A solo visit, to take my last tour of the Clement ADER facility (A330/A340 production). The tour guide confirmed that the tour has been cancelled – at the instruction of Airbus – for good. No reason given, and it was suggested that we ‘ask Airbus’!
No car, so views limited from the terminal area, tour bus (which didn’t take us via the 320 ramp or ATRs, unfortunately) and a quick visit to the car park.
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 25/06/2008 (12:35 – 22:50L)
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
765/3 300-608ST F-GSTC
776/4 300-608ST F-GSTD Arrived 12:47
796/5 300-608ST F-GSTF All white. Not seen.
A320 family
1589 319-133X (ACJ) VP-CIE Parked outside on (SOGERMA) Airbus Corporate Jet apron.
3461 320-214 (F-WWBK) East Star, full colours. Parked by production hall – short-term? storage.
3485 320-214 (F-WWIG) Juneyao, full colours. Parked by production hall – short-term? storage.
3506 320-214 (F-WWBT) East Star, full colours. Parked by production hall – short-term? storage.
3506 320-214 (F-WWBT) East Star, full colours. Parked by production hall – short-term? storage.
3524 320-232 VT-DNU Air Deccan/ Kingfisher, full KFR colours, minus titles. Parked at front of DC.
3528 320-214 B-6360 Shenzhen Airlines, full colours. Parked DC, terminal side.
3531 320-232 (F-WWDX) Wizz Air, full colours. Parked at rear of DC.
3532 320-216 (F-WWDY) Air One, full colours. Parked at rear of DC.
3535 320-232 F-WWDZ LAN Airlines, full colours. Seen in open ZIEGLER DC hangar, minus rudder. About to receive the rudder unit from all primer tail MSN3581.
3538 320-232 F-WWIF TACA International, full colours. Seen parked on main 320 apron. Towed out at 19:00 and positioned to rear of the DC.
3547 320-232 F-WWIV Jetstar, full colours. Parked main 320 apron. Noted in BIKINI performing engine runs at 14:50. Left test cell while we were on the tour, and seen taxiing back for more runs there at 18:20 until 19:55 when it taxied back to its original position on the main 320 apron.
3550 320-232 F-WWDM British Airways, full colours. Taxied into BIKINI for engine runs at 12:45. Back to original position on main apron while we were on the tour. Taxied back out at 19:48, and performed rejected take-off on 32L at 19:55. Then back to main apron, and parked.
3554 320-232 F-WWBB JetBlue, full colours.Parked on the main 320 apron. Departed to XFW early afternoon.
3556 320-232 (F-WWBC) LAN Airlines, full colours. Parked on main 320 apron.
3559 320-232 (F-WWBF) China Eastern. Parked at Station Carburant. Glimpsed on landing then no further view, so unable to confirm if in full colours.
3562 320-232 (F-WWBH) Wizz Air, full colours. Parked at Station Carburant.
3570 320-233 (F-WWBJ) SilkAir. Tail only seen. Parked on main 320 apron.
Bits and pieces:
3581 320-232 All primer tail on trolley in DC hangar, rudder about to be fitted to rudderless MSN3535 (see above). Believed destined for TACA International.
3581 320-232 All primer tail on trolley in DC hangar, rudder about to be fitted to rudderless MSN3535 (see above). Believed destined for TACA International.
3603 320-232 Rear section, seen in Beluga unpack hangar. Believed destined for Turkish Airlines.
A330/340
0001 340-311 F-WWAI House. Development flight line. Departed at 17:52, performing touch and goes at 18:09 and 18:17. Landed back at 18:25 and positioned back to development flight-line.
0360 340-642 F-WWCA House. Seen in hangar at ADER plant.
0001 340-311 F-WWAI House. Development flight line. Departed at 17:52, performing touch and goes at 18:09 and 18:17. Landed back at 18:25 and positioned back to development flight-line.
0360 340-642 F-WWCA House. Seen in hangar at ADER plant.
A packed l’aubrevouir
the ZIEGLER DC
0886 340-542 F-WWTG Kingfisher, full colours. Parked mid-field, facing terminal. Engines taped-up. Short-term? storage.
0891 330-223 VT-VJL Kingfisher, full colours. Parked at rear of ZIEGLER Delivery Centre.
