The lack of a car on this visit limited viewing to inside the terminal building and several covert (avoiding the cleaners at all costs) visits to the car park roof. This particularly affected the various 320 frames that were parked out of reach,so apologies for not being able to confirm everything seen on the day. I have,however listed everything seen at the plant even if ‘tail-only’.
This being a weekday visit there was plenty of activity both on the ground and in the air. What follows here is deliberately detailed to give a realistic impression of what can be witnessed when the plant is in full operation.
Please note that brackets are used to indicate assumptions where I was unable to eyeball due to position/ conditions. No brackets = a positive i.d.
The flight routeings for the in service a/c are based on screens and the published timetable.
Log:TLS/LFBO Monday 19/02/2007 10:00 –21:30L
AIRBUS
A300
(87?/WWA?) F4-605R FDX (FedEex) full c/s. Static all day.
(87? /WWA?) F4-605R All primer/ bare metal. Static all day.
A320 family
001/WWBA -211 House. Static all day.
3035/WWDE -214 TAM full c/s. ‘HI’on fin and above cockpit. At new delivery centre. Static all day.
(3037/WWDG) -214 VUS (Virgin US) full c/s. Static all day.
(3040/WWDK) -214 VLG (Vueling) full c/s. Static all day.
3042/WWDM -233 TAI (Taca Intl) full c/s. Landed 14R 12:46 and to rear of new delivery centre. Not seen for remainder of visit.
(3044/WWDP) -214 ABY (Air Arabia) full c/s. Static all day.
3052/WWDT -214 AFL (Aeroflot) full c/s. ‘Q?Y’on nosewheel door. Taxied out of 320 apron 12:06. Rejected t/o 14R 12:15 and taxied back to 320 apron,arriving at 12:20. Taxied out again to 14R16:00,line up,roll and rotate (first flight?) 16:03. Missed approach 18:56,finally landing back 19:05,positioning to rear of flightline.
3064/WWIC -216 AXM (Air Asia) full c/s. Towed to engine cell 13:58. Engine start (first run if smoke was any indication!)
14:01. Taxied out of cell 15:06,slow taxi involving hold at runway 32L holding point –until 15:33 –when it returned to rear of 320 apron. Taxied out 18:51 to 14R and performed rejected t/o 19:01,then taxied back to flightline.
3072/WWIN -232 JBU (Jetblue) tail and engines only painted,primer fuselage. Special ’100′design tail. Static all day.
???? -232 AEE (Aegean) full c/s round back. Static all day.
???? -232 AEE (Aegean) tail only visible as parked at rear of new delivery centre. Static all day.
???? -214 BER (Air Berlin) tail only painted,primer fuselage. Static all day.
???? -232 Indigo,full c/s. Static all day.
???? -232 KFA (Kingfisher) full c/s. Static all day.
A330/340
001/WWAI 340-311 House. Towed ex. hangar area to old delivery centre flightline 15:45. Then parked for rest of day.
360/WWCA 340-642 House. Static all day.
794/WWCF 340-642 DLH (Lufthansa) full c/s,’HR’fin i.d. New delivery centre. Taxied out 16:40 positioning to engine cell 16:48. Left cell 17:48,taxiing back to new delivery centre 17:52 and parked.
798/WWCL 340-642 QTR (Qatar Airways) full c/s. Flightline. Static all day.
804/WWCV 340-642 VIR (Virgin Atlantic) full c/s,‘UG’fin i.d.. Flightline. Static all day.
814/WWYJ 330-202 AEA (Air Europa) full c/s. New delivery centre. Departed 14R 10:53,touch &go 14R 12:40,landed back 14R 13:03 and back to new delivery centre.
(817/N815NW) 330-323E NWA (Northwest Airlines) full c/s. New delivery centre. Departed? between 16:50 –17:30.
818/WWYQ 330-243 CSN (China Southern) full c/s. Flightline. Static all day.
