My second visit of the month, primarily to catch the first Air France A380 in daylight …I wasn’t disappointed!.
Mach II and A380 tours were taken to help compensate for the lack of a chauffeur so I’m confident this is a pretty comprehensive account of the inhabitants.
Toulouse: Blagnac – Saturday 31/01/2009 (09:55-20:45L)
AIRBUS PLANT
A300
0983 330-343E (F-WWYZ) Singapore Airlines, full colours. Parked at l’aubrevouir, plant-side.
0986 330-343E F-WWKG Singapore Airlines, full colours. Parked at l’aubrevouir, plant-side.
0988 330-243 F-WWKI Hainan Airlines, full colours. Parked at l’aubrevouir, terminal-side.
0989 330-343E F-WWKJ Lufthansa, full colours, ‘KO’ on fin (= D-AIKO). Parked at corner of l’aubrevouir.
0991 330-243 F-WWKM Primer with basic (i.e. minus logo) Etihad Airways tail. Parked at l’aubrevouir, plant-side.
0992 330-243 F-WWKN Primer, including tail with white engine colours. Parked at l’aubrevouir, plant-side. Believed destined for Gulf Air.
0995 330-243 F-WWKQ Orange (storage) primer, with primer tail, with MEA winglet colours. Parked at l’aubrevouir, terminal-side. Note: was in standard (green) primer colours when last seen on 05/01/2009. To be stored?
0996 330-203 F-WWKT Primer, including tail. Parked on midfield apron, engineless. Unknown customer.
1002 330-223 F-WWKP Primer with (full) Air Comet tail colours. Parked on general testing apron outside the C. ADER production hall.
1006 330-343E ‘F-WW’ (last 2 not yet applied) Primer with (full) Singapore Airlines tail and winglet colours. Parked on general testing apron outside the C. ADER production hall.
Bits and pieces:
1013 330-302E wingbox section noted being trolley from Beluga unpack area at 14:55. Destined for Finnair.
10?? 330/340 rear fuselage section and wing set noted on Beluga transport pallet midfield (see above photo).
10?? 330/340 rear fuselage section and wing set noted on Beluga transport pallet midfield (see above photo).
A380
001 380-841 F-WWOW Airbus House colours. Parked on the ZIEGLER DC wash station. Engine covers on and exhausts covered, presumably pre-clean as still in a pretty dirty condition.
002 380-841 F-WXXL Airbus House colours. Not seen.
004 380-841 F-WWDD Environment colours. Not seen.
007 380-841 F-WWJB Airbus House colours. Not seen. Hangared undergoing re-work to production standard.
007 380-841 F-WWJB Airbus House colours. Not seen. Hangared undergoing re-work to production standard.
009 380-861 F-WWEA Airbus House colours. Not seen. Hangared undergoing re-work to production standard.
023 380-861 (no registration) (Standard green) primer with Emirates Airline tail (lower part of rudder is all white). Engineless. In general finishing hall, poste 30C.
029 380-842 F-WWSA (Standard green) primer with primer tail. Red paint (i.e. Qantas) around horizontal stabiliser joints. Engines attached. In general finishing hall, poste 30B.
033 380-861 F-WWSB (Standard green) primer with (full) Air France tail and engine colours. Parked on production flight line at stand A17. No activity.
040 380-841 (no registration visible) (Standard green) primer with (full) Air France tail. Engineless. In general finishing hall, poste 30A.
045 380-841 F-WWSG (Standard green) primer with (full) Singapore Airlines tail and engine colours. Parked on production flight line at stand A19. Flaps fully deployed and engine cowlings open, receiving attention.
045 380-841 F-WWSG (Standard green) primer with (full) Singapore Airlines tail and engine colours. Parked on production flight line at stand A19. Flaps fully deployed and engine cowlings open, receiving attention.
ATR Plant
098 72-600 F-WWEY House. Not seen.
098 72-600 F-WWEY House. Not seen.
691 42-500 F-WWLM All white. Parked on ATR flight line.
788 72-212A F-WWEG Kingfisher Airlines, full colours. Parked on ATR DC, terminal-side.
801 42-500 F-WWLT Air St. Pierre, full colours. Parked on ATR DC, plant-side. Noted performing engine runs by Airbus development flight line at 10:20. Back at rear of DC by 14:30.
816 72-212A F-WWEF fly 540 Angola, full colours. Parked on ATR flight line.
826 72-212A F-WWEU fly 540 Angola, full colours. Parked on ATR flight line.
846 72-212A F-WWEL Islas Airways, full colours. Parked on ATR flight line.
848 72-212A F-WWEN Finncomm Airlines, full colours. Parked on ATR DC, terminal-side.
851 72-212A F-WWEU fly 540 Angola, full colours. Parked on ATR DC, plant-side.
Additional frames which could not be read off due to position were:
1. 72-212A Kingfisher Airlines, full colours. Parked on ATR DC, terminal side. Assumed to be MSN805 F-WWEQ
2. 42-500? All-white tail seen on ATR flightline between MSN846 and MSN826, possibly MSN802.
Latecoere
465 72-212 E7-AAE B&H Airlines, full colours. Rolled out of hangar early afternoon. Ex. T9-AAE.
785 72-212A F-WWED Simplifly Deccan, full colours. Parked outside on storage ramp, in storage configuration: wheels covered and securely tethered to the ground.
836 72-212A F-WWEC fly 540 Rwanda, full colours. Parked outside on storage ramp, in storage configuration: wheels covered and securely tethered to the ground.
845 72-212A F-WWEK fly 540 Angola, full colours. Parked outside on storage ramp, in storage configuration: wheels covered and securely tethered to the ground.
