar:
Closed.

Aero Technique Espace (ATE) paint shop
320 bay
Closed.

ATR bay
Closed.

Selected visitors
D-AKNV 319 GWI
D-AOLB S20 OLT
D-AOLG 100 OLT
EC-JBD EM2 SWT
F-GLNK Be9
F-HBXD E70 RAE
F-HBXJ E70 RAE
F-OMAY 772 REU
G-CELV 733 EXS
G-CELZ 733 EXS
G-EZBX 319 EZY
G-EZDS 319 EZY
G-EZEV 319 EZY
G-EZIN 319 EZY
G-EZTD 320 EZY
G-EZTI 320 EZY
G-TOYM 733 BMI
HB-JQF E90 BBO
OO-TAH 146 TAY
OY-SRO 762 SRR

D-CHLM LJ45
F-GGGA Citation
F-GGGT Citation
F-GHOC B200
F-GNSC Beech 58
F-HDPP EA-300/L
G-DRBN Phenom
P4-ALA Hawker 900XP

114 CN-235 French Air Force (Coded 62-IJ)
R210 Transall French Air Force (Coded 64-GJ)

Toulouse: Blagnac – Wednesday 30/06/2010

More photos at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/a380spotter/sets/72157624276382929/

The usual disclaimers apply: Brackets indicate assumed reg. from previous intelligence. No brackets = positive sighting. All times are French local.

All frames parked-up, unless noted.

Wednesday 30/06/2010 (09:20-23:10L)

AIRBUS PLANT

A320 family
0001 320-200 F-WWBA Airbus. Parked at the A320 flight line, St. Martin du Touch.

0659 320-232 F-WWDB DLR, testbed. Not seen.

3974 320-214 F-WWIT Air Blue, full colours. Parked on the apron at St. Martin du Touch in storage configuration.

4023 320-232 F-WWDN Dragonair, full colours. Flight line at St. Martin du Touch. Taxied out at 11:00, taxiing up to DC wash station, round the back of the DC and back to original position on the St. Martin flight line.

4195 320-216 F-WWIL Air One/Alitalia, full colours. ‘IA’ fin i.d. = EI-EIA. Parked on the flight line at St. Martin du Touch. Taxied-out to enter BIKINI for engine runs at 09:30L, leaving at 10:25 and back to original position.

4247 320-232 B-HSP Dragonair, full colours. Parked in the ZIEGLER DC hangar. Noted at 14:00 on a stand at the rear of the DC. Noted departing at 21:34L on its delivery flight.

4249 320-216 F-WWDX Air One/Alitalia, full colours. ‘IB’ fin i.d. = EI-EIB. Parked on the ZIEGLER DC, terminal-side.

4335 320-214 F-HBNA Air France, full colours. Parked at the rear of the ZIEGLER DC.

4345 320-214 N345AV Avianca Colombia, full colours. Parked at the rear of the ZIEGLER DC.

4346 320-216 PK-AXL Indonesia AirAsia, full colours. Parked on the ZIEGLER DC, terminal-side.

4348 320-232 B-6677 Air China, full colours. Parked at the rear of the ZIEGLER DC. Noted repositioned to a stand on the terminal-side by 18:00L. Had gone by 23:00 – delivered?

4351 320-232 F-WWBZ Wizz Air, full colours. Parked on the flight line at St. Martin du Touch. Taxied out at 09:30L to enter BIKINI engine test cell, leaving at 10:25 and back to original position.

4357 320-214 F-WWDH Saudi Arabian Airlines, basic colours (minus tail decal). Arrived at 18:34L, positioning to flight line at St. Martin du Touch.

4367 320-216 F-WWDR Thai AirAsia, full colours. Parked on the flight line at St. Martin du Touch. Arrived at 12:05L and back to flight line.

4370 320-232 F-WWBJ China Southern, full colours. Parked on the flight line at St. Martin du Touch. Noted in BIKINI circa 18:00L, leaving at 18:55 and back to original position.

Additional frames which could not be read off:

4349 320-214 (F-WWDV) Saudi Arabian Airlines, full colours (with tail decal). Parked on the flight line at St. Martin du Touch. Had gone by 18:00L.

4372 320-232 (F-WWBM) Wizz Air, full colours. Station Carburant.

