My latest log from the Airbus Theme Park, this time with the benefit of a car and A380 tour as an added bonus. A record number of frames were seen for a single day, despite the lack of test-flying, there was enough ground movement in and out of hangars (detailed below) to keep things interesting.
All frames parked-up all day, unless noted.
Blagnac – Saturday 24/11/2007 10:00 – 20:10L
The usual disclaimers apply:
Brackets indicate assumed reg. from previous intelligence. No brackets = positive sighting. All times are French local.
AIRBUS plant
A300
238 300B4-203 F-WUAB Parked outside A300 hall in prototype colours.
655/1 300-608ST F-GSTA Parked up all day.
751/2 300-608ST F-GSTB Not seen, but believed to be the unidentified frame seen in the Airbus Transport International hangar.
765/3 300-608ST F-GSTC Parked up all day.
776/4 300-608ST F-GSTD Parked up all day.
796/5 300-608ST F-GSTF All white. Parked up all day.
A320 family
001 320-211 F-WWBA House. 320 apron am. Parked up all day.
3243 319-115X F-WWDA Pvt. Yellow storage primer. Parked at rear of main apron.
3273 320-214 (F-WWIC) Philippine Airlines, full colours. Parked at front of DC
3301 320-232 F-WWIF British Airways, full colours. ‘US’ tail i.d. Parked at front of DC.
3314 320-232 F-WWIT British Airways, full colours. ‘UT’ tail i.d. Parked at rear of DC, engine covers on.
3316 320-232 VT-DNV Air Deccan/ Kingfisher. Full KFA colours – but no titles. Parked at rear of DC.
3318 320-214 (F-WWIV) Aer Lingus, full colours. Parked at rear of DC.
3319 320-232 F-WWBC LAN Airlines, full colours. Parked at rear of DC. Engine covers on.
3321 320-214 F-WWDY Vueling.com, full colours. ‘KLB’ on nosewheel door = EC-KLB, named ‘Vuela y Punto’. Parked at front of DC, engine covers on.
3323 320-214 (F-WWBE) Air Cairo, full colours. Parked 320 apron.
3325 320-214 F-WWBF TAM, full colours. ‘HS’ tail i.d. (= PR-MHS). Parked 320 apron.
3327 320-216 F-WWBH Air Asia, full (standard) colours. Parked 320 apron.
3328 320-216 (F-WWIX) Air One, full colours. Parked 320 apron.
3330 320-232 (F-WWIY) Mandala Airlines, full colours. Parked 320 apron.
3341 320-232 F-WWBN Turkish Airlines, full colours. Parked 320 apron.
3343 320-216 (F-WWBO) Air One, full colours. ‘SL’ above cockpit = EI-DSL. Parked at ‘Station Carburant’.
3345 320-214 (F-WWBP) Aer Lingus, tail only seen. Parked 320 apron.
3348 320-232 F-WWBV JetBlue, full colours. Parked at ‘Station Carburant’.
3349 320-214 F-WWBY Jazeera, full colours. Towed out of finishing hangar to ‘Station Carburant’ mid-afternoon.
3353 320-216 F-WWIE Air Asia, full (standard) colours. Seen in partially open paint? hangar mid-afternoon.
3359 320-214 F-WWII primer with Virgin US tail. Towed out of (unknown) hangar and out of sight (paint hangar?) mid-afternoon.
3362 320-216 (F-WW??) primer with Air One tail. Seen in finishing hangar.
3366 320-214 (F-WWIU) primer with Shenzen Airlines tail. Seen in finishing hangar.
Bits and pieces:
3??? Mexicana. Tail (full colours) seen in Beluga unpack shed.
2 front sections on trolley (outside) by 330/340 finishing hangars.
A330/340
001 340-311 F-WWAI House. Not seen.
360 340-642 F-WWCA House. Not seen.
779 340-642X VP-CCC National Air Services. Parked at rear of main apron, large engine covers (covering pylons also) on.
863 330-243 3B-TSL Pvt, all white. Parked at rear of Henri Ziegler Delivery Centre. Engine covers on.
869 330-223 PT-MVM TAM, full colours. Parked at front of DC.
871 330-203 F-WWKU Northrop, all primer. Parked at rear of l’aubrevouir.
874 330-223 F-WWKA Kingfisher, primer and solid red tail. Parked outside 330/340 production hall, nearest to terminal side.
876 330-223 (F-WWKE) TAM, full colours. ‘VN’ tail i.d. (= PT-MVN). Parked at front (terminal side) rear of l’aubrevouir.
877 330-202 CS-TOL TAP Air Portugal, full colours. Parked at front of DC.
879 330-343X F-WWKG China Southern, full colours. Parked at of l’aubrevouir.
881 330-243 F-WWKI Hainan Airlines, full colours. Parked at front of l’aubrevouir.
883 330-202 F-WWKK Air Mauritius, full colours. Parked at rear of DC. Engine covers on.
884 330-243 F-WWKO Air China, full ‘Star Alliance’ colours. Parked at front of l’aubrevouir.
885 330-203 F-WWKS Jet Airways, full colours. Parked at corner of l’aubrevouir.
887 330-202 (F-WWKD) Qantas, full colours. Parked at rear of l’aubrevouir.
888 330-203 F-WWKL Jet Airways, full colours. Parked at rear of l’aubrevouir.
