My latest log from the Airbus-land,this time solo and on foot but with a tour of the 330/340 facility added for good measure.
Blagnac –Wednesday 26/09/2007 11:20 –22:00L
The usual disclaimers apply:Brackets indicate assumed reg. from previous intelligence. No brackets = positive sighting. All times are French local.
AIRBUS
A300
238 300B4-203 F-WUAB Parked outside in prototype colours.
655/1 300-608ST F-GSTA Departed 12:50.
751/2 300-608ST F-GSTB Not seen.
765/3 300-608ST F-GSTC Not seen.
776/4 300-608ST F-GSTD Arrived 16:50 (old colours).
796/5 300-608ST F-GSTF Noted in unpack hangar lunchtime,departed 17:20 (all white).
A320 family
001 320-211 F-WWBA House. Not seen.
3213 320-216 EI-DSA Air One,full colours. Parked at front of DC.
3237 320-216 EC-KJD Click Air,full colours. Parked at rear of DC. Departed,on delivery? at 19:45.
3240 320-214 PR-MHN TAM,full colours. Parked at front of DC. Had departed,on delivery? by 22:00.
3256 320-214 F-WWDF Go Air,full colours. Main 320 apron. Towed out to rear of DC 17:35.
3257 320-232 F-WWDI THY Turkish Airlines,full colours. Parked at rear of DC. Taxied out at 18:10 to ‘BIKINI’for engine runs,positioning back to DC at 19:35.
3259 320-232 F-WWDL Indigo,full colours. Parked at front of DC. Taxied out at 16:25 to ‘BIKINI’for engine runs,positioning back to DC at 16:55.
3261 320-216 F-WWDN Air Asia,full colours. Main 320 apron. Arrived (ex. XFW) 17:35 and positioned to main apron.
3263 320-232 (F-WWDO) Jetblue,full colours. Main 320 apron. Static all day.
3275 320-232 F-WWDE Tiger Airways Australia,full colours. Main 320 apron. Taxied out to perform RTO 15:10,and back to main apron.
3277 320-216 (F-WWDH) Thai Air Asia,full colours. Main 320 apron. Static all day.
3278 320-214 F-WWDK TAM,full colours. ‘HO’tail-id. Parked at ‘Station Carburant’.
3282 320-214 F-WWD(P) Air Cairo,full colours. Engineless. Parked at ‘Station Carburant’. Unable to confirm last character of test-reg due to its position.
3284 320-214 F-WWDQ TAM,full colours. ‘HQ’tail-id. Engineless. Parked at ‘Station Carburant’.
(3301) 320-232 (F-WW??) British Airways. Tail (only) seen at rear of A320 apron late afternoon. Not visible in the morning. Unable to verify the fuselage scheme was primer,as expected,from the carpark due to over-zealous security personnel.
Bits and pieces:
33?? 320 rear section,plus set of wings seen stored in ‘Plat-forme Logistique’.
33?? 2 x 320 front sections on trolley outside Beluga unpack area.
33?? 3 x primer 320 tails in Beluga unpack storage shed,plus red,possible TAM,example.
A330/340
001 340-311 F-WWAI House. Not seen.
360 340-642 F-WWCA House. Parked by old delivery flightline on main apron. Static all day.
854 330-243 F-WWYY Etihad,full colours. Parked at rear of ‘l’aubrevoir’flightline. Static all day.
856 340-642X F-WWCJ Etihad,full colours. Parked at front of ‘l’aubrevoir’flightline. Static all day. Note: test-reg corrected from ‘F-WWCYJ’carried previously.
861 330-302 F-WWYA China Airlines,full colours. Parked at rear of DC. Taxied out for an 11:30 departure. Missed approach (wheels down) at 13:15 and landed back 13:25. Positioned back to rear of NDC,then towed into DC hangar at 19:50.
863 330-243 F-WWYH Private. All white. Parked at front of ‘l’aubrevoir’flightline. Static all day. Note:also wears (delivery regn?) 3B-TSL (with an ineffective attempt to disguise this by colouring in the ‘B’solid black).
865 330-323E F-WWYJ Northwest,full colours. Parked at rear of ‘l’aubrevoir’flightline. Taxied out for a 14:45 departure. Back on ground by 16:00.
866 330-343X B-6097 China Eastern,full colours. Parked at front of DC.
867 330-243 F-WWYP Air China,Star Alliance ‘billboard’colours. Parked at front of ‘l’aubrevoir’flightline. Towed out of sight (to production area) 16:50.
868 330-243 F-WWYQ Etihad,full colours. Parked at front of DC. Towed out to ‘BIKINI’engine cell late morning and performed a very smoky engine start. Left ‘BIKINI’and positioned back to front of DC at 13:20.
(870 F-WWCK) 340-642X Etihad,full colours. Visible in finishing hangar (from tour balcony).
871 F-WWKU 330-203 Private,potential KC-30 prototype. All primer (incl. tail). Parked at rear of ‘l’aubrevoir’flightline. Static all day.
877 (F-WW??) 330-202 TAP. Visible in finishing hangar (from tour balcony) MSN sticker on primer fuselage visible as was white GE engine.