4373 320-214 (F-WWBO) Spring Airlines, full colours. Station Carburant.

4376 320-214 (F-WWIN) Saudi Arabian Airlines colours (basic tail). Rear of St. Martin du Touch apron, near hangars.

4381 320-214 (F-WWBB) Standard (green) primer, with full Avianca Colombia tail. Parked midfield, St. Martin du Touch.

4388 320-232(X) Prestige (F-WWDG) Standard (green) primer and blue and white tail colours. Station Carburant.

Bits and pieces:

1. (Unmated) front and aft fuselage sections in open by Beluga unpack. MSN 4401?

2. Full Shenzhen Airlines colours tail in open logistics shed. MSN4407?

A330/340 family
0001 340-311 F-WWAI Airbus. Not seen.

0360 340-642 F-WWCA Airbus. Parked on the Airbus development test flight line.

0886 340-542 F-WWTG Kingfisher Airlines, full colours. Final A345 in KFR colours. Parked on the Airbus development test flight line.

0925 330-203 F-WWKB Low visibility scheme, engineless. Parked at the rear of the St. Martin ramp.

0996 330-203 F-WWKT Now back in all (yellow) storage primer, with grey engine colours. ZIEGLER DC, terminal-side. Noted in BIKINI performing engine runs circa 18:00L. Taxied out at 18:15 and back to original position at the DC. Now believed to be for the Royal Saudi Air Force as an MRTT

1032 330-243F F-WWKG Etihad Crystal Cargo, full colours except for missing decal on tail. ‘CA’ nosewheel i.d = A6-DCA. L’abrevouir, terminal-side. Departed at 15:50L, performing missed approaches at 16:22 and 19:27 before landing back at 19:40.

1039 330-223 F-WWYO Now back in standard (green) primer, with white engine colours. Was previously in (yellow) storage primer. Parked at l’abrevouir, terminal-side.

1051 330-243F F-WWKU Hong Kong Airlines Cargo, full colours. Parked at l’abreuvoir, plant-side. Made it’s first flight during the afternoon, but I was taking a tour so unfortunately missed this event.

1054 330-223 F-WWYC All (yellow) storage primer. Parked on midfield ramp in storage configuration.

1059 330-223 F-WWKV All (yellow) storage primer. Parked, engineless, on midfield ramp in storage configuration.

1123 330-202 EI-EJG Air One/Alitalia, full colours. Parked at the rear of the ZIEGLER DC.

1126 330-343E F-WWYQ AirAsia X, full colours. Parked at the rear of the ZIEGLER DC.

1131 330-343E F-WWYY AirAsia X, full colours. Parked at l’abreuvoir, plant-side.

1133 330-223 F-WWKA Korean Air, full colours. Parked at l’abreuvoir, plant-side. Departed at 16:00L, performing a missed approach at 20:11 before landing back at 20:23 and returning to original position.

1135 330-202 F-WWYU Air One/Alitalia, full colours. Parked at l’abreuvoir, plant-side. Taxied out circa 15:00L, possibly performing an RTO on 32R at 15:30.

1137 330-343E F-WWKM Saudi Arabian Airlines, full colours (with tail decal). Parked at l’abreuvoir, terminal-side.

1138 330-243 F-WWYZ Sichuan Airlines, full colours. Parked at l’abreuvoir, terminal-side.

1141 330-343E F-WWKL Saudi Arabian Airlines colours (basic tail). Parked at l’abreuvoir, plant-side.

1153 330-343E “F-WWYTZ” Standard (green) primer with basic Saudi Arabian Airlines tail, and full winglet colours. “Stations 18″.

Additional frames which could not be read off:

1062 330-243F (F-WW??) Standard (green) primer, General Finishing hangar facing the C. ADER FAL. For Hong Kong Airlines Cargo.

1147 330-343E (F-WWYB) Saudi Arabian Airlines, full colours (basic tail). Rolled out of paint hangar (opposite the Blagnac Terminal) circa 18:30L and towed out of sight.

11xx 330-xxx (F-WW??) Standard (green) primer, including tail. Positioned into paint hangar (opposite the Blagnac Terminal) circa 19:00L.

11xx 330-xxx (F-WW??) Standard (green) primer. GF hangar facing the C. ADER FAL (positioned next to MSN 1062).

