Wednesday 08/04/2009 (09:20-22:05L)

April’s first visit, this time with car and a full afternoon of tours (MACH II and J.L. LAGARDERE A380) to provide access to the main plants.  

In addition to this, a number of ‘firsts’ were also witnessed: the positioning into the mating jig of the front-fuselage section of the first A330MRTT for the UK Royal Air Force, the ‘birth’ of an A330: MSN1031, delivery of the latest for Singapore Airlines, yet another ATE swap-over: this time an A320 in the stunning new SATA Internacional scheme, followed by a primer ATR72 going in.  Add to that the rollout of an Iberia A340-600 in storage primer, departure of an S7 A320 to Finkenwerder and preparations – complete with palms – for the delivery of the latest ATR72 for Air Tahiti all made for an action-packed day. 

Shots at:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/a380spotter/sets/72157616543622630/ 

Fresh off the C. ADER FAL: 2 08/04/2009

 

 

l’aubrevouir from Parc Auto P3: closer at dusk 08/04/2009

 

 

‘SQ330’A330-343E MSN1006 delivery flight

 

 

ATR72-212A (-500) MSN862 F-WWEJ VT

 

 

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 08/04/2009 (09:20-22:05L)  

AIRBUS PLANT

A300

0988  330-243  F-WWKI  Hainan 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  Belugas not recorded this trip.        

751/2  300-608ST  F-GSTB  ”                                        “.     
765/3  300-608ST  F-GSTC  ”                                        “.      

776/4  300-608ST  F-GSTD  ”                                        “.  
796/5  300-608ST  F-GSTF  ”                                        “.   

A320 family
0001  320-200  F-WWBA  Airbus.  Departed at 10:40.

 

0659  320-232  F-WWDB  DLR, testbed.  Parked on development test flight line.

 

3621  320-232  F-WWIK  Kingfisher Airlines, full colours EXCEPT for tail logo.  Parked on main apron at St. Martin du Touch.

3837  320-232  OD-MRR  MEA – Middle East Airlines, full colours.  Parked at H. ZIEGLER DC, terminal-side.

3840  320-214  A6-ABQ  Air Arabia, full colours.  Parked at rear of ZIEGLER DC.  Departed by late afternoon, on delivery.

3843  320-214  G-EZTB  easyJet, full colours.    Parked at rear of ZIEGLER DC.

3850  320-232  F-WWDG  Aegean Airlines, full colours.  Parked at rear of ZIEGLER DC, receiving attention.  Pushed back at 16:15, and then back to position at 17:35.  Unable to confirm whether it flew or performed engine runs while on the A380 tour.

3852  320-214  F-HBII  Aigle Azur, all white colours.  Parked at rear of ZIEGLER DC.

3861  320-214  F-WWBP  Bahrain Air, full colours.  Appeared on the main apron at St. Martin du Touch late morning.

3863  320-232  F-WWDY  IndiGo, full colours.  Parked at ZIEGLER DC, terminal-side.  To BIKINI for engine runs from 17:00-18:05.

3866  320-214  F-WWDZ  S7 Airlines, full colours.  Parked at rear of ZIEGLER DC.  Towed into ZIEGLER DC hangar at 19:35.

3871  320-214  F-WWIG  easyJet Airline, full colours.  Parked on main apron at St. Martin du Touch.

3880  320-214  F-WWIL  S7 Airlines, full colours.  Parked on main apron at St. Martin du Touch.  Departed at 11:05, performing a flypast at 11:50 on its way to Hamburg XFW for cabin outfitting.

3883  320-214  F-WWIU  All white colours.  Believed to be destined for TAP Portugal.  Main apron at St. Martin du Touch.  Positioned into BIKINI for engine runs at 09:25.  Performed an RTO at 17:40, then back to original position.

3885  320-216  F-WWIY  All white colours.  Believed to be destined for Air One/Alitalia.  At Station Carburant first thing, then moved to main apron at St. Martin du Touch.

3887  320-214  F-WWBS  Shenzhen Airlines, full colours.  Station Carburant.

3889  320-214  F-WWBX  Iberworld, full colours.  Station Carburant.

3891  320-214  F-WWDC  SATA Internacional, full NEW colours.  Seen in open Aero Technique Espace paint shop, and rolled out at 17:30.  Positioned to rear of St. Martin du Touch apron.

