Wednesday 25/11/2009 (10:05-21:30L)

A330-223F MSN1004 F-WWYE Airbus S.A.S
A330-223F MSN1004 F-WWYE Airbus S.A.S
Rear of the ZIEGLER DC 2 25/11/2009
Rear of the ZIEGLER DC 2 25/11/2009
A330-203(MRTT/KC-45A) MSN0925 F-WWKB
A330-203(MRTT/KC-45A) MSN0925 F-WWKB
J.L. LAGARDERE flight line 2 25/11/2009
J.L. LAGARDERE flight line 2 25/11/2009
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 25/11/2009 (10:05-21:30L)

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
A320 family
0001  320-200  F-WWBA  Airbus. Parked at the rear of the flight line at St. Martin du Touch.
0659  320-232  F-WWDB  DLR, testbed.  Parked at the rear of the flight line at St. Martin du Touch.
3882  320-216  F-WWIP  All yellow (storage) primer.  Not seen.
3952  320-216  F-WWBI  All standard (green) primer.  Previously in yellow (storage) primer.  Parked at the rear of the ZIEGLER DC.
4032  320-214  F-WWIH  S7 Airlines, full colours.  Parked at the rear of the ZIEGLER DC.
4104  320-214  HZ-AS13  Saudi Arabian Airlines, full colours.  Parked at the rear of the ZIEGLER DC.
4108  320-216  EI-DTL  Air One/Alitalia, full colours.  Parked at the ZIEGLER DC, terminal side
4115  320-214  HZ-AS14  Saudi Arabian Airlines, full colours.  Parked at the rear of the ZIEGLER DC.

4119  320-216  EI-DTM  Air One/Alitalia, full colours.  Parked at the rear of the ZIEGLER DC.

4126  320-216  F-WWIO  Thai AirAsia, full colours.  Arrived back from XFW at 20:00L.
4137  320-214  F-WWIZ  Air France, full colours.  Parked on the flight line at St. Martin du Touch.  Departed at 11:35 (first flight?) and performed missed approach at 12:25L on ferry out to XFW.
4139  320-214  F-WWXZ  Air France, full colours.  Parked on the flight line at St. Martin du Touch. Towed in the direction of General Finishing and out of sight at 10:50L.
Additional frames which could not be read off due to position were:
3974  320-214  (F-WWIT)  Air Blue, full colours. Fin now taped, i.e. storage configuration.  Parked on the apron at St. Martin du Touch.

4110  320-232  (F-WWDT)  Qatar Airways, full colours.  Parked on the flight line at St. Martin du Touch.

4122  320-214  (F-WWIF)  Saudi Arabian Airlines, full colours.   Parked on the flight line at St. Martin du Touch.
4128  320-214  (F-WWIQ)  Air Berlin, full colours.  Parked on the flight line at St. Martin du Touch.
4143  320-216  (F-WWBB)  Air One/Alitalia, full colours.  At Station Carburant.
4145  320-214  (F-WWIY)  TAP Portugal, full colours.  At Station Carburant.
4147  320-216  (F-WW??)  AirAsia, full colours.  At Station Carburant.
4152  320-216  (F-WW??)  Air One/Alitalia, full colours.  Parked on the apron at St. Martin du Touch.
Bits and pieces:
Front and rear fuselage sections for 3 airframes noted in open storage beside Beluga parking area.
A330/340 family
0001  340-311  F-WWAI  Airbus.  Parked on development test flight line.
0360  340-642  F-WWCA  Airbus.   Not seen.
0061  340-212  SU-GGG Egyptian Government, full colours.  Parked near Airbus Corporate Jet hangars at rear of St. Martin du Touch.
0886  340-542  F-WWTG  Kingfisher Airlines, full colours.  Parked on the development flight line.
0894  340-542  F-WWTH  All white fuselage and tail and red engines.  Not seen.  Re-entered the production cycle?
0902  340-542  F-WWTJ  Kingfisher Airlines, full colours.  Parked at the ZIEGLER DC, terminal-side.
0925  330-203  F-WWKB  Low visibility scheme, engineless.    Parked at the ZIEGLER DC Wash Station with fuel testing equipment attached (as usually performed at “Stations 18”).  About to re-enter the production cycle after prolonged external storage?

655/1  300-608ST  F-GSTA  Beluga movements not noted this visit.