11xx 330-xxx (F-WW??) Standard (green) primer, including tail. GF hangar facing the ZIEGLER DC. This may have been the aircraft that positioned into the paint hangar (replacing MSN 1147) at dusk.

11xx 330-xxx (F-WW??) Standard (green) primer, with dark tail – possibly Singapore Airlines. In body-join on the C. ADER FAL.

Bits and pieces:

Full Cathay Pacific colours tail in open logistics shed. MSN1163?

001 380-841 F-WWOW Airbus. Not seen.

002 380-841 F-WXXL Airbus. Now stored – partially-cocooned – outside at J.L.LAGARDERE.

004 380-861 F-WWDD Airbus. Noted on the Airbus Development flight line.

050 380-842 F-WWAE Standard (green) primer with white tail and Qantas engine colours. Complete, with engines. Stand A12 on Aeroconstellation flight line.

055 380-842 F-WWAP Standard (green) primer with full QANTAS tail. ‘QI’ fin i.d. = VH-OQI. Complete, with engines. Stand A19 on Aeroconstellation flight line.

061 380-841 F-WWAV Standard (green) primer with full Lufthansa tail. ‘ME’ fin i.d. = D-AIME. Complete, with engines. Stand A17 on Aeroconstellation flight line.

064 380-861 (unmarked) Standard (green) primer with full Air France tail. Complete – pylons attached but no engines. Poste 30B on the LAGARDERE FAL.

065 380-841 F-WWSM Standard (green) primer with full Singapore Airlines tail. Complete – all 4 engines attached. Cowling sections of No.4 being applied at 15:00. Poste 30C on the LAGARDERE FAL.

069 380-841 (presumably unmarked) Standard (green) primer with full Lufthansa tail colours. In partially-open FAL (non-tour side, balcony-end).

071 380-841 (unmarked) Standard (green) primer with full Singapore Airlines tail. Complete – pylons attached but no engines. Poste 30A on the LAGARDERE FAL.

070 380-841 (unmarked) Standard (green) primer with full Lufthansa tail. ‘MH’ fin i.d. = D-AIMH. Undergoing body-join (with tail attached) on the LAGARDERE FAL.

Additional frames which could not be read off:

030 380-861 F-WWSD or A6-EDK Emirates Airline, full colours. Noted in part-open ZIEGLER DC hangar.

0?? 380-8xx [F-WWxx] Silhouetted undercarriage and engines seen in centre re-work hangar on Aeroconstellation site.

Bits and pieces:

A400M
0001 F-WWMT Airbus Military. Parked on Airbus Development flight line. Departed at 11:50. Noted at dusk in (open) large hangar at centre of the Airbus plant.

0002 EC-402 Airbus Military. Parked on Airbus Development flight line. Departed at 11:20, Noted at dusk back at the Development flight line.

ATR Plant

098 72-600 F-WWEY Full house scheme. Arrived at 11:44L, then to ATR DC, terminal-side.

A380

811 42-600 F-WWLY Full house scheme. Not seen.

826 72-212A F-WWEU Fly540, full colours. Taxied out of St. Martin ramp at 09:45, positioned to the threshold of 32R, then rolled down to the BIKINI intersection where it turned off and taxied back out of sight, presumably to the ATR DC (plant-side). RTO?

905 72-212A PK-WFK Wings Abadi, full colours. Parked at the ATR DC, terminal-side. Taxied out at 20:20L, in convoy with sister-ship MSN 915 following closely behind, crossed runway 32L to line up on 32R at 20:30, again ahead of MSN 915 which was also on the runway at the same time. Presumably performed an RTO at 20:30 (as did the other one) as it taxied at high speed, turning off at the BIKINI intersection, back across 32L and back to original position. Was delivered, with MSN 915, the following day.

911 72-212A F-WWEE Trip Linhas Aereas, full colours. Parked at the ATR DC, terminal-side.

915 72-212A PK-WFL Wings Abadi, full colours. Presumably parked at the ATR DC, plant-side as not seen during the day. See entry, above, for MSN 905 for further details.

918 72-212A F-WWEP Trip Linhas Aereas, full colours. Parked at the ATR DC, terminal-side. Entered BIKINI at 10:30L for engine runs. Noted back in original position late afternoon.