889 330-343X F-WWKZ China Southern, full colours. Parked at l’aubrevouir.
890 330-243 F-WWYM Air China, full (standard) colours. Parked at front of l’aubrevouir.
899 330-202 F-WWKN TAP Air Portugal, full colours. Parked outside 330/340 production hall, nearest to Concorde/ road.
905 330-343X F-WWYC primer with solid (Lufthansa) blue tail – no flying crane logo, or tail i.d. Parked outside 330/340 production hall between MSNs 874 & 899.
Bits and pieces:
856 340-642X F-WWCJ Etihad. BIKINI area now cleared, remains of a/c noted to rear of the plant (out of view). Seen in the morning surrounded by cranes at 45 degree nose-up angle with black plastic sheeting taped over tail fin. Only able to get a limited view, but remains of fuselage and wings
appeared to be intact – still in full ETD colours and titles – with section ahead of (right-side) ‘D’ of ‘ETIHAD’ titles cleanly removed. Seen again late afternoon, attitude now parallel with ground (i.e. no-longer tail down).
9?? Air China tail seen on trolley in Beluga unpack storage shed.
9?? China Southern tail seen on trolley in Beluga unpack storage shed.
??? rear section and all primer tail on trolley (outside) by 330/340 finishing hangars.
A380
002 380-841 F-WXXL Airbus House colours. Not seen. Believed to be long-term hangared.
004 380-841 F-WWDD All white. Parked 380 development flightline.
007 380-841 F-WWJB Airbus House colours. Parked in front of 380 development flightline, all pax doors (both decks) open, and strobing, a.m. Positioned (doors now closed) to flight line early afternoon.
009 380-861 F-WWEA Airbus House colours. Parked 380 development flightline.
012 380-841 F-WWSI (Standard green) Primer with (full) Singapore Airlines tail. Engineless. Finishing hall, station ‘P-30′? nearest to tour balcony.
014 380-841 F-WWSK (Standard green) Primer with (full old) Qantas tail, ‘QA’ tail i.d. (= VH-OQA). Engines now installed. Finishing hall, between MSN012 and 016.
016 380-861 (no visible reg.) (Pink storage) Primer with (full) Emirates tail. No engines. Believed to be the unidentified ‘pink’ frame parked outside for several months earlier this year. ‘MSN016′ stencils barely visible under primer. Finishing hall, furthest position from tour balcony.
017 380-861 (no test reg carried) (Standard green) Primer with (full) Emirates tail. No engines, and several parts missing (i.e. belly fairings, flaps and main undercarriage doors) parked at production flight-test apron.
020 380-861 glimpsed - engineless – in (closed) Henri Ziegler DC hangar.
Bits and pieces:
5000 380-8xx Fatigue specimen. No evidence, i.e. all pieces removed from scrapping area.
ATR
098 72-212A F-WWEY House. Not seen.
(740) 72-212A (F-WWEU) Air Deccan, full colours. Parked outside.
766 72-212A F-WWEE Islas Airways, full colours. Parked outside.
(770) 72-212A (F-WWEI) Islas Airway, full colours – tailless. In A300 hall.
771 72-212A F-WWEJ Jet Airways, full colours. Noted performing engine runs in (old) ‘BIKINI’ area, late afternoon.
(772) 72-212A (F-WWE?) Kingfisher, full colours. Parked outside, next to DKN frame.
Additional frames which could not be read off due to position were:
1. All white, engineless, tailless, no pax or undercarriage doors 72-212A seen parked outside A300 hall.
Latecoere
Nothing parked outside and doors firmly closed all day, but the following were glimpsed at dusk through partially open doors (which were quickly closed preventing any double checking):
1. Blue-tailed ATR at rear of hangar, believed to be ex-Islas Airways EC-JCD (MSN452) reportedly present late last week. Anyone able confirm identity?
2. Unknown ATR which appeared to be masked up for painting. Anyone able confirm identity?
3. F-WQCT (ATR42-320 MSN041) all white (complete – with props) parked at front of hangar.
Visitors
CN-RMX 734 BMM
CN-ROH 738 RAM
D-ACKH CR9 CLH
D-ALIE E70 RUS
D-AMAJ 142 WDL
D-AWUE 142 WDL
EC-FZP CitationJet GES
EC-GZA CR2 ANE
F-BVOJ Piper PA-28-180 Archer
F-GAXF Robin R.2160 Alpha Sport
F-GFJH AT4 SFA + 2 Beech 200s in SFA hangar alongside the ATR.
F-GGGA Citation F550 AOV
F-GIXH/GIXI 733 FPO
F-GLPL Beech 1900D TJT
F-GRGB/GRGM ER4 RAE
F-GRXC 319 AFR seen parked outside AFI plant am, minus belly fairing, over-wing exit doors and nacelles forward of fans (engines still attached). Still in full AF c/s. Towed into hangar early afternoon. ‘D’ check?
F-GTME Robin DR 253B
F-GUBB ER4 RAE
F-HBAD 320 AAF
G-EZBG/EZEF/EZEW/EZIT 319 EZY
HB-AFD AT4 FAT
LX-PBL Beech C90B
N4585K Cessna P210N
P4-SAS 320 KZR
VP-BLD Jetstar Stored, outside – engineless.
7T-VJJ 738 DAH
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