Saturday 21/02/2009 (09:45-20:40L)

February’s visit, a week after my team mate’s, with a Mach II tour taken to provide access to the plant.  My luck was in as the ADER production line was partially open affording a view of 4 out of the 6 widebody frames under construction (details below).  As the Airbus Visit tour of the hall is now restricted to educational groups, this was an unexpected bonus. 

 

 

l’aubrevouir from Parc Auto P3: closer 21/02/2009

 

 

Widebodies in storage 21/02/2009

 

 

A380-842 MSN0029 F-WWSA QF

 

 

ATR Delivery Centre 21/02/2009

 

 

ATR72-212A MSN848 F-WWEN FC

 

 

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 – Saturday 21/02/2009 (09:45-20:40L) 

AIRBUS PLANT

A300

0986  330-343E  9V-STC  Singapore Airlines, full colours.  Parked at H. ZIEGLER DC, terminal-side.

238     300B4-203  F-WUAB  Parked outside A300 hall in prototype colours.

655/1  300-608ST  F-GSTA  Noted performaing engine runs in BIKINI at 09:50.      

751/2  300-608ST  F-GSTB  Not seen.     
765/3  300-608ST  F-GSTC  Parked-up all day.     

776/4  300-608ST  F-GSTD  Parked up all day.   
796/5  300-608ST  F-GSTF  All white.  Departed at 10:58.  

A320 family
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.

3758  320-214  F-WWBZ  Juneyao Airlines, full colours. Parked at H. ZIEGLER DC, terminal-side. 

3787  320-214  VP-CXS  NAS National Air Services, full colours.  Parked at rear of DC.

3791  320-214  F-WWBF  Wataniya Airways, full colours.  Parked at rear of DC. 

3793  320-232  B-6558  China Eastern Airlines, full colours.  Parked at DC, terminal-side.  Departed 32L at 13:58, on delivery.

3823  320-214  F-WWIT  Aeroflot, full colours.  Parked at Station Carburant.  

3825  320-214  (F-WW??)  Air France, full (old) colours.  Parked at Station Carburant.

3827  320-214  F-WWIX  Goair – full blue – colours.  Parked at Station Carburant.

3840  320-214  F-WWBM  Primer with partially complete (i.e. silver elements in white) Air Arabia tail.  Engineless.  Parked on main apron at St. Martin du Touch.

 

Additional frames which could not be read off due to position were:

(3807)  320-232  (F-WWDR)  Wizz Air, full colours.  Parked on main apron at St. Martin du Touch.

(3819)  (F-WWIO)  Spring Airlines, full colours.  Parked on main apron at St. Martin du Touch. 

(3829)  320-232  (F-WW??)  Aegean Airlines, full colours.  Appeared on main apron at St. Martin du Touch ex.paint hall? early afternoon. 

(3831)  320-216  (F-WW??)  All white colours, with ‘DTC’ on tail and above cockpit windows = EI-DTC.  Engineless.  Parked on main apron at St. Martin du Touch until 15:00 when positioned into general finishing hangar.  Believed destined for Air One/Alitalia. 

(3837)  320-232  (F-WW??)  Primer with full MEA Middle East Airlines tail colours.  Engineless.  Parked on main apron at St. Martin du Touch.

 

Bits and pieces:

3866?  320-214?  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 S7 Airlines.

3868?  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 Iberworld.

   

 

A330/340 family
0001  340-311  F-WWAI  Airbus.  Parked on the development flight line.

0360  340-642  F-WWCA  Airbus.  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 at l’aubrevouir, terminal-side.

0902  340-542  F-WWTJ  Kingfisher Airlines, full colours.  Parked at l’aubrevouir, terminal-side. 

0925  330-203  (F-WWKB)  Low visibility scheme.  Cockpit windows heavily taped up.  Parked on Airbus development flight line between prototype A380 and A340.

0960  340-642  F-WWCG  Iberia, full colours.  Engine covers on.  Parked at rear of H. ZIEGLER DC.

0981  340-642  (F-WWCN)  Lufthansa, full colours.  Inside hangar at H. ZIEGLER DC.

0985  330-302E  F-WWKF  Aer Lingus, full colours.  Parked at H. ZIEGLER DC, terminal-side.

0987  340-642  F-WWCQ  Lufthansa, full colours.  ‘HY’ on tail = D-AIHY.  Parked at l’aubrevouir, terminal-side.   

0988  330-243  F-WWKI  Hainan Airlines, full colours.  Parked at l’aubrevouir, terminal-side.  

0990  330-343E  F-WWKK  Thai Airways International, full colours.  Appeared at l’aubrevouir, plant-side, mid-afternoon.  

0991  330-243  F-WWKM  Etihad Airways, full colours.  Parked at l’aubrevouir, terminal-side.

0992  330-243  F-WWKN  Primer, including tail with white engine colours.  Parked mid-field, cockpit windows heavily taped-up and minus radome.  Stored?  

