A330-223F MSN1004 F-WWYE Airbus S.A.S
Rear of the ZIEGLER DC 2 25/11/2009
A330-203(MRTT/KC-45A) MSN0925 F-WWKB
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
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.
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.
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
A380spotter




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