A splash and dash for my September visit courtesy of a cancelled outbound flight (no prior notice – thanks easyjet!) and a reschedule to a lunchtime flight.
This meant that the pre-booked Mach II with A380 option were missed severely limiting the numbers seen and, of course, photographic opportunities.
Highlights were the A380s at the LAGARDERE plant. MSN009, the Engine Alliance testbed, has finally emerged from re-work to production standard for onward delivery to Emirates Airline. MSN038, the first for Lufthansa, was also outside and basking in the late afternoon sunshine resulting in some nice portraits. On a downer, MSN0047 for Qantas was now in storage configuration – yellow primer, silver tape, etc.
Moving in the opposite direction, over at the 330/340 production, MSN1034 appeared to be about to re-enter the production cycle as it was parked at the ZIEGLER DC wash station, presumably to have its coat of storage primer washed off.
An A320 highlight was the roll out of the latest example for Sichuan Airlines, MSN4068 which had been painted over at Air France Industries.
Shots at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/a380spotter/sets/72157622319753827/
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 23/09/2009 (16:20-22:00L)
AIRBUS PLANT
A300
238 300B4-203 F-WUAB Tail noted poking out of old hangar at St. Martin du Touch.
751/2 300-608ST F-GSTB
765/3 300-608ST F-GSTC
776/4 300-608ST F-GSTD
796/5 300-608ST F-GSTF .
796/5 300-608ST F-GSTF .
A320 family
0001 320-200 F-WWBA Airbus. Not seen.
0001 320-200 F-WWBA Airbus. Not seen.
0659 320-232 F-WWDB DLR, testbed. Arrived at 17:40L.
3882 320-216 F-WWIP All yellow (storage) primer. With white tape on tip of tail. Parked on main apron at St. Martin du Touch. Iberia, ntu?
3952 320-216 F-WWBI All yellow (storage) primer. Parked on main apron at St. Martin du Touch. Iberia, ntu?
3956 320-216 EI-DTH Air One/Alitalia, full Alitalia colours. One of three examples parked at the rear, and one terminal-side of the ZIEGLER DC (cannot be specific about position).
3974 320-214 F-WWIT Air Blue, full colours. Parked at the rear of St. Martin du Touch.
3976 320-216 EI-DTI Air One/Alitalia, full Alitalia colours. One of three examples parked at the rear, and one terminal-side of the ZIEGLER DC (cannot be specific about position).
3978 320-216 EI-DTJ Air One/Alitalia, full Alitalia colours. One of three examples parked at the rear, and one terminal-side of the ZIEGLER DC (cannot be specific about position).
3990 320-232 (F-WWBY) All-white colours. Parked on the flight line at St. Martin du Touch.
4015 320-214 F-WWBS Saudi Arabian Airlines, full colours. Parked at the ZIEGLER DC, terminal-side.
4030 320-214 (F-WWIB) All-white colours. Parked at the rear of the DC after dark.
4032 320-214 F-WWIH S7 Airlines, full colours. Parked at the ZIEGLER DC, terminal-side.
4033 320-214 (F-WWII) Air Berlin, full colours. Parked at the rear of the ZIEGLER DC.
4035 320-216 (F-WWIJ) Indonesia AirAsia, full colours. Parked on the flight line at St. Martin du Touch.
4057 320-214 F-WWBC Saudi Arabian Airlines, full colours with incomplete tail (i.e. missing decal). Noted performing missed approach at 16:55L, on departure to XFW.
4059 320-214 (F-WWBD) All-white colours. Believed to be destined for Gulf Air. Parked on the flight line at St. Martin du Touch.
4061 320-214 (F-WWBE) Air Arabia, full colours. Parked on the flight line at St. Martin du Touch.
4063 320-214 (F-WWBF) Air France, full (new) colours. Parked at Station Carburant.
4068 320-232 F-WWBI Sichuan Airlines, full colours. Noted rolling out of the paint shop at Air France Industries. Towed across the field to St. Martin du Touch.
