Saturday 30/01/2010

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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.

Saturday 30/01/2010 (09:50-15:00L)

AIRBUS PLANT

A300
238 300B4-203 F-WUAB No longer visible from the terminal area due to A350XWB plant works.

655/1 300-608ST F-GSTA Not seen.
751/2 300-608ST F-GSTB Parked by unpack hangar all day.
765/3 300-608ST F-GSTC Parked by unpack hangar all day.
776/4 300-608ST F-GSTD Departed 10:00L.
796/5 300-608ST F-GSTF Parked by unpack hangar all day.

A320 family
0001 320-200 F-WWBA Airbus. Parked on the main apron at St. Martin du Touch.
0659 320-232 F-WWDB DLR, testbed. Parked on the main apron at St. Martin du Touch.

4075 320-216 F-WWBN Air One/Alitalia, full colours. Parked at the rear of the ZIEGLER DC.
4143 320-216 F-WWBB Air One/Alitalia, full colours. Parked at the ZIEGLER DC, terminal-side.
4183 320-232 F-WWIB Qatar Airways, full colours. Parked at the ZIEGLER DC, terminal-side. Had disappeared by 14:50L – presumably into DC hangar?
4193 320-214 F-WWIJ Olympic Airways, full colours. In closed ZIEGLER DC hangar.
4195 320-216 F-WWIL Air One/Alitalia, full colours. Parked at rear of the ZIEGLER DC.

Additional frames which could not be read off due to position were:
3974 320-214 (F-WWIT) Air Blue, full colours. Fin taped, i.e. storage configuration. Parked on the apron at St. Martin du Touch.
4023 320-232 (F-WWDN) Dragonair, full colours. Parked on the apron at St. Martin du Touch.
4108 320-216 (F-WWDS) Air One/Alitalia, full colours. Parked on the apron at St. Martin du Touch.
4119 320-216 (F-WWIE) Air One/Alitalia, full colours. Parked on the apron at St. Martin du Touch.
4152 320-216 (F-WWBJ) Air One/Alitalia, full colours. Parked on the apron at St. Martin du Touch.
4188 320-214 (F-WWIG) Gulf Air, full colours. Parked at the rear of the ZIEGLER DC.
4212 320-214 (F-WWDJ) Air India – only tail visible. Flight line at St. Martin du Touch.                                                           4214 320-214  (F-WWIM) Shenzhen Airlines, full colours. Flight line at St. Martin du Touch.
4216 320-232 (F-WWBE) IndiGo, full colours. Station Carburant.
4233 320-214 (F-WWBV) Standard (green) primer with full easyJet tail. Station Carburant.
4234 320-214 (F-WWBZ) Standard (green) primer with full easyJet tail. Station Carburant. One of these two was wearing only “F-WW”.

Bits and pieces:
Front and rear fuselage sections for a single airframe noted in open storage beside Beluga parking area.

A330/340 family
0001 340-311 F-WWAI Airbus. Arrived at 11:40L, then parked on the development test flight line.
0360 340-642 F-WWCA Airbus. Parked on the development test flight line.

0886 340-542 F-WWTG Kingfisher Airlines, full colours. Final A345 in KFR colours. External storage at the J.L.LAGARDERE plant.
0925 330-203 F-WWKB Low visibility scheme, engineless. Back in external storage at the J.L.LAGARDERE plant.
1002 330-223 F-WJKL AirComet, full colours. Not possible to see it this is still in-situ near the 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.
1032 330-243F F-WWKG All standard (green) primer with Etihad Airways engine colours. Parked on the development test flight line.
1034 330-223 F-WWKS All-white with white engines. Parked on midfield ramp, now in storage.
1039 330-223 F-WWYO All (yellow) storage primer, with white engine colours. Note: was still in standard (green) primer on 23rd Jan. Parked on midfield ramp with undercarriage in storage configuration, i.e. taped and bagged up.
1042 330-223 F-WWKK All-white colours, with white engines. Parked at l’abreuvoir, terminal-side.
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.
1078 330-302E F-WWYU Finnair, full colours. Parked at l’abreuvoir, terminal-side.
1082 330-243 F-WWYZ Sichuan Airlines, full colours. Parked at the ZIEGLER DC, terminal-side. Taxied out, entering BIKINI engine test cell for engine runs at 12:10, returning to original position by 13:40L.
1085 330-343E F-WWKA Singapore Airlines, full colours. Parked at the ZIEGLER DC, terminal-side.
1086 330-343E F-WWYV Thai Airways International, full colours. Parked at the corner of l’abreuvoir.
1087 330-343E F-WWKD Air China, full colours. Parked at l’abreuvoir, terminal-side.
1090 330-343E F-WWYB Thai Airways International, full colours. Parked at the corner of l’abreuvoir.
1094 330-202 F-WWKM QANTAS Airways, full colours. Parked at l’abreuvoir, terminal-side.
1103 330-343E F-WWYR Standard (green) primer with full Aeroflot Airlines tail. “Stations 18”.
1104 330-243 F-WWYX Standard (green) primer with full Hawaiian Airlines tail. “Stations 18″. First A330 for Hawaiian.

