Made my latest trip down south yesterday,this time solo and on foot with views limited to approach/ departure,the terminal area and several covert visits to the car park.
A very productive A330/340 tour was also taken to bump up the numbers.
Highly recommended…
Some shots from Saturday,and several from previous visits can be found at http://www.flickr.com/photos/a380spotter/
The usual disclaimers apply:Brackets indicate assumed reg. from previous intelligence. No brackets = positive sighting. All times are French local.
All frames parked-up all day,unless noted.
Toulouse:Blagnac –Saturday 23/02/2008 (10:10 –20:20L)
AIRBUS PLANT
A300
238 300B4-203 F-WUAB Parked outside A300 hall in prototype colours.
655/1 300-608ST F-GSTA Not seen.
751/2 300-608ST F-GSTB Parked up outside Beluga unpack area.
765/3 300-608ST F-GSTC Not seen.
776/4 300-608ST F-GSTD Parked up outside Beluga unpack area.
796/5 300-608ST F-GSTF All white. Parked up outside Beluga unpack area.
A320 family
0001 320-211 F-WWBA House. Parked 320 apron.
3412 320-216 (F-WWIL) Air One,full colours. Rear of Ziegler DC.
3414 320-232 VT-INQ IndiGo,full colours. Rear of Ziegler DC.
3416 320-232 (F-WWIN) Jetblue,full colours. Parked on 320 apron a.m,positioned to Ziegler DC,terminal-side early afternoon.
3418 320-233 F-WWIO TACA International,full colours. Ziegler DC,terminal-side.
3422 320-214 (F-WWIQ) Air Berlin,partial colours –solid red tail (previously had old titles). Parked on 320 apron.
3433 320-214 (F-WWDU) Cebu Pacific,tail only seen. Parked on 320 apron.
3437 320-232 (F-WWDX) Asiana,full colours. Parked on 320 apron.
3439 320-232 F-WWDY Aegean,full colours. Parked on 320 apron.
3448 320-216 F-WWIX Air Asia,full colours. Engineless. Station Carburant.
3455 320-214 F-WW (last 2 not applied). Primer with Philippines tail. Station Carburant.
Bits and pieces:
1. Front and rear fuselage sections of MSN3465? seen in Plat-forme Logistique storage shed.
A330/340
001 340-311 F-WWAI House. Parked at l’aubrevouir.
360 340-642 F-WWCA House. Not seen.
360 340-642 F-WWCA House. Not seen.
848 340-642X ‘F-WWCKI’–their typo,not mine! Expected to become F-WWCI. Primer with (full) Lufthansa tail. No fin i.d. as yet. Parked outside C. Ader production hall,engineless.
891 330-223 F-WWYD Kingfisher,full colours,engineless. Parked mid-field with MSN910,facing away from the terminal.
897 340-642X F-WWTI Lufthansa,full colours but solid blue tail. ‘HV’fin i.d. L’aubrevouir,terminal-side.
905 330-343E F-WWYC Lufthansa,full colours. ‘KL’fin i.d. Ziegler DC,terminal-side.
906 330-243 F-WWYD Hainan Airlines,full colours. Delivery reg. B-6088 was carried on right-hand side (not coloured in as seen in some regent photos). L’aubrevouir,plant-side.
907 330-302 F-WWYE Qatar Airways,full colours. L’aubrevouir,terminal-side.
909 330-243 F-WWYG Air China,full (standard) colours. L’aubrevouir,corner.
910 340-541 F-WWTK Kingfisher,full colours,engineless. Parked mid-field with MSN891,facing towards the terminal.
912 340-541 No reg. applied,primer with solid red tail,no logo. Parked outside C. Ader production hall,engineless.
Mid-field,engineless Kingfishers.
913 330-343E (F-WWYJ) Lufthansa,full colours. ‘KM’fin i.d. L’aubrevouir,plant-side.
916 330-243 F-WWYP Primer with China Eastern tail. L’aubrevouir,terminal-side.
917 340-541 Reg. (if applied) could not be seen. Primer with white tail with large Algerian flag in centre. On production line,position ‘D’,furthest from tour balcony. Previously reported for Sonangol?
