Flying solo again this visit so views were limited to terminal area, car park and while on (penultimate) Clement Ader (330/340) AIRBUS VISIT tour.
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 – Wednesday 28/05/2008 (11:20 – 23:30L)
AIRBUS PLANT
A300
238 300B4-203 F-WUAB Parked main apron in prototype colours.
655/1 300-608ST F-GSTA
751/2 300-608ST F-GSTB
751/2 300-608ST F-GSTB
765/3 300-608ST F-GSTC
776/4 300-608ST F-GSTD Not seen.
796/5 300-608ST F-GSTF All white.
796/5 300-608ST F-GSTF All white.
A320 family
0001 320-231 F-WWBA House. Not seen.
3461 320-214 (F-WWBK) East Star, full colours. Parked main 320 apron, opposite A300 hall. Temporary storage?
3485 320-214 (F-WWIG) Juneyao, full colours. Parked main 320 apron, opposite A300 hall. Temporary storage?
3499 320-232 F-WWIN British Airways, full colours. Ziegler DC, terminal side. Taxied out to BIKINI at 16:50. Performed engine runs until 17:55 followed by taxi back to original position at DC.
3501 320-214 F-WWBQ Aer Lingus, full colours. Ziegler DC, terminal side. Taxied out to BIKINI at 19:00. Performed engine runs until 20:20 followed by taxi back to original position at DC.
3502 320-216 (F-WWBR) Air One, full colours. Rolled out of hangar at 18:25 and positioned on main 320 apron.
3506 320-214 F-WWBT East Star, full colours. Arrived back from XFW at 16:00 and parked on main 320 apron.
3508 320-214 F-WWBU Interjet, full colours. Arrived (from XFW?) at 19:24 and parked main 320 apron.
3519 320-232 F-WWDR Air Astana, full colours. Parked main 320 apron. Towed out to BIKINI at 17:15. Performed engine runs until 19:10 followed by taxi back to original position on 320 apron.
3521 320-216 F-WWDS Air Asia, full (new) colours. Parked main 320 apron. Performed first flight, landing back at 17:20 and back to original position on main 320 apron.
3524 320-232 F-WWDT Kingfisher, basic (no titles or tail logo) colours. At Station Carburant.
3528 320-214 (F-WW??) Shenzhen Airlines, full colours. At Station Carburant.
3538 320-233 (F-WW??) Primer with TACA International tail. At Station Carburant.
3541 320-232 (F-WW??) IndiGo, tail only seen in partially open hangar.
3545 320-214 (F-WW??) Aeroflot, tail only seen rolling out of hangar and out of sight at 18:15.
Additional frames which could not be read off due to position were:
1. 320-2xx All primer, rolled out of hangar at 18:15 and parked on main 320 apron.
1. 320-2xx All primer, rolled out of hangar at 18:15 and parked on main 320 apron.
Bits and pieces:
35xx 320-2xx Rear section seen in Plat-forme Logistique storage shed. Possibly 3559.
35xx 320-2xx Rear section seen in Plat-forme Logistique storage shed. Possibly 3559.
35xx 320-2xx Rear section seen in Plat-forme Logistique storage shed. Possibly 3562.
3563 320-216 Rear section, seen in Beluga unpack hangar. Believed destined for Air One.
3565 320-214 Rear section, seen in Beluga unpack hangar. Believed destined for TAM Brasil.
A330/340
0001 340-311 F-WWAI House. Parked at l’aubrevouir, terminal-side. Static all day.
0360 340-642 F-WWCA House. Parked at l’aubrevouir, terminal-side. Departed at 16:36, landing back at 17:01.
0360 340-642 F-WWCA House. Parked at l’aubrevouir, terminal-side. Departed at 16:36, landing back at 17:01.
0848 340-642 D-AIHU Lufthansa, full colours. Towed out of DC hangar late morning, positioning to Ziegler DC, terminal side.
0874 330-223 F-WWKA/VT-VJK Kingfisher Airlines, full colours. Rear of DC.
0886 340-542 F-WWTG/VT-VJA Kingfisher Airlines, full colours. Mid-field apron, facing toward Blagnac terminal. Engines taped up.
0894 340-542 F-WWTH Kingfisher Airlines, full colours. Mid-field apron, facing away from Blagnac terminal. Engine covers on.
0902 340-542 F-WWTJ Kingfisher Airlines, full colours, no tail logo. Pushed-back at 17:10, taxi and engine runs (on taxiway, not in BIKINI) before performing RTO at 17:33. Then back to l’aubrevouir.