0996  330-203  F-WWKT  Not seen.  Re-entered the production cycle?
1002  330-223  F-WJKL  AirComet, full colours.  Parked near Airbus Corporate Jet hangars at rear of St. Martin du Touch.
1004  330-223F  F-WWYE  Airbus, house colours.  Prototype 330-200 Freighter.  Parked on development flight line.  Departed at 11:24L, flying a single circuit, landing back at 11:37.  Several repetitions performed – each a single circuit with cycling of undercarriage.
1031  330-223  F-WWKF  All white with blue engines.  Parked on l’abreuvoir, terminal-side.
1037  330-343E  F-WWYA  Thai Airways International, full colours.  Parked at the ZIEGLER DC, terminal-side.
1039  330-223  F-WWYO  Standard (green) primer, with white engines.  Noted already in BIKINI performing engine runs at 10:05L.  Taxied out at 10:25, and back to rear of l’abreuvoir.
1042  330-223  F-WWKK  Standard (green) primer.  Was previously in (yellow) storage primer.  About to re-enter the production cycle?  Parked midfield.
1053  330-243  VP-CAC  Mid East Jet, executive colours.  Towed out of General Finishing area at 10:30L and positioned to the rear of the ZIEGLER DC.
1054  330-223  F-WWYC  All (yellow) storage primer.  Parked, engineless, on midfield ramp with undercarriage in storage configuration, i.e. taped and bagged up.
1059  330-223  F-WWKV  All (yellow) storage primer.  Parked, engineless, on midfield ramp with undercarriage in storage configuration, i.e. taped and bagged up.
1060  330-343E  F-WWYQ Thai Airways International, full colours.  Parked on l’abreuvoir, terminal-side.  Departed on test flight at 14:30L, returning by 14:50.
1063  330-343E  F-WWYN  Oman Air, full colours.  Parked at the rear of the ZIEGLER DC.  Departed at 10:50L on customer acceptance flight, performing a missed-approach at 13:10 before landing back.
1065  330-343E  F-WWYJ  Aeroflot, full colours.  Parked at the ZIEGLER DC, terminal-side.
1069  330-243  N282AY  US Airways, full colours.  Parked at the ZIEGLER DC, terminal-side.  Departed at 18:24L on delivery flight as US9240 TLS-PIT.
1071  330-343E  F-WWYP  Etihad Airways, full colours but tail minus eagle logo.  Parked on l’abreuvoir, terminal-side.  ‘EFA’ on nose wheel door = A6-EFA.
1072  330-343E  F-WWYK  Aeroflot, full colours.  Parked on l’abreuvoir, plant-side.  Departed at 15:50, performing a missed-approach at 18:30L.
1073  330-243  F-WWKZ  Avianca Columbia, full colours.  Parked on l’abreuvoir, plant-side.
1076  330-243  F-WWYP  US Airways, full colours.  Parked on l’abreuvoir, plant-side.  Departed at 10:27L, landing back at 11:55 and back to original position.
1078  330-302E  F-WWYU  Standard (green) primer with full Finnair tail and winglet colours.  Parked on l’abreuvoir, terminal-side.
1079  340-642  F-WWCE  All (standard green) primer, including tail. Parked, engineless, outside the C. ADER FAL – ‘Stations 18’.  Same position as last month’s visit.
1088  330-302E  “F-WWHK” typo for F-WWKH  Standard (green) primer with full Finnair tail and winglet colours.  Parked, engineless, outside the C. ADER FAL, “Stations 18”.
Additional frames which could not be read off due to position were:
None noted this visit.
Bits and pieces:
None this visit.
A380
001  380-841  F-WWOW  Airbus.  Parked on Development flight-line (St. Martin du Touch).
002  380-841  F-WXXL  Airbus.  Seen in part-open re-work hangar.
004  380-861  F-WWDD  Airbus.  Parked on the development flight line.
047  380-842  F-WWAD  Standard (green) primer with (new) QANTAS Airways tail colours.  Note: no longer in (yellow) storage primer.  Tail still taped, etc – storage configuration.  Towed ex. re-work hangar at 10:30L to stand A15 on the Aero Constellation production flight line.
050  380-842  F-WWAE  Standard (green) primer? with primer tail and engine colours.  Not seen, under cover in storage.
030  380-861  F-WWSD  Standard (green) primer with full Emirates tail and engine colours.   Seen in part open A380 re-work hangar, Aero Constellation.
042  380-861  No reg. applied.  Standard (green) primer with full Emirates tail colours.  Unfinished state, i.e. flap-track fairings, belly fairing, etc not installed.  Parked on production flight line at Aero Constellation.
044  380-841  F-WWSJ  Standard (green) primer with full Lufthansa tail colours.  ‘MC’ fin i.d. = D-AIMC.  Right outboard engine installed (standard grey LH colours).  Not possible to see if any on left wing were installed.  On J-L. LAGARDERE FAL – poste 30B.
