July’s visit on another very hot and sunny day. Temperatures in the mid-30s caused a number of hangar doors to be open affording tempting glimpses of their inhabitants.
The ZIEGLER DC was operating close to capacity, and included what was to become the 1,000th A330/340 family delivery, in the form of A330-343E MSN1035, HS-TEP for Thai Airways International.
The midfield apron long home to the unwanted Kingfisher A340-500s, now hosts three A330-200s originally allocated to Gruppo Marsans/ Aerolineas Argentinas. Each is now in deep storage configuration.
The number of stored A320s also continues to grow with MSN3990 joining 3748, 3882 and 3952 at St. Martin du Touch.
Over at the A380 site, MSN0051 F-WWAH has emerged, and the first example for Lufthansa was noted on the FAL about to have its engines installed.
A record number of ATRs were noted, partly due to open doors, demonstrating the continued healthy demand for the type. As is to be expected, the majority of frames were either unmarked or positioned so that their identity could not be confirmed. All have, however, been noted for completeness in this log.
Two tours were taken to afford access to the main Airbus plant at St. Martin du Touch, although with construction of the A350XWB FAL now visibly picking up pace the Air France Concorde has been repositioned away from the heart of the action. This has reduced the number of viewing opportunities i.e. the rear of the ATR DC, Station Carburant and the A320 FAL area are no longer possible. That said the tour is still worthwhile for anyone without access to a car.
Shots at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/a380spotter/sets/72157621891621406/
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.
Toulouse: Blagnac – Wednesday 29/07/2009 (08:20-23:59L)
AIRBUS PLANT
A300
0993 340-642 F-WWCK Yellow storage primer with full Iberia tail and engine colours. Parked on l’abreuvoir, terminal-side. Departed on test flight at 14:22, performing missed approach at 17:57. Landed back at 18:08.
0996 330-203 F-WWKT All storage (yellow) primer colours, engineless. Parked at J-L.LAGARDERE (A380) apron. Continued storage.
0999 330-202 F-WWYV Afriqiyah Airways, full colours. Parked on l’abreuvoir, plant-side. Performed RTO on 32L at 16:55, and taxied back to original parking position.
1002 330-223 F-WWKP AirComet, full colours. Parked at rear of the H. ZIEGLER DC.
1019 330-223 F-WWYK AirComet, full colours. Parked at H. ZIEGLER DC, terminal-side.
1029 330-343E HB-JHC Swiss International Air Lines, full colours. Parked at H. ZIEGLER DC, terminal-side. Departed sometime during the afternoon (while I was on the tour) on delivery.
1031 330-223 (no registration worn) All (yellow) storage primer, including tail. Parked, engineless, on ramp at J-L. LAGARDERE with undercarriage in storage configuration, i.e. taped and bagged up.
1034 330-223 F-WWKS All (yellow) storage primer, including tail. Parked, engineless, on ramp at J-L. LAGARDERE with undercarriage in storage configuration, i.e. taped and bagged up.
1035 330-343E HS-TEP Thai Airways International, full colours. Parked at H. ZIEGLER DC, terminal-side. This was to become the 1,000th A330/340 family delivery just days later.
1036 330-203MRTT EC-336 All (yellow) storage primer. Parked at H. ZIEGLER DC, terminal-side.
1037 330-343E F-WWYA Thai Airways International, full colours. Parked on l’abreuvoir, terminal-side.
1039 330-223 F-WWYO Parked, engineless, on midfield ramp with undercarriage in storage configuration, i.e. taped and bagged up.
1040 340-642 ‘F-WWHC’ typo for F-WWCH All (Standard green) primer, including tail, with grey engines. Parked on l’abreuvoir, terminal-side. For Etihad Airways.
1042 330-223 (no registration worn) Parked, engineless, on midfield ramp with undercarriage in storage configuration, i.e. taped and bagged up.
1045 330-243 F-WWYB/VQ-BBF (both registrations visible) Aeroflot, full colours. Parked at corner of l’abreuvoir.
1047 330-243 F-WWKD (Standard, green) primer with Aeroflot tail. Parked at corner of l’abreuvoir.
1048 330-343E F-WWKI AirAsia X, full colours. Parked, engineless, outside the C. ADER FAL.
1049 330-243 ‘F-WW’ last two characters not yet applied. (Standard, green) primer with full Oman Air tail and winglet colours. Parked, engineless, outside the C. ADER FAL.