Additional frames which could not be read off due to position were:

St. Martin du Touch, flight line:

Rear of St. Martin du Touch, close to hangars:

922 72-212A F-WWEV Wings Abadi Air, full colours. Towed out of sight by mid-afternoon.

ATR DC – plant-side:

Not visible this visit.

ATR hangar next to A320 FAL:

None seen as the view was blocked by Airbus Development aircraft.

Original A300 hall:

72-212A Standard (green) primer with white tail.

Latecoere Aeroservices

416 72-202 F-WNUH All-white colours, with Vietnamese flag on tail. Parked on the rear storage ramp.

523 72-202 F-WNUE All-white colours, with Vietnamese flag on tail. Parked on the rear storage ramp.

Additional frames which could not read-off/tied-up:

All-white, dual-regd 72-200 with what looked to be a VN-Bxxx plus French test registration attached. Parked on the front (ex-approach road) ramp. Believed to be MSN 450 ex-VN-B216.

Air France Industries

1732 320-232 G-MIDP Nesma Airlines, full colours. Named ‘Fatima’. Parked on main apron. Believed destined to become SU-NMB.

Paint Hangar:

Predominantly yellow/mustard-tailed (including underside of the horizontal stabiliser) ATR, surrounded by gantries.

Aero Technique Espace (ATE) paint shop

320 bay

Closed-up.

ATR bay

Contained an unidentifiable, mostly white-tailed ATR. Believed to be MSN 925/FWWEZ which rolled out in full Vietnam Airlines colours on 7th July.

Selected visitors

D-AEMC E90 AUB

D-AOLG 100 OLT

D-AOLH 100 OLT

F-GIXC 733 FPO

F-GIXO 733 FPO

F-GKNC AT4 RLA

F-HBCE Be9 CLG

F-HBXB E70 RAE

F-HBXD E70 RAE

F-OPAR 772 REU

G-CELV 733 EXS

G-EZAW 319 EZY

G-EZEC 319 EZY

G-EZFU 319 EZY

G-EZIV 319 EZY

G-EZTB 320 EZY

G-EZTD 320 EZY

G-EZTG 320 EZY

G-EZTN 320 EZY

G-EZTU 320 EZY

G-TOYK 733 BMI

HB-JQF E90 BBO

OY-SRL 762 SRR

S5-AAG CR2 ADR opf CLH

F-GGNQ TB-20

F-GTCR Beech C90

F-GXHG Falcon 900EX

F-HBMB C.550

F-HCEV Beech 200

G-OSOH C.525

OK-KAZ Hawker 900XP

XS606 HS.780 Andover QINETIQ

’12′ Atlantique French Navy (over-flight)

Toulouse: Blagnac - Wednesday 26/05/2010

More photos at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/a380spotter/sets/72157624021651057/

The usual disclaimers apply: Brackets indicate assumed reg. from previous intelligence. No brackets = positive sighting. All times are French local.

All frames parked-up, unless noted.

Wednesday 26/05/2010 (09:15-23:50L)
AIRBUS PLANT

A320 family
0001 320-200 F-WWBA Airbus. Not seen.
0659 320-232 F-WWDB DLR, testbed. Not seen.

3974 320-214 F-WWIT Air Blue, full colours. Parked on the apron at St. Martin du Touch in storage configuration.
4023 320-232 F-WWDN Dragonair, full colours. Parked on the apron at St. Martin du Touch in storage configuration.
4195 320-216 F-WWIL Air One/Alitalia, full colours. ‘IA’ fin i.d. = EI-EIA. Parked on the apron at St. Martin du Touch.
4247 320-232 F-WWDV Dragonair, full colours. Parked on the apron at St. Martin du Touch in storage configuration.
4249 320-216 F-WWDX Air One/Alitalia, full colours. ‘IB’ fin i.d. = EI-EIB. Parked on the ZIEGLER DC, terminal-side.
4255 320-214 F-WWIO Gulf Air, full colours. Parked on the St. Martin flight line.
4303 320-232 F-WWDY JetStar Airways, full colours. ZIGELER DC, terminal-side. To BIKINI circa 14:00 for engine runs, leaving at 15:10 and back to original position on the DC.
4305 320-232 LZ-MDD VIA – Air VIA, full colours. Rear of ZIEGLER DC.
4306 320-232 F-WWIC British Airways, full colours. St. Martin flight line.
4310 320-214 F-WWII Air Arabia, full colours. Rear of the ZIEGLER DC. Departed at 12:35, landing back – with RAT deployed – at 13:55L.
4320 320-214 F-WWDJ TAM Brasil, full colours. St. Martin flight line. Departed circa 11:00, performing missed approach at 12:15L on its ferry flight to XFW.
4328 320-232 F-WWIB IndiGo, full colours. St. Martin flight line. Taxied out to compass bay? at 18:35L
4330 320-214 F-WWIJ Afriqiyah Airways, full colours. ‘NK’ fin id = 5A-ONK. Station Carburant.
4345 320-214 (F-WW??) Standard (green) primer, with full Avianca Colombia tail. Station Carburant.
4346 320-216 (F-WW??) Standard (green) primer fuselage with partial AirAsia tail colours (i.e. white elements painted, red elements still in primer). Believed to be destined for Indonesia AirAsia. Parked on St. Martin ramp.