0921 340-313E F-WWJK Finnair, full colours. Ziegler DC, terminal side, towed into DC hangar at 17:30.
0923 330-202 F-WWYZ Jet Airways, full colours. Arrived? at 16:45 and positioned to Ziegler DC, terminal side.
0925 330-203 F-WWKB Low-visibility grey scheme. Parked mid-field.
0926 330-243 F-WWKD MEA – Middle East Airlines, full (new) colours. Corner of l’aubrevouir. Departed at 14:48, landing back at 16:35. Back to l’aubrevouir. Departed again at 17:14, landing back at 18:30 and to original position.
0927 330-223 F-WWKE Primer with solid red, Kingfisher, tail. Landed at 14:51 after test flight and parked at rear of l’aubrevouir.
0928 330-343E F-WWKJ China Eastern, full colours. L’aubrevouir, terminal-side. Taxied out at 15:55, departing 16:05. Landed back at 17:02 and to original position.
0929 340-642X (no reg visible) Primer with Etihad tail. Seen in production hall, in Poste 35B.
0930 330-243 F-WWKS Air China, full (standard) colours. L’aubrevouir, terminal-side.
0934 330-202 F-WWKZ TAP – Air Portugal, full colours. L’aubrevouir, terminal-side.
0940 330-202 F-WWKL Qantas, full colours. Rear of l’aubrevouir. Taxied out at 17:30, departing 17:40. Landed back at 18:44 and back to original position.
0943 330-223 F-WWYM Primer with Air Comet tail, complete except for engines. Parked outside C. Ader production hall.
0945 330-202 F-WWYV Primer with Qantas tail. On production line, position ‘B’.
0946 330-223 F-WWYX Primer with solid red, Kingfisher, tail. On production line, position ‘A’.
0947 330-202 (no reg visible, due to gantries) Primer with (full) Jet Airways tail. On production line, position ‘D’.
0948 330-243 F-WWKN Primer with (new) Avianca tail. Parked outside C. Ader production hall, very unfinished with radome, belly fairing and winglets missing. Believed to have just rolled out of Poste 36/37 and be destined for production line position ‘C’ for completion.
0950 330-202 (no reg applied) Primer, Air Europa customer stickers. 3 main sections – still separate – had just been positioned in Poste 36/37. Gantries and robots being manoeuvred back into position around the airframe. Fascinating stuff.
0951 330-203 EC-333 Low visibility grey scheme. Parked rear of DC.
Additional frames which could not be read off due to position were:
1. 330-202 Jet Airways, full colours. Parked at l’aubrevouir, plant-side. Believed to be 0932 F-WWKV.
2. 340-542 Kingfisher, full colours. Parked at l’aubrevouir, plant-side. Either 0910 or 0912.
Bits and pieces:
0949 330-223 Front fuselage section seen in partially open storage hangar. Primer tail seen on trolley in main hall in front of Poste 35B. For TAM Brasil.
0952 330-343E Wingbox seen in production hall, by Poste 40 (wing mating jig) plus primer tail on trolley in main hall in front of Poste 36/37. For Air Asia X.
0953 340-642 Front fuselage section seen in partially open storage hangar, alongside 0949 front section. Thai Airways customer sticker. Unmated wingbox also seen in main hall by Poste 40.
0954 330-343E Rear fuselage section seen in partially open storage hangar. For China Southern.
0955 340-313E Primer tail on trolley in main hall. Believed to be destined for private Russian customer.
09xx 3xx-xxx Wingbox in mating jig with wingset in position alongside, but not yet in joining position.
09xx 3xx-xxx Rear fuselage section seen alongside same of 0954. Presumably 0949 or 0953.
A packed l’aubrevouir
H. ZIEGLER delivery centre
001 380-841 F-WWOW Airbus House colours. Not seen.
002 380-841 F-WXXL Airbus House colours. Open storage.
004 380-841 F-WWDD All white. Not seen.
007 380-841 F-WWJB Airbus House colours. Not seen, believed hangared undergoing re-work to production standard.
009 380-861 F-WWEA Airbus House colours. Not seen.
015 380-841 F-WWSL Yellow (storage) primer with all-white tail. Parked on production flightline.
016 380-861 F-WWSM Yellow (storage) primer with Emirates tail. Made first flight, departing sometime before 11:20, landing back at 15:20 and parked on production flightline.