3896  320-214  F-WWDI  All white colours.  Believed to be destined for Alafco/Rubban Logistics.  Replaced MSN3885 at Station Carburant around lunchtime.

3902  320-232  F-WWIA  Primer with basic (i.e. minus eagle logo) Etihad Airways tail.  Rolled out of 320 General Finishing line into hangar (paint-shop?) on main C. ADER complex.

 

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

3859  320-214  (F-WWDM)  Air France, full (old) colours.  Parked on main apron at St. Martin du Touch.

3908  320-2  (F-WWIR)  Primer with TAM tail colours.  Positioned from main apron at St. Martin du Touch apron onto 320 General Finishing line (in position vacated by MSN3902).

 

Two all-white 319 ACJs/ 320 Prestige airframes were also noted inside partially open Airbus Corporate Jet hangar.

 

Bits and pieces:

3927  320-232?  Front and rear sections noted – in open – on apron near Beluga unpack.  Believed to be destined for Wizz Airlines.

3933  320-214?  Front and rear sections noted – ”                                                     “.  Believed to be destined for Iberworld.  

   

 

A330/340 family
0001  340-311  F-WWAI  Airbus.  Not seen.

0360  340-642  F-WWCA  Airbus.   Parked on development test flight line. 

 

0856  340-642(X)  (F-WWTJ) (Etihad Airways) Fuselage section (aft of wing) seen on low-loader outside Aero Technique Espace complex.  Still in Etihad colours.  In process of being cleared of all internal furnishings.  Removal of bins, wall panels and insulation almost complete.

 

0886  340-542  F-WWTG  Kingfisher Airlines, full colours.  Engine socks, doors, cockpit and undercarriage legs well taped-up against the elements.  Parked on J.L.LAGARDERE (A380) apron.  Continued storage.

0894  340-542  F-WWTH  All white, with red (ex-Kingfisher Airlines, i.e. no logos) engines.  Parked on midfield apron.  Performed engine runs in BIKINI at 15:15.

0902  340-542  F-WWTJ  Kingfisher Airlines, full colours. Parked on midfield apron, stored.

0925  330-203  F-WWKB  Low visibility scheme, engineless.  Doors, cockpit and undercarriage legs well taped-up against the elements.  Parked on main apron at St. Martin du Touch.  Was at J.L.LAGARDERE (A380) apron on 21/03/2009.  Continued storage.

0960  340-642  F-WWCG  Iberia, full colours.  Engine socks, doors, cockpit and undercarriage legs well taped-up against the elements.  Parked on J.L.LAGARDERE (A380) apron.  Continued storage.

0980  330-203  F-WWYR  (Standard green) primer, including tail – engineless.  Parked on development test flight line.

 

0992  330-243  F-WWKN  All white colours, including engines. Believed to be destined for Gulf Air.  Parked on midfield apron.    

0993  340-642  ‘F-WWKC’ – typo for F-WWCK  Rolled out of A380 re-work hangar (LAGARDERE site) at 11:35 after receiving coat of yellow (storage) primer and towed to rear of St. Martin du Touch apron.  Engineless. 

0995  330-243  F-WWKQ  All storage primer with MEA – Middle East Airlines engine and winglet colours.  Parked on corner of l’aubrevouir.

0996  330-203  F-WWKT  All standard (green) primer colours, engineless.  Towed from St. Martin du Touch to J.L. LAGARDERE apron at 10:50.  Guess that it is also destined to receive a coat of storage primer in the hangar vacated by MSN0993.

0999  330-243  F-WWYV  Afriqiyah Airways, full colours.  Seen in partially open re-work hangar on the C. ADER complex.

1000  330-343E  F-WWYX  Swiss International Air Lines, full colours.  Parked at H. ZIEGLER DC, terminal-side.  Performed engine runs in BIKINI from 17:40-18:50, then back to original position.  

1001  330-323E  F-WWKL  Asiana Airlines, full colours.  Parked at rear of l’aubrevouir.  Towed to BIKINI for engine runs at 10:20, taxied back to original position at 10:40.

1002  330-223  F-WWKP  (Standard green) primer, with full Air Comet tail and engine colours.  Parked on midfield apron.  Engines taped-up.

1003  330-343E  F-WWKR  Thai Airways International, full colours.  Parked at corner of l’aubrevouir.  Departed on test flight at 16:15, performed a wheels-down missed approach at 17:33, landing back at 18:05.