Additional frames which could not be read off:
4312 320-232 (F-WWBD) IndiGo, full colours. St. Martin flight line.
4326 320-214 (F-WWIA) Sichuan Airlines, full colours. St. Martin flight line.
4333 320-216 (F-WWIM) Thai AirAsia, full colours. Station Carburant.
4335 320-214 (F-WWIL) Air France, full colours. General Finishing hangar.
4337 320-2 (F-WW??) Saudia Arabian Airlines colours (basic tail). General Finishing hangar.

Bits and pieces:
1. 2 (unmated) front and aft fuselage sections in open by Beluga unpack.
2. Partial Saudi Arabian colours tail in open logistics shed. MSN 4357?
3. Full China Southern colours tail in open logistics shed. MSN 4362?
4. Full Shenzhen Airlines colours tail in open logistics shed. MSN4359?
5. All-primer tail trolleyed out to production area at 10:00L.

A330/340 family
0001 340-311 F-WWAI Airbus. Parked on the Airbus development test flight line.
0360 340-642 F-WWCA Airbus. Not seen.

0886 340-542 F-WWTG Kingfisher Airlines, full colours. Final A345 in KFR colours. Now back at the rear of the St. Martin ramp (ex. external storage at LAGARDERE).
0925 330-203 F-WWKB Low visibility scheme, engineless. Airbus Development flight line. Towed to rear of the ADER plant (outside GF hangars) at 14:00L.
0996 330-203 F-WWKT Standard (green) primer, including tails. Parked at l’abrevouir, plant-side.
1034 330-223 F-WWKS All-white, with white engines. Parked on midfield ramp, in storage.
1039 330-223 F-WWYO All (yellow) storage primer, with white engine colours. Parked on midfield ramp in storage configuration.
1054 330-223 F-WWYC All (yellow) storage primer. Parked on midfield ramp in storage configuration.
1059 330-223 F-WWKV All (yellow) storage primer. Parked, engineless, on midfield ramp in storage configuration.
1062 330-200F “F-WW Z” (third character not yet applied). Standard (green) primer with full Hainan Airlines tail colours. Engineless. Stations 18.
1091 340-542 F-WWTE State of Kuwait, full colours – minus tail logo. Parked at l’abreuvoir, terminal-side.
1102 340-542 “F-WW” Standard (green) primer, including tail with State of Kuwait winglet colours. Engineless. Stations 18. Moved to rear of midfield storage stands by 17:20L. Final A340 to be built?
1114 330-243 F-WWYN Hawaiian Airlines, full colours. ZIEGLER DC hangar, rolling out at 12:40 and positioned to external stand, terminal-side. Departed at 18:15, landing back at 19:12.
1118 330-223 F-WWKS TAM Brasil, full colours. Parked at l’abreuvoir, plant-side. Towed to the DC, terminal-side after dark.
1120 330-243 F-WWYA Oman Air, full colours. Towed ex. l’abreuvoir, terminal-side to BIKINI for engine runs at 09:45L.
1123 330-202 F-WWKY Air One/Alitalia, full colours. Parked at l’abreuvoir, terminal-side.
1126 330-343E F-WWYQ AirAsia X, full colours. Parked at l’abreuvoir, plant-side. Departed at 10:30, landing back at 11:12L.
1129 330-223 F-WWKE China Southern Airlines, full colours. Parked at l’abreuvoir, terminal-side.
1130 330-343 F-WWKN Air China, full colours. Parked at l’abreuvoir, terminal-side.
1131 330-343E F-WWYY Standard (green) primer with full AirAsia X tail. Parked at l’abreuvoir, terminal-side.
1141 330-343 “F-WW Z” (third character not yet applied). All standard (green) primer, including tail. ‘Stations 18′.