4070 320-216 (F-WWBK) AirAsia, full colours. Parked at Station Carburant.
4081 320-214 (F-WW) Standard (green) primer with incomplete Saudi Arabian Airlines (i.e. no decal) tail colours. Parked on the rear apron at St. Martin du Touch.
Additional frames which could not be read off due to position were:
None noted this visit.
Bits and pieces:
None noted in open storage, and Plat-forme Logistique was noted closed up.
A330/340 family
0001 340-311 F-WWAI Airbus. Not seen.
0001 340-311 F-WWAI Airbus. Not seen.
0360 340-642 F-WWCA Airbus. Parked on development test flight line.
0886 340-542 F-WWTG Kingfisher Airlines, full colours. Parked at rear of St. Martin du Touch.
0894 340-542 (F-WWTH) All white fuselage and tail and red engines. Parked on l’abreuvoir, terminal-side.
0925 330-203 F-WWKB Low visibility scheme, engineless. Doors, cockpit and undercarriage legs well taped-up against the elements. Continued storage on the J-L. LAGARDERE ramp.
655/1 300-608ST F-GSTA Beluga movements not noted this visit.
0993 340-642 F-WWCK Iberia, full colours. ‘LCZ’ on tail (= EC-LCZ). Parked at the ZIEGLER DC, terminal-side. Towed into DC hangar at 17:15L. Noted back on the DC, terminal-side, after dark.
0996 330-203 F-WWKT All storage (yellow) primer colours, engineless. Parked at J-L.LAGARDERE (A380) apron. Continued storage.
1031 330-223 F-WWKF All white colours, engineless. Parked at the corner of l’abreuvoir.
1034 330-223 F-WWKS All (yellow) storage primer, including tail. At the ZIEGLER DC wash-station. About to have storage primer removed prior to re-entering production cycle?
1037 330-343E F-WWYA Thai Airways International, full colours. Parked on l’abreuvoir, terminal-side.
1040 340-642X A6-EHL Etihad Airways, full colours. Parked at DC, terminal-side. Departed at 19:06L on delivery.
1043 330-202 F-WWKM Afriqiyah Airways, full colours. Parked at rear of l’abreuvoir during daylight, then noted after dark at the rear of the ZIEGLER DC.
1044 330-343E F-WWKA Oman Air, full colours. Parked on l’abreuvoir, plant-side.
1048 330-343E F-WWKI AirAsia X, full colours. Parked on l’abreuvoir, terminal-side.
1049 330-343E “F-WW” (last-2 not yet applied) Oman Air, full colours. Parked on l’abreuvoir, terminal-side.
1054 330-223 F-WWYC Parked, engineless, on midfield ramp with undercarriage in storage configuration, i.e. taped and bagged up.
1057 330-202 F-WWYF Air Mauritius, full (new) colours. Parked on l’abreuvoir, terminal-side.
1059 330-223 F-WWKV Parked, engineless, on midfield ramp with undercarriage in storage configuration, i.e. taped and bagged up.
1060 330-343E (F-WWYQ) Standard (green) primer with (full) Thai Airways International tail, and purple winglets. Parked on l’abreuvoir, plant-side.
Additional frames which could not be read off due to position were:
1. 10xx 3??-??? (F-WW??) All (standard green) primer, including tail. Parked outside the C. ADER FAL, ‘Stations 18’.
Bits and pieces:
None this visit.
A380
001 380-841 F-WWOW Airbus. Not seen.
002 380-841 F-WXXL Airbus. Noted in open re-work hangar undergoing conversion to production standard as a business jet.
004 380-861 F-WWDD Airbus. Parked on Development flight-line (St. Martin du Touch).
009 380-861 F-WWEA Airbus. Re-work to production standard now complete. Still wearing basic Airbus House colours, but with most of tail in brown primer? colours and full Emirates Airline engine colours. Parked on Aero Constellation production flight line at stand A19. Destined for Emirates as A6-EDI.