Additional frames which could not be read off due to position were:
1089 330-343E (F-WWKI) Swiss International Air Lines, full colours. Parked on l’abreuvoir, plant-side.
1095 330-243 (F-WWYS) Standard (green) primer with full US Airways tail. Parked on l’abreuvoir, plant-side.

Bits and pieces:
None this visit.

A380
001 380-841 F-WWOW Airbus. Not seen.
002 380-841 F-WXXL Airbus. Not seen – re-work hangar at J.L.LAGARDERE closed.
004 380-861 F-WWDD Airbus. Parked on the development flight line.

044 380-841 F-WWSJ Standard (green) primer with full Lufthansa tail colours. ‘MC’ fin i.d. = D-AIMC. Parked at stand A17 on the production flight line at Aero Constellation.
046 380-861 F-WWAG Standard (green) primer with full Emirates tail and engine colours. Parked at stand A14 on the production flight line at Aero Constellation. Engine nacelles open, and undergoing inspection following first-flight the day before.
049 380-861 (F-WWAL) Standard (green) primer with full new Air France tail and engine colours. Parked at stand A19 on the production flight line at Aero Constellation. Note: although registration was obscured by MSN044, the MSN was confirmed from a stencil on the fuselage.

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.

805 72-212A CX-JCL BQB Lineas Aéreas, full colours. Parked on ATR flight line at St. Martin du Touch.
898 72-212A F-WWEI Wings Abadi Air, full colours. Parked at the 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 TRIP Linhas Aéreas, full colours. Assumed to be either MSN785 F-WWED, 846 F-WWEL or 891 F-WWEW.
2. 72-212A TRIP Linhas Aéreas, full colours. ” ”
Although the third TRIP was not seen it may have been obscured by the frames parked close by.

Rear of St. Martin du Touch, close to hangars:
Nothing noted.

Rear of the ATR DC:
Not visible this trip.

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

078 42-320 F-HMTO SAFIRE, full colours. Parked on the new ‘apron’ which used to be the approach road.
203 42-320 F-WNUG/5H-PAK (note dual-registrations carried) Precision Air, full colours. Parked on the new ‘apron’ which used to be the approach road.
341 72-202 F-WKVJ All-white colours. Parked by old gate area.
416 72-202 F-WNUH All-white colours, with Vietnamese flag on tail. ‘B-208’ on nosewheel door. Parked on the new ‘apron’ which used to be the approach road.
460 72-212 5H-PAR Precision Air, full colours. Parked outside on the storage ramp.
515 42-500 F-WKVK All-white colours. Parked by old gate area.
519 72-202 F-WKVB All-white colours, with Vietnamese flag on tail. ‘B-248’ on nosewheel door. Parked by old gate area.
666 72-212A F-WKVE All-white colours. Parked outside on the storage ramp.
836 72-212A F-WWEC fly 540 Rwanda, full colours. Parked outside on the storage ramp.

Additional frames which could not read-off/tied-up:
1. 72-212A in fly540 colours at very rear of storage ramp. Either MSN816 F-WWEF or 826 F-WWEU.

Air France Industries
Nothing noted this visit.

ATE (Aero Technique Espace)
Closed.

Selected visitors
D-AOLG 100 OLT
F-GIXD 733 FPO
F-GIXE 733 FPO
F-GRPY AT7 CCM
F-GTHL 320 XLF opf AAF
F-HBLE E90 RAE
F-HBXD E70 RAE
F-ORUN 772 REU
G-EZAB 319 EZY
G-EZIE 319 EZY
G-EZTD 320 EZY
G-RJXI ER4 BMA
I-NEOX 73H NOS op AH1044 ALG-TLS
SU-BPX 320 MSC
SU-BPZ 73H AMV

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