Additional frames which could not be read off:
1101 330-343E F-WWYI Swiss International Air Lines, full colours. Appeared at l’abreuvoir, terminal-side after dark.
1135 330-20 (F-WWYU) Air One/Alitalia, full colours, Glimpsed in partially open (engine fitting?) General Finishing hangar.

Bits and pieces:
-

A380
001 380-841 F-WWOW Airbus. Parked on the Airbus development test flight line. Departed at 14:40, landing back at 19:30L.
002 380-841 F-WXXL Airbus. Now stored – partially-cocooned – outside at J.L.LAGARDERE.
004 380-861 F-WWDD Airbus. Noted in the Airbus Development flight line hangar.

047 380-842 F-WWAD Standard (green) primer with full QANTAS tail. ‘QG’ fin i.d. = VH-OQG. Complete, with engines. Parked at the Aeroconstellation flight line. Performed an RTO at 15:15L and then back to original parking position.
052 380-861 F-WWAN Standard (green) primer with full Air France tail. Complete, with engines. Parked at the Aeroconstellation flight line.
055 380-842 F-WWAP Standard (green) primer with full QANTAS tail. ‘QI’ fin i.d. = VH-OQI. Complete, with engines. Rolled out of FAL and positioned to Aeroconstellation flight line at 19:45L.
057 380-861 F-WWAS Standard (green) primer with full Emirates Airline tail. Complete, with engines. Stand A14 on Aeroconstellation flight line.
062 380-842 (unmarked) Standard (green) primer with full QANTAS tail. ‘QJ’ fin i.d. = VH-OQJ. Engineless and very unfinished. On the Aeroconstellation flight line.
064 380-861 [F-WWAL] Standard (green) primer with full Air France tail. Identity confirmed by stencil on forward fuselage. In partially-open FAL (non-tour side).

Additional frames which could not be read off:
035 380-861 [F-WWAT] Tip of (full colours) Korean Air tail seen in partially open section of the LAGARDERE FAL (tour side).
0?? 380-8xx [F-WWxx] Silhouetted undercarriage and engines seen in centre re-work hangar on Aeroconstellation site.

Bits and pieces:
070 380-841 Complete rear section on trolley outside at Aeroconstellation Nord.

A400M
0001 F-WWMT Airbus Military. Not seen.
0002 EC-402 Airbus Military. Parked on Airbus Development flight line. Departed at 10:40, landing back at 16:05. Departed again 18:49, landing back at 20:10.

ATR Plant
098 72-600 F-WWEY Full house scheme. Noted in open (original) A300 hall.
811 42-600 F-WWLY Full house scheme. Parked on the ATR DC, terminal side. Departed at 10:20, landing back circa 15:00L.

905 72-212A F-WWEV Wings Abadi, full colours. Parked at the ATR DC, terminal-side. Departed at 16:45L.
911 72-212A F-WWEE Trip Linhas Aereas, full colours. Parked at the ATR DC, terminal-side.
914 72-212A F-WWEJ Vietnam Airlines, full colours. Parked at the ATR DC, terminal-side.

Additional frames which could not be read off due to position were:

St. Martin du Touch, flight line:
-

Rear of St. Martin du Touch, close to hangars:
-

ATR DC – plant-side:
72-212A Fly540, full colours. Assumed to be MSN 826, F-WWEU.
72-212A Belle Air, full colours. Assumed to be MSN 908 F-WWEZ.

ATR hangar next to A320 FAL:
None seen as the view was blocked by Airbus Development aircraft.

Original A300 hall:
72-600 Full house scheme. Believed to be MSN098 F-WWEY.
72-212A Trip Linhas Aereas, full colours. Believed to be MSN918 F-WWEP.

