Toulouse: Blagnac – Saturday 01/05/2010

Saturday 01/05/2010 (17:30-22:00L)

AIRBUS PLANT

Surprise of the day! Original rear tail section from A6-ERG (reg still visible under red sticker) which was damaged following a tail strike at Melbourne while operating EK407 on the 20th March 2009. The aircraft was flown back to Toulouse on the 19th June 2009 for repairs. The repairs are reported to have cost $80 million with the rear tail section replaced. As can be seen by the primer tail section in this photo.A6-ERG returned to service on 1st December 2009.

A320 family

3974 320-214 F-WWIT Air Blue, full colours. Parked at the ZIEGLER DC, terminal-side.

4023 320-232 F-WWDN Dragonair, full colours. Parked on the apron at St. Martin du Touch in storage configuration.

4119 320-216 EI-DTM Air One/Alitalia, full colours. Rear of ZIEGLER DC.

4195 320-216 F-WWIL Air One/Alitalia, full colours. ‘IA’ fin i.d. = EI-EIA. Parked on the apron at St. Martin du Touch.

4247 320-232 F-WWDV Dragonair, full colours. Parked on the apron at St. Martin du Touch in storage configuration.

4249 320-216 F-WWDX Air One/Alitalia, full colours. ‘IB’ fin i.d. = EI-EIB. Parked on the apron at St. Martin du Touch .

4263 320-216 9M-AHX AirAsia, full colours. Rear of ZIEGLER DC.

4273 320-214 HZ-AS32 Saudi Arabian Airlines, full colours. Rear of ZIEGLER DC.
4278 320-216 F-WWID Thai AirAsia, full colours. Rear of ZIEGLER DC.

4281 320-214 F-WWIN Avianca Colombia, full colours. Inside ZIEGLER DC hanger

4290 320-232 (F-WWIX) Standard (green) primer with full China Southern tail. On flight line at St. Martin.

4303 320-232 (F-WWDY) JetStar Airways, full colours. Station Carburant
4308 320-232 F-WWIG Wizz Air full colours. Station Carburant

4310 320-232 (F-WWII) Air Arabia (tail only seen). Station Carburant

4317 320-232 F-WWIG Air China. Standard (green) primer with full Air China tail. Noted at the rear of the St. Martin apron.

4320 320-232 (F-WWDT) Wizz Air (tail only seen). Noted at the rear of the St. Martin apron.

Bits and pieces:

2 (unmated) front and aft fuselage sections in open by Beluga unpack.

A330/340 family

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.    External storage at the J.L.LAGARDERE plant.
1031 330-223 F-WWKF All-white with blue engines.   Parked at corner of l’abreuvoir.
1034 330-223 F-WWKS All-white with white engines. Parked on midfield ramp, in storage.
1039 330-223 F-WWYO All (yellow) storage primer, with white engine colours.  Parked on midfield ramp in storage configuration.
1054 330-223 F-WWYC All (yellow) storage primer.  Parked on midfield ramp in storage configuration.
1059 330-223 F-WWKV All (yellow) storage primer. Parked, engineless, on midfield ramp in storage configuration.
1102 340-542 “F-WW” Standard (green) primer, including tail with Kuwait Airways winglet colours. Engineless. Stations 18. Final A340 to be built?
1108 330-343E F-WWKZ Saudi Arabian Airlines, full colours. Parked at l’abreuvoir, plant-side.
1110 330-343 F-WWYG Air China, full colours. Parked at ZIEGLER DC (terminal-side).
1112 330-223 F-WWYJ TAM Brasil, full colours. Parked at ZIEGLER DC (terminal-side).
1116 330-223 F-WWKJ China Southern Airlines, full colours. Parked at l’abreuvoir, terminal-side.
1123 330-202 F-WWKY Air One/Alitalia, full colours. Parked at l’abreuvoir, terminal-side.
1124 330-343E F-WWYK Singapore Airlines, full colours. Parked at l’abreuvoir, plant-side.
1126 330-343E AirAsia X, full colours. Parked at l’abreuvoir, plant-side.
1127 330-343E F-WWYP Standard (green) primer with partial Saudi Arabian Airlines tail. Parked at l’abreuvoir, plant-side.
1130 330-243 (F-WWKN) Air China, full colours. Engineless. Stations 18.

A380

002 380-841 F-WXXL Airbus.  Now stored – partially-cocooned – outside at J.L.LAGARDERE.
004 380-861 F-WWDD Airbus, back in full (standard) house colours. Parked on the Airbus Development flight line.
047 380-842  F-WWAD Standard (green) primer with full QANTAS tail. ‘QG’ fin i.d. = VH-OQG. Complete, with engines.  Stand A16 at the Aeroconstellation flight line.
048 380-841  F-WWAK Standard (green) primer with full Lufthansa tail.  ’MD’ fin i.d. = D-AIMD. Complete, with engines. Stand A14 at the Aeroconstellation flight line.
056 380-861 F-WWAR Standard (green) primer with full Emirates Airline tail. Complete, with engines. On the Aeroconstellation flight line.
062 380-842 (unmarked) Standard (green) primer with full QANTAS tail. ‘QJ’ fin i.d. = VH-OQJ. Engineless and very unfinished. On the Aeroconstellation flight line.
065 380-841 (unmarked) Standard (green) primer with full Singapore Airlines tail. Engineless and very unfinished. On the Aeroconstellation flight line.

ATR Plant

098 72-600 F-WWEY Full house scheme. Parked at the ATR DC, terminal-side.

905 72-212A F-WWEV Wings Abadi, full colours. Parked at the ATR DC, terminal-side.

911 72-212A F-WWEE Trip Linhas Aereas, full colours. Parked at the ATR DC, terminal-side.

913 72-212A (F-WWEI) Air Algerie, full colours. Noted at the rear of the ATR DC during takeoff on the 2nd May

Selected Visitors

D-AHFU   Boeing 737-8K5(WL)   TUIfly
EC-IMX   Embraer 120ER Brasilia   Swiftair
EI-IRE   CL604 Challenger   Starair (Ireland) Inc
EI-JJJ   Beechcraft Hawker   Airlink Airways Ltd
EI-RJN   BAe RJ85       Cityjet
EI-RJV   BAe RJ85       Cityjet
M-JCPO HS.125-700A
N999AM Cessna 500 Citation I   Xentrapharm Aviation Inc Trustee
OO-TAJ BAe 146-300QT       TNT Airways
SU-BPU Airbus A320-214       Air Cairo