819/WWYR 330-203 KLM full c/s. New delivery centre. Static all day.
820/WWKA 330-202 QTR (Qatar Airways) full c/s. Rolled out of paint hangar in full QTR c/s 18:41 and towed to rear of flightline.
821/WWKB 330-243 CES (China Southern) full c/s. Flightline. Pushed back off flightline 15:45,taxied out 15:50,line up 14R 15:56 and rejected t/o 15:57. Taxied back to flightline arriving 16:04.
(822/WWKJ) 330-223 EEZ (Eurofly) all primer with EEZ tail. Flightline. Static all day.
823/WWKS 330-302 CAL (China Airlines) all primer with CAL tail. Flightline. Taxied out 16:15,t/o 14R 16:24 and didn’t return. To ??? for painting?
(826/WWKF) 330-302 QTR (Qatar Airways) full c/s. Flightline. Static all day.
(827/WWKG) 330-323E NWA (Northwest Airlines),primer fuselage,partial primer (silver element)/ red painted elements tail. NWA engine c/s. Towed from rear hangar 15:35 round back and out of sight.
834/WW 330-203 Note:last two letters not yet applied to test-reg decal. KLM all primer with KLM tail. No engines. Towed into paint hangar 10:30,and doors closed.
???? 330-??? CES fin towed –on trolley –out of Beluga unpack facility to production hall 13:10.
A380
002/WWXL -841 House. Flightline. Static all day.
004/WWDD -841 All white. Landed 14R 13:26,then to flightline and parked up for rest of the day.
007/WWJB -841 House. Flightline. Static all day.
(008/WWSE) -841 All primer with SIA (Singapore) tail and engine c/s. Parked outside and seen only while we were on short finals.
009/WWEA -861 House. Landed 14R 10:45,then to flightline and parked up for rest of the day.
ATR
7?? 72-212A DKN (Air Deccan) Parked outside,tail only seen.
7?? 72-212A KFA (Kingfisher) Parked outside,tail only seen.
AIR FRANCE INDUSTRIES
All white 737-300/500 parked outside.
LATECOERE
All white ATR72 parked away from hangar area.
VISITORS
CN-RNG 734 BMM146 RAK-TLS
CN-ROE 73H RAM790 CMN-TLS
CS-TPB 100 PGA966 LIS-TLS
D-ACKH CR9 DLH4382 MUC-TLS
D-ACKJ CR9 DLH4386 MUC-TLS
D-AKNJ 319 GWI7432 HAM-TLS
D-AUWE 146 WDL885 XFW-TLS
EC-ILF CR2 IBE88764 MAD-TLS
EC-INF CR2 IBE8766 MAD-TLS
EC-JOY CR2 IBE8768 MAD-TLS
F-GIXC 733 FPO
F-GIXD 733 FPO
F-GOOB Be1 A5540 Le Havre-TLS
F-GPYC AT5 All white c/s ex Airbus plant.
F-GRPY AT7 AFR5061 NCE-TLS
F-GRZC CR7 BZH
F-GTSG EM2 AFR3264 CFE-TLS
F-GVZB AT5 AFR7848 LYS-TLS
F-HBAD 320 AAF734 ALG-TLS
G-EZAI 319 EZY5337 LGW-TLS
G-EZAS 319 EZY5329 LGW-TLS
G-EZAZ 319 EZY4113 ORY-TLS EZY 4117 ORY-TLS
G-EZIC 319 EZY4115 ORY-TLS
G-JECR DH4 BEE1865 BHX-TLS
OY-SRF 762F SRR
PH-OFL 100 KLC (basic white c/s with KLC titles and logo. KLM1303 AMS-TLS
SU-LBG 320 TAS6058 Hurghada-MRS-TLS
GA/Biz
D-CREY C650
F-HCDI Single prop. Anyone?
‘XE’ TBM30? Military. Anyone?
‘ABV’ TBM 700? Military. Anyone?