0894 340-542 F-WWTH Kingfisher, full colours. Parked mid-field, facing away from terminal. Engines taped-up Short-term? storage.
0902 340-542 F-WWTJ Kingfisher, full colours. Parked at l’aubrevouir, terminal-side.
0910 340-542 F-WWTK Kingfisher, full colours. Parked at l’aubrevouir, terminal-side.
0925 330-203 F-WWKB Low visibility scheme. Parked at rear of DC.
0928 330-343E B-6100 China Eastern, full colours. Parked at rear of DC.
0932 330-202 F-WWKV Jet Airways, full colours. Parked at l’aubrevouir, plant side. Taxied out at 17:05, now wearing delivery registration ‘VT-JWN’, to threshold of 32L, then back to original position at DC at 17:20.
0935 330-343E F-WWKF China Southern, full colours. Parked at l’aubrevouir, terminal-side.
0936 330-343E F-WWKG China Eastern, full colours. Parked at l’aubrevouir, plant-side.
0937 330-343E F-WWKI China Southern, full colours. Parked at l’aubrevouir, terminal-side. Departed on test flight at 16:13. Performed missed-approach at 17:11, landing back at 17:24.
0938 340-313E F-WWJL Finnair, full colours. Parked at l’aubrevouir, terminal-side. Parked outside ADER production hall.
0941 330-243 (F-WWKO) Air China, full colours. Parked at l’aubrevouir, plant-side.
0945 330-202 F-WWYV Primer with (new) Qantas tail. No fin i.d. Parked at l’aubrevouir, plant-side.
0946 330-223 F-WWYX Kingfisher, fill colours – minus tail logo. Parked, engineless by hangars, mid-field.
0952 330-343E F-WWKR All primer, including tail. ‘Air Asia’ customer sticker. ADER production line, in position ‘A’. Towed to apron outside at 15:10, to be replaced by MSN0957 (see below).
0953 340-642 (F-WWCx) Primer with Thai Airways tail. ADER production line, in position ‘D’. Registration, if applied, could not be seen for surrounding gantries.
0954 330-343E F-WWKT Primer with full China Southern tail. Parked outside ADER production hall, Concorde end.
0955 340-313E F-WWJM Primer with tail in similar colours to 763 P4-MES. ‘Airbus’ customer stickers! ADER production line, position ‘B’.
0956 330-202 (F-WWYA) Primer, with full Jet Airways tail. On production line, in Poste 35B.
0956 330-202 (F-WWYA) Primer, with full Jet Airways tail. On production line, in Poste 35B.
0957 330-243 F-WWYC Primer with (standard) Air China tail. No winglets or belly fairing. Parked outside ADER production hall in the morning, opposite end to Concorde. Position back onto line, in position ‘A’ replacing MSN0952 at 15:20. Galley units on surrounding gantries awaiting installation.
0959 330-343E (F-WWYE) Primer, on production line in Poste 36/37. ‘Cathay Pacific’ customer stickers. Full colours Cathay tail on trolley (with horizontal stabiliser) seen nearby awaiting attachment.
Bits and pieces:
1. 0933 340-642X Front section seen in open wide body storage hangar. Unmated wingbox also seen inside production hall, by wing mating jig.
2. 0958 330-343E Front section seen in open wide body storage hangar. Wingbox believed to be the one seen in the wing mating jig.
3. 0961 330-223 Front section seen in open wide body storage hangar. ‘TAM’ customer stickers.
4. 0962 330-223 Unmated wingbox on trolley beside (occupied) wing mating jig. Believed to be destined for Aerolineas Argentinas.
5. 0963 330-243 Primer tail seen on trolley in ADER production hall. Another all primer 330 tail was seen behind this, but the MSN sticker was out of sight.
+ 2 rear fuselage sections in wide body storage hangar.
A380
001 380-841 F-WWOW Airbus House colours. Development flight-line. Departed at 15:55. Landed back by 16:15, departing again at 16:20. Landed back at 16:38, departing again at 16:47. Landed back at 17:07, departing again at 17:20. Landed back at 17:30, departing again at 17:45. Landed back at 17:57, positioning back to development flight-line. Customer crew training?
002 380-841 F-WXXL Airbus House colours. Outside storage.
002 380-841 F-WXXL Airbus House colours. Outside storage.