884 F-WWKO 330-243 Air China,primer with CCA winglets and solid black (Star Alliance) tail. ‘Air China’customer sticker. Parked outside production hall.
885 F-WWKS 330-203 Jet Airways,primer with partial JAI tail (i.e. orange elements still in primer on dark blue ground). ‘Jet Airways’customer sticker. Parked outside production hall.
886 (F-WWTG) 340-542 Kingfisher. ‘Kingfisher’customer sticker. Prod. line:‘Poste 35B’,no tail yet.
887 F-WWKD 330-203 Jetstar. All primer (inc. tail). ‘QANTAS’customer sticker. Parked outside production hall.
888 F-WWKI,J or L (last character partially obscured). 330-203 Jet Airways. Primer with full JAI tail colours. ‘Jet Airways’customer sticker. On production line in position ‘D’.
889 F-WW(blank)Z 330-343X China Southern,primer with CSN tail. ‘China Southern’customer sticker. On production line in position ‘B’.
890 F-WWYM 330-243 Air China,primer with (standard) CCA tail. ‘Air China’customer sticker. On production line in position ‘A’.
891 (reg. not visible under gantry or no yet applied). 330-223 Kingfisher. Prod. line:‘Poste 36/37′having horizontal stabiliser attached. Awaiting tail fin,parked on trolley nearby (see below).
Note: Production line position ‘C’was vacant.
Bits and pieces:
891 (complete) tail –solid Kingfisher red (no decal) awaiting attachment. On trolley,positioned beneath hoist.
892 (complete) tail seen on trolley near post 35B.
895 “ ”
(8??) “ “ con number obscured by 895,which it was parked behind.
??? all primer tail in Beluga unpack storage shed.
??? wingbox and wings being joined in jig,in production hall.
??? pair of unmated (i.e. no wingbox) wings positioned next to wingbox/wing mating machinery,in production hall.
A380
001 380-841 F-WWOW Airbus House colours. Parked 380 development flightline. Static all day.
002 380-841 F-WXXL Airbus House colours. Not seen.
003 380-841 F-WWSA Singapore Airlines,full colours. Parked at (front) far end of DC,engine covers on. Static all day. Note:wears F-WWSA 003 on both sides,having been reapplied after recent photo flight wearing delivery reg:9V-SKA. Noted strobing at 14:40.
004 380-841 F-WWDD All white. Seen parked at 380 development flightline during afternoon. Arrived or out of hangar?
007 380-841 F-WWJB Airbus House colours. Parked 380 development flightline. Static all day.
009 380-861 F-WWEA Airbus House colours. Not seen. Believed to have departed earlier in the day on a demo tour?
Unusually of late,no frames noted outside the Aeroconstellaion complex.
Bits and pieces:
5000 380-8xx Fatigue specimen. Outside,in several more pieces than on last visit a month ago,but still clearly recognisable as an ex-380. E.g. nose/cockpit and rear sections present (intact) on grass nearby.
Fleeting glimpse of undercarriage (340 or 380) in right hand-side of (closed) DC hangar.
ATR
098 72-212A F-WWEY House,ATR flightline. Static.
757 72-212A F-WWER Fincomm,full colours. Arrived 11:40 and positioned back to ATR flightline.
762 72-212A (F-WWEZ) Kingfisher,full colours. Noted on ATR flightline at 11:20.
763 72-212A F-WWEB Swiftair,full colours. Noted doing engine runs (taxiway) from 11:20. Positioned back to ATR flightline at 12:00.
764 72-212A (F-WWEC) Air Caledonie,full colours. Fleeting glimpse in partially open hangar from tour bus.
??? 42 or 72 AKAL,full colours also inside hangar.
Latecoere
??? ATR in full Air Deccan colours at rear of Latecoere hangar,behind FPO 737.
??? All-white ATR outside main hangar,behind gate-guardian Corvette.
Visitors
CN-ROE 73H RAM
D-ACKH/K CR9 CLH
D-AKNI 319 GWI ‘Hamburg Shopping’logo-jet
D-AOLT S20 OLT
D-AWUE 142 WDL
D-CEEE Citation XLS
EC-HHV CR2 ANE
EC-IGE DH8 ANE
EC-IRI CR2 ANE
F-GIXJ/T 733 FPO
F-GJAP SN601 Airbus France
F-GJFA B200 SFA
F-GKPD AT7 RLA(all white,Air France titles)
F-GLNH Be1900 TJT
F-GNLH 100 BLE
F-GPYC AT5 RLA/Airbus Shuttle
F-GRJG CRJ BZH
F-GRPI AT7 CCM
F-GRZH/I CR7 BZH
F-GTSH EM2 TLB
F-GTSJ EM2 RAE
F-OPAR 772 REU
F-RADC 313 CTM
G-EZAD/G/J/K/N/O/S 319 EZY
HB-POP PA46-350P Pvt
OO-TNI 733F TAY
OY-SRH 76F SRR
PH-OFO 100 KLC
SX-BEU M82 EUP
TC-SGC 313 SGX
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