1052 330-243 F-WW?Q (sticker part-peeled off). All (standard, green) primer, including tail. Parked, engineless, on midfield ramp. Believed to be destined for Garuda Indonesia.
1054 330-223 F-WWYC Parked, engineless, on midfield ramp with undercarriage in storage configuration, i.e. taped and bagged up.
1057 330-202 F-WWYF (Standard, green) primer with new Air Mauritius tail and winglet colours. Parked, engineless, outside the C. ADER FAL.
1058 330-243 F-WW?? On the C. ADER FAL, poste 30A. Identity confirmed by stencil on fuselage. Believed to be destined for Aeroflot.
1059 330-223 F-WW?? On the C. ADER FAL, poste 30C. Identity confirmed by stencil on fuselage. Believed to be destined for AirComet.
1060 330-343E (registration could not be seen) Primer with (full) Thai Airways International tail. On the C. ADER FAL, poste 30B. Identity confirmed by sticker at base of fin.
Additional frames which could not be read off due to position were:
1. 1??? 330-243 (F-WW??) Oman Air, full colours. Parked on l’abreuvoir, terminal-side. Assumed to be MSN1038, F-WWYM.
2. 1??? 3??-??? (F-WW??) All (standard green) primer, including tail. Seen in mating jig.
3. 1??? 330-?43 (F-WW??) (Standard, green) primer fuselage and one, grey Rolls Royce Trent engine seen in partially open General Finishing hangar. Possibly MSN1046, the second MRTT destined for the RAF.
Bits and pieces:
None this visit.
A380
001 380-841 F-WWOW Airbus. Parked on the Development flight-line (St. Martin du Touch).
002 380-841 F-WXXL Airbus. One of two separate airframes noted in partially hangar on Aero Constellation complex. Undergoing re-work to production standard as a business jet.
004 380-861 F-WWDD Airbus. Not seen.
009 380-861 F-WWEA Airbus. One of two separate airframes noted in partially hangar on Aero Constellation complex. Undergoing re-work to production standard as a business jet.
028 380-861 F-WWSZ Standard (green) primer with full Emirates tail. Engines now installed. On J-L. LAGARDERE FAL – poste 30C.
030 380-861 (No registration worn) Standard (green) primer with full Emirates tail. Engineless. On J-L. LAGARDERE FAL – poste 30A.
038 380-841 (No registration worn) Standard (green) primer with full Lufthansa tail, ‘MA’ fin i.d. = D-AIMA. Engines seen next to aircraft, awaiting installation. On J-L. LAGARDERE FAL – poste 30B.
047 380-842 F-WWAD Standard (green) primer with (new) QANTAS Airways tail and engine colours. Parked on Aero Constellation production flight line at stand A14. For QANTAS as VH-OQG.
051 380-841 F-WWAH Standard (green) primer with white tail, and grey engines, minus SQ logos. Parked on Aero Constellation production flight line at stand A19. For Singapore Airlines as 9V-SKK.
Bits and pieces:
None noted this visit.
ATR Plant
098 72-600 F-WWEY Partial (old) house scheme. Parked on ATR DC, terminal-side.
801 42-500 F-WWLT Air Saint-Pierre, full colours. Parked at ATR DC, terminal-side. Departed at 11:10.
869 72-212A F-WWET Wings Abadi Airlines, full colours. Parked on main apron at St. Martin du Touch.
879 72-212A F-WWEH Belleair, full colours. Departed at 16:04L, returning at 17:00L. Then to ATR DC, plant-side.
882 72-212A F-WWEL Wings Abadi Airlines, full colours. Parked on ATR DC, terminal-side.
888 72-212A no registration, all (green) primer with white tail. Complete with props, one of 5 primer and white-tail frames noted (from the Auch dual carriageway) in open production hangar (next to A320 FAL). Construction number read from sheet of paper taped to nose. Believed to be destined for Air Caraibes.
Additional frames which could not be read off due to position were:
1. 72-212A BQB Lineas Aereas, full colours. Parked on ATR flight line. Assumed to be MSN805 F-WWEQ.
2. 72-212A Finncomm, full colours. Parked on ATR DC, terminal-side. Assumed to be MSN848 F-WWEN.
3. 72-212A fly 540, full colours. Parked on main ramp at St. Martin du Touch. Assumed to be either MSN816 F-WWEF or 826 F-WWEU?
4. 72-212A fly 540, full colours. Parked on main ramp at St. Martin du Touch. Assumed to be either MSN816 F-WWEF or 826 F-WWEU?