Latecoere Aeroservices
341 72-202 F-WKVJ All-white colours. Noted taxiing back to Latecoere from the GA terminal at 10:07. Seen again at 15:00, outside on taxiway by the rear storage ramp with several propellers removed, undergoing work.
416 72-202 F-WNUH All-white colours, with Vietnamese flag on tail. ‘B-208′ on nosewheel door. In partially-open side hangar.
519 72-202 F-WKVB All-white colours, with Vietnamese flag on tail. ‘B-248′ on nosewheel door. Parked on apron that used to be the approach road.
523 72-202 F-WNUE All-white colours, with Vietnamese flag on tail. ‘B-246′ on nosewheel door. Parked on apron that used to be the approach road.

Additional frames which could not read-off/tied-up:
None noted.

Air France Industries
Not noted.

Aero Technique Espace (ATE) paint shop
320 bay
Closed-up.

ATR bay
Contained an unidentifiable, mostly white ATR.

Selected visitors
D-AEMD E90 AUB
D-AKNV 319 GWI
D-AOLH 100 OLT
EC-HAK EM2 SWT
EC-HHV CR2 ANE
EC-JYA CR9 ANE
F-GIXL 733 FPO
F-HBXB E70 RAE
F-HBXE E70 RAE
F-OPAR 772 REU
G-EZAT 319 EZY
G-EZAY 319 EZY
G-EZEB 319 EZY
G-EZFC 319 EZY
G-EZMH 319 EZY
G-EZTB 320 EZY
G-EZTD 320 EZY
G-EZTW 320 EZY
G-TOYI 733 BMI
HB-JQF E90 BBO
OO-TAF 146 TAY
OY-SRI 762 SRR
TS-INN 320 LBT

F-GDYN DR.400
F-GMDL C.525
F-GNSF B.58 ETAT/DGAC
F-HBMB C.550
F-HCRT C.550

RA-1909K L-39 (overflight)

Toulouse: Blagnac - Saturday 01/05/2010

Saturday 01/05/2010 (17:30-22:00L)

AIRBUS PLANT

Surprise of the day! Original rear tail section from A6-ERG (reg still visible under red sticker) which was damaged following a tail strike at Melbourne while operating EK407 on the 20th March 2009. The aircraft was flown back to Toulouse on the 19th June 2009 for repairs. The repairs are reported to have cost $80 million with the rear tail section replaced. As can be seen by the primer tail section in this photo.A6-ERG returned to service on 1st December 2009.

A320 family

3974 320-214 F-WWIT Air Blue, full colours. Parked at the ZIEGLER DC, terminal-side.

4023 320-232 F-WWDN Dragonair, full colours. Parked on the apron at St. Martin du Touch in storage configuration.

4119 320-216 EI-DTM Air One/Alitalia, full colours. Rear of ZIEGLER DC.

4195 320-216 F-WWIL Air One/Alitalia, full colours. ‘IA’ fin i.d. = EI-EIA. Parked on the apron at St. Martin du Touch.

4247 320-232 F-WWDV Dragonair, full colours. Parked on the apron at St. Martin du Touch in storage configuration.

4249 320-216 F-WWDX Air One/Alitalia, full colours. ‘IB’ fin i.d. = EI-EIB. Parked on the apron at St. Martin du Touch .

4263 320-216 9M-AHX AirAsia, full colours. Rear of ZIEGLER DC.

4273 320-214 HZ-AS32 Saudi Arabian Airlines, full colours. Rear of ZIEGLER DC.
4278 320-216 F-WWID Thai AirAsia, full colours. Rear of ZIEGLER DC.

4281 320-214 F-WWIN Avianca Colombia, full colours. Inside ZIEGLER DC hanger

4290 320-232 (F-WWIX) Standard (green) primer with full China Southern tail. On flight line at St. Martin.

4303 320-232 (F-WWDY) JetStar Airways, full colours. Station Carburant
4308 320-232 F-WWIG Wizz Air full colours. Station Carburant

4310 320-232 (F-WWII) Air Arabia (tail only seen). Station Carburant

4317 320-232 F-WWIG Air China. Standard (green) primer with full Air China tail. Noted at the rear of the St. Martin apron.

4320 320-232 (F-WWDT) Wizz Air (tail only seen). Noted at the rear of the St. Martin apron.

Bits and pieces:

2 (unmated) front and aft fuselage sections in open by Beluga unpack.