1005  340-642  F-WWCR  Lufthansa, full colours.  ‘HZ’ = D-AIHZ fin id.  Parked on l’aubrevouir, terminal-side.

1006  330-343E  9V-STE  Singapore Airlines, full colours.  Parked at ZIEGLER DC, terminal-side.  Performed engine runs in BIKINI from 13:20-14:20 and back to original position.  Departed on delivery TLS-SIN at 20:30 as ‘SQ330’. 

1007  330-302E  F-WWYC  Finnair, full colours.  Parked at l’aubrevouir, terminal-side. 

1008  330-243  F-WWYD  HiFly, all white colours.  Parked at l’aubrevouir, plant-side.

1009  330-243  F-WWYE  AVIANCA Columbia, full colours.  Parked at l’aubrevouir, plant-side.

1010  330-343E  F-WWYF  Singapore Airlines, full colours.  Parked at l’aubrevouir, plant-side.

1011  330-243  F-WWYG  Primer with non-standard US Airways tail colours, and dark blue engines.  Parked at l’aubrevouir, terminal-side. 

1016  330-243  F-WWYI  AVIANCA Columbia, full colours.  ‘969’ on nose wheel door.  Engineless.  Parked outside C. ADER FAL.

1019  330-223  F-WWKZ  All (standard green) primer.  Parked at l’aubrevouir, plant-side.  Believed destined for Air Comet.  Towed from ZIEGLER DC area 12:15 to St. Martin du Touch, and into big hangar opposite the stored Air France Concorde.

1022  330-243  F-WWYP  Primer with (standard) US Airways tail colours.  Engineless.  Parked outside C. ADER FAL.

1024  330-243  F-WWYS  Primer and full Afriqiyah Airways tail colours.  Engineless.  Parked outside C. ADER FAL.

1025  330-302E  (F-WW??)  Primer and full Aer Lingus tail colours.  Rolled out of C. ADER FAL at 19:30.

1031  330-223  No registration carried.  Rolled out of mating jig (Poste 36/37) of C. ADER FAL at 14:20.  Fairly unfinished, no belly fairing, or winglets.  Thai Airways International customer stickers.   Moved back onto line in position vacated by MSN1025 by dusk.

 

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

None this visit.

 

 

Bits and pieces:

1033  330-243MRTT  Front section trolleyed from Beluga unpack area onto the C. ADER FAL mating jig – Poste 36/37 vacated by MSN1031.  Carries RAF Royal Air Force customer stickers.

1034  330-223  Rear section trolleyed from Beluga unpack area into storage hangar.  Customer stickers could not be seen, possibly destined for Air Comet?

 

A380

001  380-841  F-WWOW  Airbus.  Inside open development flight line hangar.

002  380-841  F-WXXL  Airbus.  Not seen.  Hangared undergoing re-work to production standard as a business jet.

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

 

023  380-861  F-WWST  (Standard green) primer with full Emirates tail (base of rudder is solid white).  Parked on Aero Constellation production flight line, stand A17. 

025  380-861  No registration.  (Standard green) primer with full Emirates tail.  Note: leading edge side-panels of tail had been removed to reveal spars, and the (forward) top of the fin featured a section in Airbus House colours.  Presumably this section originated from MSN007 or 009!  Engineless.  On J.L. LAGARDERE FAL, poste 30B. 

040  380-861  F-WWSE  (Standard green) primer with (old) Air France tail.  Parked on Aero Constellation production flight line, stand A19.  Destined for Air France as F-HPJB.

047  380-842  No registration.  (Standard green) primer with full (new) QANTAS Airways tail.  ‘QG’ fin i.d. destined for QANTAS Airways as VH-OQG.  Note: leading edge side-panels of tail had been removed to reveal spars.  On J.L. LAGARDERE FAL, poste 30C.  

050  380-842  No registration.  (Standard green) primer with all-white tail. On J.L. LAGARDERE FAL, poste 30A.  Destined for QANTAS Airways as VH-OQH.

  

  

ATR Plant

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

 

788  72-212A  F-WWEG  Kingfisher, ntu.  Now in (solid) dirty khaki colours.  Parked on ATR DC, plant-side. 

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.

848  72-212A  F-WWEN  Finncomm Airlines, full colours.  Parked on ATR flight line. 