028 380-861 F-WWSZ Standard (green) primer with full Emirates tail and engine colours. Parked on Aero Constellation production flight line at stand A17.
038 380-841 F-WWSH Standard (green) primer with full Lufthansa tail, ‘MA’ tail i.d. and grey engines. Parked on Aero Constellation production flight line at stand A14. For Lufthansa as D-AIMA.
047 380-842 F-WWAD Yellow storage primer with (new) QANTAS Airways tail and engine colours. Silver tape at tip of fin, and over door seals, etc. Parked on Aero Constellation production flight line at stand A15. For QANTAS as VH-OQG.
Bits and pieces:
None noted this visit.
ATR Plant
098 72-600 F-WWEY Full NEW house scheme. Parked on ATR DC, terminal-side.
848 72-212A F-WWEN Finncomm, full colours. Parked on ATR DC, terminal-side.
889 72-212A 9M-MWF MASWings, full colours. Noted performing engine runs at 17:00L on apron near Airbus development flight line.
Additional frames which could not be read off due to position were:
1. 72-212A Air Vanuatu, full colours. Noted on flight line at St. Martin du Touch. Believed to be MSN876 F-WWED.
2. 72-212A fly 540, full colours. Noted on flight line at St. Martin du Touch. Either MSN826 F-WWEU, 836 F-WWEC or 851 F-WWEU.
Rear of St. Martin du Touch, close to hangars:
Not visible this visit.
Rear of the ATR DC:
Not visible this visit.
ATR hangar next to A320 FAL:
None seen as the view was blocked by Airbus Development aircraft.
Original A300 hall:
None seen as the view was blocked by Airbus Development aircraft.
Latecoere Aeroservices
010 42-300 Cargo LY-RUM DOT LT, full colours. Parked on the new ‘apron’ which used to be the approach road.
215 VN-B202 Vietnam Airlines. All-white colours, with small Vietnamese flag at top of fin. Parked on the new ‘apron’ which used to be the approach road.
510 42-500 F-WNUB Full (old) Air Deccan colours, now complete again, with engines re-installed. ‘DH’ on nose wheel door = ex. VT-ADH Parked outside main hangar, having seats removed.
515 42-500 F-WKVK Full (old) Air Deccan colours. ‘DP’ on nose wheel door = ex. VT-ADP. Parked out front, on the new ‘apron’ which used to be the approach road.
666 72-212A F-WKVE All-white, ex. D-ANFK. Parked outside on storage ramp.
785 72-212A F-WWED TRIP Linhas Aereas, full colours. Parked outside on the storage ramp.
805 72-212A F-WWEQ BQB Lineas Aereas, full colours. Parked outside on the storage ramp.
816 72-212A (F-WWEF) fly 540 Angola, full colours. Parked outside on the storage ramp. Note: only MSN sticker carried.
845 72-212A F-WWEK fly 540 Angola, full colours. Parked outside on the storage ramp, cockpit and cabin windows covered with silver tape. Long term storage configuration.
Additional frames which could not read-off/tied-up:
1. 42-500 All white. Parked outside on the main hangar alongside MSN510 F-WNUB. Possibly MSN503 ex. VT-ADI.
Air France Industries
Nothing visible ouside, but see entry for A320 MSN4068, above.
ATE (Aero Technique Espace)
Closed-up.
Selected visitors
CN-RNA 734 BMM
CN-RNL 73W RAM
D-ALIA E70 RUS
D-AOLG 100 OLT
D-AOLH 100 OLT
F-GIXH 733 FPO
F-GIXS 733 FPO
F-GRPK AT7 CCM
G-EZDR 319 EZY
G-EZEO 319 EZY
G-EZFG 319 EZY
G-EZFI 319 EZY
G-EZIL 319 EZY
G-EZIV 319 EZY
HB-JQB DH4 BBO F70225 GVA-TLS
OY-SRF 76F SRR
F-BVBI F172M
F-HBRU B200
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