5. 72-212A Air Vanuatu, full colours. Parked on ATR DC, plant-side. Believed to be MSN876 F-WWED.
6. 72-212A Berjaya Air, full colours. Parked on main ramp at St. Martin du Touch. Believed to be MSN858 F-WWEC.
ATR hangar next to A320 FAL:
7. 72-212A Primer with all-white tail. Parallel with MSN888 (details above).
8. 72-212A? Primer with all-white tail. Facing out of hangar, toward the Blagnac terminal.
9. 72-212A? Primer with all-white tail. Facing out of hangar, toward the Blagnac terminal.
10. 42-500? Primer with all-white tail. Facing out of hangar, toward the Blagnac terminal.
Original A300 hall:
11. 72-212A MASwings, full colours. Complete with props. Assumed to be MSN885.
12. 72-212A White fuselage, tail – if attached - could not be seen. Complete with props. Assumed to be MSN884 for Cebu Pacific.
13. 72-121A (Green) primer, tail – if attached – could not be seen. Complete with props.
Rear of St. Martin du Touch, close to hangars:
14. 72-212A? (Green) primer with all-white tail. Facing toward hangars.
15. 72-212A? (Green) primer with all-white tail. Facing toward Blagnac terminal.
Latecoere Aeroservices
010 42-300 Cargo LY-RUM DOT LT, full colours. Parked outside main hangar, by the front gate.
445 42-500 VT-ADO Air Deccan, full colours. Parked outside, by front gate.
666 72-212A D-ANFK All-white. Parked outside on storage ramp.
691 42-500 F-WWLM All-white. Parked outside near the front gate. Cockpit and cabin windows covered with silver tape. Long term storage configuration.
802 42-500 F-WWLU All-white. Noted being towed ex-Latecoere at 09:15L. Noted later in the day parked at the ATR DC, plant-side.
836 72-212A F-WWEC fly 540 Rwanda, full colours. Parked outside near the front gate in same configuration as MSN691.
845 72-212A F-WWEK fly 540 Angola, full colours. Parked outside on the storage ramp, in same storage configuration as MSN691.
??? 72-200 F-WKVJ All white colours. Parked outside on storage ramp. Possibly MSN483, ex. G-BXTN.
Air France Industries
0420 320-212 F-GSTR Strategic Airlines, full colours. Parked outside main hangar. Believed to be the unidentified frame being stripped of paint in main hangar last visit on 26/06/2009.
1025 319-111 F-GRHF Air France, full new colours. Parked outside main hangar. First A319 to receive the new scheme?
ATE (Aero Technique Espace)
Unknown ex-Air Deccan ATR42 in open main (A320) bay, noted being sprayed all-white. Assumed to be either MSN503 VT-ADI or MSN510 VT-ADH.
Selected visitors
CN-RPG 73H JFU 8J2529 TLS-CMN
D-ACKH CR9 CLH
D-ACKJ CR9 CLH
D-AOLG 100 OLT
D-AOLT S20 OLT
EC-HCF EM2 SWT
EC-JTU CR9 ANE
EI-DVH 320 EIN
F-GIXB 733 FPO
F-GIXT 733 FPO
F-GRPJ AT7 CCM
F-GRPZ AT7 CCM
F-GTUI 744 CRL
F-HBLF E95 RLA
F-HBXA E70 RLA
F-OPAR 772 REU
G-CELO 733 EXS
G-CELV 733 EXS
G-EZAM 319 EZY
G-EZAU 319 EZY
G-EZBA 319 EZY
G-EZDN 319 EZY
G-EZDS 319 EZY
G-EZDW 319 EZY
G-EZIS 319 EZY
G-JECL DH4 BEE
G-TOYK 733 BMI
OY-SRK 762 SRR
F-GEIB Robin DR400-180
F-GELT Falcon 100
F-GMLT Beech B200T IGN
N740BA Gulfstream V
A380spotter
238 300B4-203 F-WUAB Tail noted poking out of old hangar at St. Martin du Touch.
655/1 300-608ST F-GSTA Beluga movements not recorded this visit.
751/2 300-608ST F-GSTB -
765/3 300-608ST F-GSTC -
765/3 300-608ST F-GSTC -
776/4 300-608ST F-GSTD -
796/5 300-608ST F-GSTF -
796/5 300-608ST F-GSTF -
A320 family
0001 320-200 F-WWBA Airbus. Parked at St. Martin du Touch.