015 380-841 F-WWSL Yellow (storage) primer with all-white tail. Parked on production flightline.
016 380-861 F-WWSM Yellow (storage) primer with Emirates tail. Made first flight, departing sometime before 11:20, landing back at 15:20 and parked on production flightline.
ATR Plant
098 72-212A F-WWEY House, not seen.
098 72-212A F-WWEY House, not seen.
Additional frames which could not be read off due to position were:
1. 380-8×1 F-WWSx Primer with all white tail seen in closing DC hangar. Qantas?
A380
770 72-212A F-WWEI Islas Airways, full colours. Parked on (old) DC stands, terminal-side. Noted taxiing back to its stand at 17:10.
783 72-212A OH-ATI Finncomm, full colours. Parked on (old) DC stands, terminal-side.
788 72-212A F-WWEG Kingfisher Airlines, full colours. Parked on (old) DC stands, terminal-side.
793 72-212A F-WWEN Jet Airways, full colours. Seen taxiing back to (old) DC stands, plant-side at 12:05 after flight or engine runs?
794 72-212A F-WWEU Seven Air, full colours. Parked on (old) DC stands, plant-side. Noted strobing at 15:00 from tour bus. Noted landing back late afternoon and re-positioned to rear stands.
Additional frames which could not be read off due to position were:
1. 72-212A Kingfisher Airlines, full colours. Parked outside (facing) production hall. Believed to be 785/ F-WWED
1. 72-212A Kingfisher Airlines, full colours. Parked outside (facing) production hall. Believed to be 785/ F-WWED
2. 72-212A Kingfisher Airlines, full colours. Parked outside (facing) production hall. Believed to be 786/ F-WWEE
3. 72-212A All white. Parked on apron outside main production hall. Possibly 773/ F-WWEL
4. 72-212A All white. Parked on apron outside main production hall. Possibly 795/ F-WWEx
5. 72-212A Binter Canarias colours, at front of open production hall. Couldn’t see whether it had a tail. Possibly 796/ F-WWEx
6. 72-212A Mostly white colours, with red markings? on tail. At front of open production hall.
7. 42-500 AZAL Azerbaijan, full colours, in open production hall. Believed to be 689/ F-WWLK
8. ATRx2 Primer with all white tail, seen at back of open production hall.
9. ATRx2 Primer with all white tail, seen at back of open production hall.
Latecoere
296 42-300 D4-CBQ Halcyon Air (full colours) by front gate area.
397 42-320 F-WQNA (all white) by front gate area.
Additional frames which could not be read off due to position were:
1. ??? 72-2xx all white – on main storage ramp
1. ??? 72-2xx all white – on main storage ramp
2. ??? 42-xxx all white – main storage ramp
3. ??? 42-xxx all white – main storage ramp
4. 066 42-300 Atlantique Air Assistance, full colours departed at 14:50. F-WQND still or delivery reg?
Selected Visitors
CN-ROF 321 BMM
CS-TPK ER4 PGA
D-ALIA E70 RUS
D-AOLG 100 OLT
D-AOLH 100 OLT
D-AOLT S20 OLT
D-AWUE 142 WDL
EC-HEJ AT7 ANE
EC-JYA CR9 ANE
F-AZTE/F-BBBE C-47A Air France – Air France Industries apron
F-GIXE 733 FPO
F-GIXH 733 FPO
F-GIXJ 733 FPO – ex Latecoere
F-GLGG 320 Ural Airlines (full colours) in part-open Air France Industries hangar.
F-GLNH Be9 TJT
F-GMZA 321 AFR
F-GPYC AT5 RLA/Airbus Shuttle
F-GRPY AT7 CCM
F-GRYL Be9 TJT
F-GRZE CR7 BZH
F-GTAP 321 AFR
F-GTAQ 321 AFR
F-GUGE 318 AFR
F-GUGO 318 AFR
F-GUGQ 318 AFR
F-GVZL AT7 RLA
F-ORUN 772 REU
G-CELO 733 EXS
G-EJAR 319 EZY
G-EZAD 319 EZY
G-EZBT 319 EZY
G-EZBX 319 EZY
G-EZBY 319 EZY
G-EZEZ 319 EZY
G-EZIT 319 EZY
OE-LNS 73H LDA
OO-TNJ 733 TAY
OY-SRK 762 SRR
SX-BGS 734 AEE
SX-BGS 734 AEE
D-ILAM CJ-2
PR/533 (F-ZJPR) Robin HR.100/250TR CEV
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