046  380-861  F-WWAG  Standard (green) primer with full Emirates tail and engine colours.  On J-L. LAGARDERE FAL – poste 30C.
049  380-861  F-WWAL  Standard (green) primer with full Air France tail colours.  On J-L. LAGARDERE FAL – poste 30A.
Bits and pieces:
None noted this visit.
ATR Plant
098  72-600  F-WWEY  Full NEW house scheme.  Parked at the ATR DC, terminal-side. Departed at 14:54L.
846  72-212A  F-WWEL  TRIP Linhas Aéreas, full colours.  Parked at ATR DC, terminal-side.
871  72-212A  F-WWEV  Wings Abadi Air, full colours.  Departed at 15:05L, landing back at 16:52.
875  72-212A  F-WWEB  All-white colours.  Parked at ATR DC, terminal-side.
891  72-212A  F-WWEW  TRIP Linhas Aéreas, full colours.  Taxied into BIKINI test cell for engine runs at 10:08L.
895  72-212A  9M-MWG  MASWings, full colours.  Parked at ATR DC, terminal-side.
Additional frames which could not be read off due to position were:
St. Martin du Touch, flight line:
1.  72-212A  Wings Abadi Air, full colours.  Assumed to be MSN883 F-WWEM.
2.  72-212A  fly 540, full colours.  Assumed to be MSN836 F-WWEC.
3.  72-212A  fly 540, full colours.  Assumed to be MSN845 F-WWEK.
4.  72-212A  Fincomm, full colours.  Assumed to be MSN851 F-WWEU.
5.  42-500  Libyan Arab Airlines, full colours.  Assumed to be either MSN691 or 802.
Rear of St. Martin du Touch, close to hangars:
1.  72-212A  All-white colours.  Believed to be MSN884 F-WWEN.
Rear of the ATR DC:
Impossible to gain a view due to the expanding A350XWB plant construction.
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
215  72-202  F-WNUE  All-white colours, with small Vietnamese flag on tail, and ‘202’ on nose wheel door.  Parked on the new ‘apron’ which used to be the approach road.
341  72-202  F-WKVJ  All-white colours, with small Vietnamese flag on tail, and ‘204’ on nose wheel door.  Parked by old gate area.
363  42-320  F-WKVD  Precision Air, full colours, with ‘AP’ on nose wheel door.  Parked on the new ‘apron’ which used to be the approach road.
503  42-500  F-WNUA  All-white colours.  Parked on the new ‘apron’ which used to be the approach road.
510  42-500  F-WNUB  All-white colours.  Parked on the new ‘apron’ which used to be the approach road.
515  42-500  F-WKVK Old Air Deccan colours, with ‘DP’ on nose wheel doors.  Left-hand engine removed.  Parked outside the main hangar, being worked on.
528  42-500  F-WKVI  Simplifly Deccan, full colours, with ‘ADQ’ on nose wheel door.  Parked on the new ‘apron’ which used to be the approach road.
785  72-212A  F-WWED   TRIP Linhas Aéreas, full colours.  Parked outside on the storage ramp.
805  72-212A  [F-WWEQ]  BQB Lineas Aéreas, full colours.  Parked outside on the storage ramp.  Note: only MSN sticker carried, no registration.
816  72-212A  [F-WWEF]  fly 540 Angola, full colours.  Parked outside on the storage ramp.  Note: only MSN sticker carried, no registration.
826  72-212A  F-WWEU  fly 540 Angola, full colours.  Parked outside on the storage ramp.
Additional frames which could not read-off/tied-up:
???  42-500  F-WKVB  All-white colours.  Engines being worked on.  Parked outside on the storage ramp.  Possibly MSN614 ex. F-OHJJ.
???  42-300  Danish Air Transport, full colours.  Receiving attention in the main hangar.
Air France Industries
0343  320-212  F-GKHK XL Airways France, full colours.  In hangar, undergoing checks.
2144  320-214  VP-BWF  Aeroflot, full colours.  In hangar, undergoing checks.
Additional frames which could not read-off/tied-up:
A320 All-white colours, seen in main hangar.
A321 Paint stripped, towed out of the main hangar at dusk.  This disappeared quickly and is assumed to have entered the paint hall.
ATE (Aero Technique Espace)
888  ATR72-212A  (F-WWES)  Air Caraibes, full colours.  Noted in partially open ATR paint bay.
Selected visitors
D-AGWF  319  GWI
D-AOLC  S20  OLT
D-AOLG  100 OLT
D-AOLH  100 OLT
F-GFUF  733  FPO
F-GIXC  733  FPO
F-GTAX  321  AFR  AF110YJ (= 6110) ORY-TLS
F-HBXE  E70  RAE
F-OPAR 772  REU
G-EZAD  319  EZY
G-EZDV  319  EZY
G-EZEZ  319  EZY
G-EZIU  319  EZY
G-EZTD  320  EZY
HB-JQE  E90  F70226  TLS-GVA
OO-TAE  143  TAY
OY-SRH  76F  SRR
SU-BPZ  73H  AMV
9H-SNA  319ACJ
F-GJFE  B200  SEFA
F-GZAL  DR.400 (overflight)
CH-10  C130  BAF
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