0001 320-200 F-WWBA Airbus. Parked at St. Martin du Touch.
0659 320-232 F-WWDB DLR, testbed. Not seen.
3882 320-216 F-WWIP All yellow (storage) primer. With white tape on tip of tail. Parked on main apron at St. Martin du Touch. Iberia, ntu?
3952 320-216 F-WWBI All standard (green) primer, including tail, with white engines. Parked at the rear of the ZIEGLER DC.
3956 320-216 F-WWBZ Air One/Alitalia, full Alitalia colours. ‘TH’ fin-id. = EI-DTH. Parked at the rear of the ZIEGLER DC.
3972 320-214 PR-MYF TAM Brasil, full colours. Parked at the rear of the ZIEGLER DC.
3974 320-214 AP-EDA Air Blue, full colours. Parked at the rear of the ZIEGLER DC.
3976 320-216 F-WWIV Air One/Alitalia, full Alitalia colours. ‘TI’ fin-id. = EI-DTI. Named ‘NICCOLO’ MACHIAVELLI’. Parked at the rear of the ZIEGLER DC.
3978 320-216 F-WWIX Air One/Alitalia, full Alitalia colours. ‘TJ’ fin-id. = EI-DTJ. Parked at the ZIEGLER DC, terminal-side.
3980 320-214 N980AV AVIANCA Colombia, full colours. Parked at the rear of the ZIEGLER DC. Departed at 14:50, on delivery.
3984 320-214 F-WWBJ Juneyao Airlines, full colours. Parked on the flight-line at St. Martin du Touch. Departed on a test flight at 14:28. Noted back in original position by dusk.
3986 320-232 F-WWBM Tiger Airways, full colours. Parked at the ZIEGLER DC, terminal-side. Taxied out at 18:00, to BIKINI for engine runs.
3988 320-214 F-WWBO AVIANCA Colombia, full colours. Parked at the rear of the ZIEGLER DC.
3990 320-232 F-WWBY All white colours, engineless. Tip of fin taped up, in storage configuration. Parked on main apron at St. Martin du Touch.
4006 320-214 F-WWDY easyJet, full colours. Parked on the flight-line at St. Martin du Touch.
4013 320-214 F-WWIG Air Berlin, full colours. Parked at Station Carburant.
4015 320-214 F-WWBS Saudi Arabian Airlines, full colours – except for missing tail decal/logo. Parked, engineless, on main apron at St. Martin du Touch. Moved to Station Carburant during the afternoon.
4017 320-232 F-WWBX China Southern Airlines, full colours. Parked at Station Carburant.
4021 320-214 (F-WWDN?) Primer with full TAP Portugal tail. Parked, engineless, on main apron at St. Martin du Touch.
4023 320-232 (F-WW??) Primer with full Dragonair tail. Parked, engineless, on main apron at St. Martin du Touch. Identity confirmed by stencil above cockpit.
4026 320-214 (F-WW??) Primer with full AVIANCA Colombia tail. Parked, engineless, on main apron at St. Martin du Touch. Identity confirmed by stencil above cockpit.
Additional frames which could not be read off due to position were:
3748 320-232 (F-WWBQ) (Kingfisher Airlines), basic colours – all-white fuselage and engines, with solid red tail. Parked on main apron at St. Martin du Touch.
3992 320-214 (F-WWDE) AVIANCA Colombia, full colours. Parked on main apron at St. Martin du Touch.
4008 320-232 (F-WWDZ) IndiGo, full colours. Parked on the flight-line at St. Martin du Touch.
4011 320-214 (F-WWIC) AVIANCA Colombia, full colours. Parked on main apron at St. Martin du Touch.
Bits and pieces:
None noted in open storage, and Plat-forme Logistique was noted closed up.
A330/340 family
0001 340-311 F-WWAI Airbus. Parked on development test flight line.
0001 340-311 F-WWAI Airbus. Parked on development test flight line.
0360 340-642 F-WWCA Airbus. Parked on development test flight line.
0894 340-542 (F-WWTH) All white fuselage and tail. Parked at rear of St. Martin du Touch apron. (Red) engines could not be seen. Identity confirmed by MSN sticker.
0925 330-203 F-WWKB Low visibility scheme, engineless. Doors, cockpit and undercarriage legs well taped-up against the elements. Parked on development flight line at St. Martin du Touch. Continued storage.
0960 340-642 F-WWCG Iberia, full colours. Parked on development flight line at St. Martin du Touch. Continued storage.