A330/340 family

0886 340-542 F-WWTG Kingfisher Airlines, full colours. Final A345 in KFR colours. External storage at the J.L.LAGARDERE plant.
0925 330-203 F-WWKB Low visibility scheme, engineless.    External storage at the J.L.LAGARDERE plant.
1031 330-223 F-WWKF All-white with blue engines.   Parked at corner of l’abreuvoir.
1034 330-223 F-WWKS All-white with white engines. Parked on midfield ramp, in storage.
1039 330-223 F-WWYO All (yellow) storage primer, with white engine colours.  Parked on midfield ramp in storage configuration.
1054 330-223 F-WWYC All (yellow) storage primer.  Parked on midfield ramp in storage configuration.
1059 330-223 F-WWKV All (yellow) storage primer. Parked, engineless, on midfield ramp in storage configuration.
1102 340-542 “F-WW” Standard (green) primer, including tail with Kuwait Airways winglet colours. Engineless. Stations 18. Final A340 to be built?
1108 330-343E F-WWKZ Saudi Arabian Airlines, full colours. Parked at l’abreuvoir, plant-side.
1110 330-343 F-WWYG Air China, full colours. Parked at ZIEGLER DC (terminal-side).
1112 330-223 F-WWYJ TAM Brasil, full colours. Parked at ZIEGLER DC (terminal-side).
1116 330-223 F-WWKJ China Southern Airlines, full colours. Parked at l’abreuvoir, terminal-side.
1123 330-202 F-WWKY Air One/Alitalia, full colours. Parked at l’abreuvoir, terminal-side.
1124 330-343E F-WWYK Singapore Airlines, full colours. Parked at l’abreuvoir, plant-side.
1126 330-343E AirAsia X, full colours. Parked at l’abreuvoir, plant-side.
1127 330-343E F-WWYP Standard (green) primer with partial Saudi Arabian Airlines tail. Parked at l’abreuvoir, plant-side.
1130 330-243 (F-WWKN) Air China, full colours. Engineless. Stations 18.

A380

002 380-841 F-WXXL Airbus.  Now stored – partially-cocooned – outside at J.L.LAGARDERE.
004 380-861 F-WWDD Airbus, back in full (standard) house colours. Parked on the Airbus Development flight line.
047 380-842  F-WWAD Standard (green) primer with full QANTAS tail. ‘QG’ fin i.d. = VH-OQG. Complete, with engines.  Stand A16 at the Aeroconstellation flight line.
048 380-841  F-WWAK Standard (green) primer with full Lufthansa tail.  ’MD’ fin i.d. = D-AIMD. Complete, with engines. Stand A14 at the Aeroconstellation flight line.
056 380-861 F-WWAR Standard (green) primer with full Emirates Airline tail. Complete, with engines. On the Aeroconstellation flight line.
062 380-842 (unmarked) Standard (green) primer with full QANTAS tail. ‘QJ’ fin i.d. = VH-OQJ. Engineless and very unfinished. On the Aeroconstellation flight line.
065 380-841 (unmarked) Standard (green) primer with full Singapore Airlines tail. Engineless and very unfinished. On the Aeroconstellation flight line.

ATR Plant

098 72-600 F-WWEY Full house scheme. Parked at the ATR DC, terminal-side.

905 72-212A F-WWEV Wings Abadi, full colours. Parked at the ATR DC, terminal-side.

911 72-212A F-WWEE Trip Linhas Aereas, full colours. Parked at the ATR DC, terminal-side.

913 72-212A (F-WWEI) Air Algerie, full colours. Noted at the rear of the ATR DC during takeoff on the 2nd May

Selected Visitors

D-AHFU   Boeing 737-8K5(WL)   TUIfly
EC-IMX   Embraer 120ER Brasilia   Swiftair
EI-IRE   CL604 Challenger   Starair (Ireland) Inc
EI-JJJ   Beechcraft Hawker   Airlink Airways Ltd
EI-RJN   BAe RJ85       Cityjet
EI-RJV   BAe RJ85       Cityjet
M-JCPO HS.125-700A
N999AM Cessna 500 Citation I   Xentrapharm Aviation Inc Trustee
OO-TAJ BAe 146-300QT       TNT Airways
SU-BPU Airbus A320-214       Air Cairo