918 330-302 F-WWYQ Primer with Qatar Airways tail. L’aubrevouir,plant-side.
920 330-301 Reg. (if applied) could not be seen. Primer with China Airlines tail and winglet colours. On production line,position ‘C’.
921 340-313E ‘F-WWYKJ ‘–their typo,not mine. Expected to become F-WWJK. Primer with Finnair tail. Parked outside C. Ader production hall,engineless.
922 330-343E ‘F-WW’last 2 not applied. Primer with (full) Lufthansa tail. No fin i.d. as yet. Parked outside C. Ader production hall,engineless.
923 330-202 F-WWYZ Primer with (full) Jet Airways tail. On production line,position ‘B’.
925 330-203 No reg. applied. Primer,on production line,in Poste 35B,tailless. Has customer sticker but this was mostly obscured by gantries. Potential frame for MRTT conversion.
926 330-243 No reg. applied. Primer,on production line in Poste 36/37,tailless. Has MEA customer sticker.
951 330-203 No reg. applied. Full primer,including tail. To be converted to MRTT standard for RAAF. On production line,position ‘A’(nearest tour balcony).
Bits and pieces:
930? (complete) tail seen on trolley near post 36/37 (all primer).
9??? Fuselage with wings attached in Poste 40 = wing-mating jig.
001 380-841 F-WWOW Airbus House colours. Not seen.
002 380-841 F-WXXL Airbus House colours. Stored outside at Aeroconstellation complex,engineless.
930? (complete) tail seen on trolley near post 36/37 (all primer).
9??? Fuselage with wings attached in Poste 40 = wing-mating jig.
Panoramic view of l’aubrevouir flightline.
A380
004 380-841 F-WWDD Not seen.
007 380-841 F-WWJB Airbus House colours. Not seen. Believed to be the House colours frame in open hangar (at Lagardere plant) being worked on. Fin leading edge and rudder removed.
007 380-841 F-WWJB Airbus House colours. Not seen. Believed to be the House colours frame in open hangar (at Lagardere plant) being worked on. Fin leading edge and rudder removed.
009 380-861 F-WWEA Airbus House colours. Not seen.
013 380-861 F-WWSJ Primer and Emirates tail and engine colours. Parked production flight-test apron. Looking like the next 380 to fly?
013 380-861 F-WWSJ Primer and Emirates tail and engine colours. Parked production flight-test apron. Looking like the next 380 to fly?
The best view I could get of MSN013,F-WWSJ.
ATR Plant
098 72-212A F-WWEY House colours. ATR flightline,terminal-side.
770 72-212A (F-WWEI) Islas Airways,full colours. ATR flightline,C. Ader-side.
773 72-212A F-WWEL All white. ATR flight,terminal-side.
777 72-212A F-WWEO Kingfisher,full colours. ATR flightline,C. Ader-side.
780 72-212A F-WWES Precision Air,full colours. Noted taxiing back to ATR flightline,C. Ader-side,as we landed at 10:10.
Tie-up required:
1. Alitalia tail seen at rear of 320 apron. Not visible from tour bus. Is this MSN467 I-ATRS reported recently?
Latecoere plant
Tie-ups required:
1. Unknown all white ATR 42-300 parked on storage apron.
2. Inside the open main hangar were two more ATRs receiving attention. One was all white the other in a scheme I didn’t recognise –dark (blue?) belly?. Can anyone please help with tie-ups?
Selected visitors
CS-TPI ER4 PGA
D-ALIE E70 RUS
EC-IGO CR2 ANE
F-GMGB Beech B200 IGN France
F-GJAK EM2 RAE
F-GRPX AT7 CCM
F-GXAH 319 AAF
F-HLCC EC135T2 HLC
F-RAJB 342 CTM1052 ABJ-TLS
G-EZAG 319 EZY
G-EZBX 319 EZY
G-EZIS 319 EZY4115 ORY-TLS
SU-BPZ 73H AMV1707 CAI-TLS
A low-vis colours Armee de Terre Puma departed at 18:35 but could not be read off.
A380spotter
002 380-841 F-WXXL Airbus House colours. Stored outside at Aeroconstellation complex,engineless.