004 380-841 F-WWDD All white. Development flight-line. Departed at 14:14. Landed back at 19:37, and back to development flight-line.
007 380-841 F-WWJB Airbus House colours. Seen in open (solo) hangar behind MSN002 undergoing re-work to production standard.
009 380-861 F-WWEA Airbus House colours. Seen in open (solo) hangar behind MSN002 undergoing re-work to production standard.
007 380-841 F-WWJB Airbus House colours. Seen in open (solo) hangar behind MSN002 undergoing re-work to production standard.
009 380-861 F-WWEA Airbus House colours. Seen in open (solo) hangar behind MSN002 undergoing re-work to production standard.
F-WWOW missed approach
010 380-841 F-WWSG Singapore Airlines, full colours. Seen at front of DC after the tour. Landed after test flight? Towed into DC hangar at 18:55.
020 380-861 F-WWSS Primer (standard green) with full Emirates tail and engine colours. Parked production flight-line. Next to fly?
022 380-841 F-WWSR Primer (standard green) with all-white tail and full (i.e. including Kangaroo logo) engine colours. Next to fly?
029 380-841 (unmarked) Seen in open ZIEGLER DC hangar. White and part-primer tail colours.
ATR Plant
098 72-212A F-WWEY House, not seen.
785 72-212A F-WWED Air Deccan/ Kingfisher, full colours. Parked (old) DC stands, terminal-side.
(786) 72-212A (F-WWEE) Kingfisher, full colours. Parked by stored East Star and Juneyao 320s.
787 72-212A (F-WWEF) Aer Arran, full colours. Parked ATR production ramp.
788 72-212A F-WWEG Kingfisher, full colours. Parked (old) DC stands, terminal-side.
797 72-212A F-WWEZ Aer Arran, full colours. Parked (old) DC stands, terminal-side. Departed at 15:46 on test-flight, landing back at 17:17 and back to DC stand.
(798) 72-212A (F-WWEO) All-white colours. Parked on old DC ramp, plant-side.
799 72-212A F-WWEP AZAL Azerbaijan, full colours. Parked on old DC ramp, terminal-side. Taxied out to BIKINI at 18:40 and performed engine runs until 19:23 and back to original DC stand. Taxied out at 21:25, to taxiway (close to threshold of 32L) for more runs and was seen there still as we rotated at 22:50.
Additional frames which could not be read off due to position were:
1. 8xx 72-212A Firefly, full colours. Parked outside main production hall. Presumably MSN812 F-WWEB.
1. 8xx 72-212A Firefly, full colours. Parked outside main production hall. Presumably MSN812 F-WWEB.
Latecoere
Unidentified all white ATR outside main hangar, presumed to be MSN403 F-WQNA.
Air France Industries
A319-132 Deer Jet, full colours seen at rear of open hangar. Believed to be MSN3548.
Selected Visitors
CN-RNV 73W RAM
CS-TPH ER4 PGA
D-ALIE E70 RUS
D-AMAJ 142 WDL
D-AOLB S20 OLT
D-AOLG 100 OLT
D-AOLH 100 OLT
D-AOLT S20 OLT
EC-ELT 142 PNR
EC-INF CR2 ANE
EC-JBD EM2 SWT
EC-JZS CR9 ANE
EC-JZU CR9 ANE
F-GIXH 733 FPO
F-GIXS 733 FPO
F-GLNH Be9 TJT
F-GRPK AT7 CCM AF5064 TLS-NCE
F-GRZO CR7 BZH AF5651 NTE-TLS
F-GTSO EM2 RAE
F-GVZL AT7 RLA
G-EZAI 319 EZY
G-EZBE 319 EZY
G-EZBN 319 EZY
G-EZIJ 319 EZY
G-EZIP 319 EZY
G-EZIY 319 EZY
G-EZMS 391 EZY
HB-JIA M90 JIE
OO-TNE 73F TAY
OY-SRJ 76F SRR
PH-AHY 763 TFL opf REU
SX-BGQ 734 AEE
TC-SGG 73H SGX, basic Air Algerie colours. DAH1076 ORN-TLS
D-CLAT CJ-3
D-CVHB CXL
HB-JRA CL6 SAZ
F-BOXU PA.28R
F-GHJG PA.28-181
F-GHJG PA.28-181
F-GPAS B200 CLG
HB-KAJ TB-10
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