858  72-212A  F-WWEC  Berjaya Air Sendirian Berhad, full colours.  Parked on ATR DC, terminal-side.  Moved to ATR production hall temporarily at 18:30, then back to original position.

860  72-212A  F-WWEF  Firefly, full colours.  Parked at the ATR DC, plant-side.  Delivery reg. 9M-FYF clearly visible under tape.

861  72-212A  F-WWEH  Tarom, full colours.  Parked on the main ramp at St. Martin du Touch, away from main ATR flight line. 

862  72-212A  F-WWEJ  Air Tahiti, full colours.  Performed customer acceptance flight 09:20-09:38, then parked at the ATR DC, terminal-side.  Positioned into H. ZIEGLER DC for delivery ceremony at 18:15.

863  72-212A  9M-MWC  MAS Wings, full colours.  Arrived at 10:20, then parked at ATR DC plant-side.

864  72-212A  F-WWEM  Naysa – full Binter Canarias colours.  Parked at the ATR DC, plant-side.  Taxied out and departed at 15:20.    

865  72-212A  F-WWEO  TRIP Linhas Aereas, full colours.  Parked at the ATR DC, plant-side.

874  72-212A  No visible markings, but with small ‘MSN3874S32874’ stencilled underneath cockpit windows.  Green primer, with all white tail.  Complete – with props.  Towed into 320 bay at Aero Technique Espace for painting at 18:10.  MSN874 is believed to be destined for TRIP Linhas Aereas.    

 

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

1.  72-212A  All white. Parked at very rear of St. Martin du Touch apron, near ATR hangars.  Presumed to be MSN805 F-WWEQ, Kingfisher ntu.

2.  72-212A  Tarom, full colours.  In rear of main ATR production hall.  Believed to be MSN867 (F-WWER). 

3.  72-212A  Firefly, full colours.  In main ATR production hall.  Believed to be MSN868.

4.  72-212A?  Primer with grey tail, complete – with props.  No visible markings.  Parked at very rear of St. Martin du Touch apron, near ATR hangars.

5.  42-500  Primer with grey tail, complete – with props.  No visible markings.Parked 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..

510  42-500  VT-ADH  Air Deccan, old colours.  Parked outside main hangar, by the front gate.

691  42-500  F-WWLM  All white.  Parked outside on storage ramp.  Cockpit and cabin windows now covered with silver tape.  Long term storage configuration. 

785  72-212A  F-WWED  Simplifly Deccan, full colours.  Parked outside on storage ramp, in same storage configuration as MSN691.  

836  72-212A  F-WWEC  fly 540 Rwanda, full colours.  Parked outside near the front gate, in same storage configuration as MSN691.

845  72-212A  F-WWEK  fly 540 Angola, full colours.  Parked outside near the front gate, in same storage configuration as MSN691.

846  72-212A  F-WWEL  Islas Airways, full colours.  Parked outside on storage ramp in same configuration as MSN691.

851  72-212A  F-WWEU  fly 540 Angola, full colours.  Parked outside on storage ramp in same configuration as MSN691.

                                                                                                            

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

 

086  42-300  9G-ANT  Antrak Air, full colours.  Minus props.  Parked outside main hangar. 

25744/2198 737-33A(QC)  F-GIXD Europe Airpost, full colours. Parked outside main hangar.

590  72-212A  F-GVZM  Air France by Airlinair, full colours.  Parked outside main hangar. 

293  320-211 F-GYAI  Air Mediterranee, full colours.  Parked in main hangar.    

 

 

Air France Industries

3831  320-216  EI-DTC  Alitalia – full colours.  Previously noted – 21/03/09 – at the ZIEGLER DC, all white.

 

Selected Visitors

 

CN-RMW  734  BMM

D-AGWF  319  GWI

EC-IMX  EM2  SWT

EC-JXZ  CR9  ANE

F-GMLX  M83  BLE

F-GPYN  AT5 RLA

F-HBXC  E70  RLA

G-CDPT  763  GSM opf REU

G-EZAU  319  EZY

G-EZBH  319  EZY

G-EZDO  319  EZY

G-EZNM  319  EZY

OO-TAK  146  TAY

OY-SRG  762  SRR

 

D-ILAM  CJ-2

EC-JGB  B200

F-GGNX  TB-20  SEFA

F-GMDL  CJ-1

F-GQJD  B90

F-HBMB  C500

 

 

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