Air France Industries
3706 320-214 F-WWIP East Star Air, full colours. ’57’ on nosewheel door (= B-6557). Parked outside.
???? 321-211 F-???? Aigle Azur, full colours. Inside main hangar, receiving attention.
Selected Visitors
D-ACKC CR9 CLH
D-ALIB E75 RUS
CN-RMG 734 BMM
CN-RPE 73H JFU
F-GIXD 733 FPO
F-GIXE 733 FPO
F-GKYN AT4 RLA
F-GYAI 320 BIE
F-RAJA 342 CTM
G-EZAO 319 EZY
G-EZDV 319 EZY op. U27857 MAD-TLS
G-EZIK 319 EZY
SU-BQA 73H AMV op. AMV6403 LXR-TLS
TC-SGG 73H SGX op. DAH1044 ALG-TLS
F-BVBI F172M Overflew at 16:00
N700KH TBM700
A380spotter
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 Arrived 16:24
765/3 300-608ST F-GSTC Parked-up all day.
765/3 300-608ST F-GSTC Parked-up all day.
776/4 300-608ST F-GSTD Departed at 11:20, arriving back at 14:50.
796/5 300-608ST F-GSTF Not seen.
796/5 300-608ST F-GSTF Not seen.
A320 family
0001 320-211 F-WWBA House. Not seen.
0001 320-211 F-WWBA House. Not seen.
0659 320-232 F-WWDB DLR, testbed. Parked on main apron at St. Martin du Touch.
3621 320-232 F-WWIK Kingfisher Airlines, full colours EXCEPT for tail logo. Parked on main apron at St. Martin du Touch.
3748 320-232 F-WWBQ Kingfisher Airlines, basic colours – no titles or tail logo. Stored with doors taped up, with white tape on top of fin. Parked on main apron at St. Martin du Touch.
3750 320-214 PR-MYD TAM Brasil, full colours. Parked at rear of H. ZIEGLER DC.
3758 320-214 F-WWBZ Juneyao Airlines, full colours. Parked at rear of DC.
3765 320-216 F-WWDO Indonesia AirAsia, full colours. Parked at DC, terminal-side. Departed 14R at 14:37, on delivery.
3771 320-232 HA-LPS Wizz! Air, full colours. Parked at rear of DC.
3773 320-232 F-WWDT Aegean Airlines, full colours. Parked at rear of DC.
3776 320-216 F-WWDX AirAsia, full colours. Parked on main apron at St. Martin du Touch.
3802 320-214 F-WWBV Air Arabia, full colours. Parked at Station Carburant.
3815 320-216 F-WWIF All primer, including tail. Parked at Station Carburant. Believed destined for Air One.
Additional frames which could not be read off due to position were:
(3789) 320-214 (F-WWBC) Aeroflot, tail only seen. Parked on main apron at St. Martin du Touch.
(3791) 320-214 (F-WWBF) Wataniya Airways, full colours. Parked on main apron at St. Martin du Touch.
(3793) 320-232 F-WWBH) China Eastern Airlines, full colours. Parked on main apron at St. Martin du Touch.
(3795) 320-214 (F-WWBM) Air France. Glimpsed in big hangar opposite preserved Concorde F-BVFC. Sections of the wing-to-body fairing (above the port wing) removed. Identified by ‘Air France – KLM’ logo on nose, and Hippocamp logo on engine cowling.
(3813) 320-216 (F-WW??) Primer with AirAsia tail (minus flag). Parked on main apron at St. Martin du Touch.
Bits and pieces:
3837? 320-232? Front and rear sections noted in open on apron near Beluga unpack. Destined for Plat-forme Logistique open storage shed, which was noted empty. Believed destined for MEA.
3840? 320-214? Front and rear sections noted in open on apron near Beluga unpack. Destined for Plat-forme Logistique open storage shed. Believed destined for Air Arabia.
3843? 320-214? Front and rear sections noted in open on apron near Beluga unpack. Destined for Plat-forme Logistique open storage shed. Believed destined for easyJet.
3843 320-214 Tail and rear section noted on Beluga transport pallet midfield (see above photo).
A330/340
0001 340-311 F-WWAI House. Not seen.
0001 340-311 F-WWAI House. Not seen.
0360 340-642 F-WWCA House. Not seen.
0886 340-542 F-WWTG Kingfisher Airlines, full colours. ‘VJA’ on nose wheel door. Parked on midfield apron. Stored.
0894 340-542 F-WWTH All white, with red (ex Kingfisher Airlines, i.e. no logos) engines. Parked on midfield apron. Stored.
0902 340-542 F-WWTJ Kingfisher Airlines, full colours. Parked on Airbus development flight line apron. Red engine socks, stored.
0925 330-203 (F-WWKB) Low visibility scheme. Cockpit windows heavily taped up. Storage. At rear of St. Martin apron, near the A300 hall.
0960 340-642 F-WWCG Iberia, full colours. Parked at l’aubrevouir, terminal-side.
0982 330-243 F-WWYY Hainan Airlines, full colours. Parked at l’aubrevouir, plant-side.
l’aubrevouir from Parc Auto P3: closer (2) 31/01/2009
Kingfisher? A340-542s in storage
ATR Delivery Centre 31/01/09
Recently arrived components 31/01/09
H. ZIEGLER DC from Parc Auto P3: closer 31/01/2009
Latécoère storage ramp 31/01/09
J.L. LAGARDERE flight line 31/01/09
A380-861 MSN0033 F-WWSB AF
A380-841 MSN0045 F-WWSG SQ
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.
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