0995  330-243  F-WWKQ  Orange (storage) primer, with primer tail, with MEA Middle East Airlines winglet colours.  Parked at l’aubrevouir, terminal-side. 

0998  330-243  F-WWYT  MEA Middle East Airlines, full colours.    Parked at l’aubrevouir, plant-side.  

0999  330-202  (F-WWYV)  Primer with (full) Afriqiyah Airways tail.  On C. ADER production line at Poste 30D. 

1007  330-302E  F-WWYC  Primer with (full) Finnair tail and grey winglets.  Engineless.  Parked on general testing apron outside the C. ADER production hall.

1009  330-243  F-WWYE  Primer with (full) Avianca tail and red winglets.  Engineless.  Parked on general testing apron outside the C. ADER production hall.

1012  330-343E  (F-WW??)  Primer with (full) Singapore Airlines tail.  On C. ADER production line at Poste 30C. 

 

Additional frames which could not be read off due to position were:

(1013)  330-302E  (F-WW??)  Primer with (full) Finnair tail.  On C. ADER production line at Poste 30B. 

(10??)  3xx-xxx  (F-WW??)  Primer with unknown tail colours: top 1/4 solid red, then a band of white and black horizontal stripes, base could not be seen due to position.  On C. ADER production line at Poste 30A.  Possibly MSN 1011 330-243 for US Airways which is rumoured to be delivered in a non-standard scheme.

 

Bits and pieces:

None noted this visit.

A380

001  380-841  F-WWOW  Airbus.  Parked on the development flight line.

002  380-841  F-WXXL  Airbus.  Not seen.

004  380-841  F-WWDD  Airbus.  Not seen.
007  380-841  F-WWJB  Airbus.  Not seen.  Hangared undergoing re-work to production standard.

009  380-861  F-WWEA  Airbus.  Not seen.  Hangared undergoing re-work to production standard.

 

029  380-842  F-WWSA  (Standard green) primer with primer tail.  Red paint (i.e. Qantas) around horizontal stabiliser joints.  Parked on Aero Constellation production flight line, at stand A19.  

045  380-841  F-WWSG  (Standard green) primer with (full) Singapore Airlines tail and engine colours.  Parked on Aero Constellation production flight line, at stand A14.  Flaps fully deployed and engine cowlings open, undergoing checks after performing RTO on 20/02/2009.  First flight imminent.

 

 

ATR Plant
098  72-600  F-WWEY  House.  Not seen.

 

801  42-500  F-WWLT  Air St. Pierre, full colours.  Parked on ATR flight line.  

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. 

851  72-212A  F-WWEU  fly 540 Angola, full colours.  Parked on ATR DC, plant-side.

852  72-212A  F-WWEV  Aurigny Air Services, full colours.  Parked on ATR DC, terminal-side.

853  72-212A  F-WWEW  Aurigny Air Services, full colours.  Parked on ATR DC, terminal-side.

855  72-212A  F-WWEI  Air Austral, full (new) colours.  Parked on ATR DC, terminal-side.

856  72-212A  F-WWEX  MASwings, full colours.  Parked on ATR DC, terminal-side.

857  72-212A  F-WWEB  Cebu Pacific Air, full colours.  Noted performing engine runs on the taxiway near to the Airbus development flight line at 09:50, then parked on the ATR DC, plant-side.

 

Additional frames which could not be read off due to position were:

1.  72-212A  Primer with all-white tail seen at very rear of St. Martin du Touch apron, near ATR hangars. 

Latecoere Aeroservices

503  42-500  VT-ADI  Air Deccan, old colours.  Parked outside on storage ramp.

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 near front gate, in storage configuration: wheels covered and securely tethered to the ground.  Re-positioned from the rear apron.

845  72-212A  F-WWEK  fly 540 Angola, full colours.  Parked outside near front gate, in storage configuration: wheels covered and securely tethered to the ground.  Re-positioned from the rear apron.  

848  72-212A  F-WWEN  Finncomm Airlines, 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-WJKJ East Star Air, full colours.  ex. F-WWIP.  Parked outside.

 

Selected Visitors

 

D-ACKG  CR9  CLH

D-ACLW  CR2  CLH

D-ACPK  CR7  CLH

D-AIQT  320  DLH

CN-RMX  734  BMM

CN-RPE  73H  JFU

EC-IGO  CR2  ANE

F-GIXC  733  FPO

F-GIXF  733  FPO

F-GRPJ  AT7  CCM

F-HBAC  320  AAF

F-HBLA  E90  RAE

G-EUPC  319  BAW

G-EUPG  319  BAW

G-EZBD  319  EZY

G-EZBH  319  EZY

G-EZBO  319  EZY

G-EZIA  319  EZY

OO-TNB  733  TAY

PH-OFB  100  KLC

PH-OFM  100  KLC

TC-SGF  73H  SGX  op. DAH1045 TLS-ALG

TS-ISA  CR9  SEN

 

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