Toulouse: Blagnac – Wednesday 30/06/2010

[11:52] ..the prototype A400M.

[20:11] ..missed approach on 32R [2].

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.

Wednesday 30/06/2010 (09:20-23:10L)

AIRBUS PLANT

A320 family
0001  320-200  F-WWBA  Airbus. Parked at the A320 flight line, St. Martin du Touch.
0659  320-232  F-WWDB  DLR, testbed.  Not seen.
 
3974  320-214  F-WWIT  Air Blue, full colours. Parked on the apron at St. Martin du Touch in storage configuration.
4023  320-232  F-WWDN  Dragonair, full colours.  Flight line at St. Martin du Touch.  Taxied out at 11:00, taxiing up to DC wash station, round the back of the DC and back to original position on the St. Martin flight line.
4195  320-216  F-WWIL  Air One/Alitalia, full colours.  ‘IA’ fin i.d. = EI-EIA.  Parked on the flight line at St. Martin du Touch.  Taxied-out to enter BIKINI for engine runs at 09:30L, leaving at 10:25 and back to original position.
4247  320-232  B-HSP  Dragonair, full colours.  Parked in the ZIEGLER DC hangar.  Noted at 14:00 on a stand at the rear of the DC.  Noted departing at 21:34L on its delivery flight.
4249  320-216  F-WWDX  Air One/Alitalia, full colours.  ‘IB’ fin i.d. = EI-EIB. Parked on the ZIEGLER DC, terminal-side.
4335  320-214  F-HBNA  Air France, full colours.  Parked at the rear of the ZIEGLER DC.
4345  320-214  N345AV  Avianca Colombia, full colours.  Parked at the rear of the ZIEGLER DC.
4346  320-216  PK-AXL  Indonesia AirAsia, full colours.  Parked on the ZIEGLER DC, terminal-side.
4348  320-232  B-6677  Air China, full colours.  Parked at the rear of the ZIEGLER DC.  Noted repositioned to a stand on the terminal-side by 18:00L. Had gone by 23:00 – delivered?
4351  320-232  F-WWBZ  Wizz Air, full colours.  Parked on the flight line at St. Martin du Touch.  Taxied out at 09:30L to enter BIKINI engine test cell, leaving at 10:25 and back to original position.
4357  320-214  F-WWDH  Saudi Arabian Airlines, basic colours (minus tail decal).  Arrived at 18:34L, positioning to flight line at St. Martin du Touch.
4367  320-216  F-WWDR  Thai AirAsia, full colours.  Parked on the flight line at St. Martin du Touch.  Arrived at 12:05L and back to flight line.
4370  320-232  F-WWBJ  China Southern, full colours.  Parked on the flight line at St. Martin du Touch.  Noted in BIKINI circa 18:00L, leaving at 18:55 and back to original position.
 
Additional frames which could not be read off:
4349  320-214  (F-WWDV)  Saudi Arabian Airlines, full colours (with tail decal).  Parked on the flight line at St. Martin du Touch.  Had gone by 18:00L.
4372  320-232  (F-WWBM)  Wizz Air, full colours.  Station Carburant.
4373  320-214  (F-WWBO)  Spring Airlines, full colours.  Station Carburant.
4376  320-214  (F-WWIN)  Saudi Arabian Airlines colours (basic tail).   Rear of St. Martin du Touch apron, near hangars.
4381  320-214  (F-WWBB)  Standard (green) primer, with full Avianca Colombia tail.  Parked midfield, St. Martin du Touch.
4388  320-232(X) Prestige (F-WWDG)  Standard (green) primer and blue and white tail colours.  Station Carburant. 
 
Bits and pieces:
1.  (Unmated) front and aft fuselage sections in open by Beluga unpack. MSN 4401?
2. Full Shenzhen Airlines colours tail in open logistics shed.  MSN4407?
 
 
A330/340 family
0001  340-311  F-WWAI  Airbus.  Not seen.
0360  340-642  F-WWCA  Airbus.  Parked on the Airbus development test flight line.
 
0886  340-542  F-WWTG  Kingfisher Airlines, full colours. Final A345 in KFR colours.  Parked on the Airbus development test flight line.

0925  330-203  F-WWKB  Low visibility scheme, engineless.    Parked at the rear of the St. Martin ramp.

0996  330-203  F-WWKT  Now back in all (yellow) storage primer, with grey engine colours.  ZIEGLER DC, terminal-side.  Noted in BIKINI performing engine runs circa 18:00L.  Taxied out at 18:15 and back to original position at the DC.  Now believed to be for the Royal Saudi Air Force as an MRTT
1032  330-243F  F-WWKG  Etihad Crystal Cargo, full colours except for missing decal on tail.  ‘CA’ nosewheel i.d = A6-DCA.  L’abrevouir, terminal-side.  Departed at 15:50L, performing missed approaches at 16:22 and 19:27 before landing back at 19:40.

[19:41] ..landing on 32R.

1039  330-223  F-WWYO  Now back in standard (green) primer, with white engine colours.  Was previously in (yellow) storage primer. Parked at l’abrevouir, terminal-side.
1051  330-243F  F-WWKU  Hong Kong Airlines Cargo, full colours.  Parked at l’abreuvoir, plant-side.  Made it’s first flight during the afternoon, but I was taking a tour so unfortunately missed this event.
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.
1123  330-202  EI-EJG  Air One/Alitalia, full colours.  Parked at the rear of the ZIEGLER DC.
1126  330-343E  F-WWYQ  AirAsia X, full colours.  Parked at the rear of the ZIEGLER DC.
1131  330-343E  F-WWYY  AirAsia X, full colours.  Parked at l’abreuvoir, plant-side.
1133  330-223  F-WWKA  Korean Air, full colours.  Parked at l’abreuvoir, plant-side.  Departed at 16:00L, performing a missed approach at 20:11 before landing back at 20:23 and returning to original position.
1135  330-202  F-WWYU  Air One/Alitalia, full colours.  Parked at l’abreuvoir, plant-side.  Taxied out circa 15:00L, possibly performing an RTO on 32R at 15:30.
1137  330-343E  F-WWKM  Saudi Arabian Airlines, full colours (with tail decal).  Parked at l’abreuvoir, terminal-side.
1138  330-243  F-WWYZ  Sichuan Airlines, full colours.  Parked at l’abreuvoir, terminal-side.
1141  330-343E  F-WWKL  Saudi Arabian Airlines colours (basic tail).  Parked at l’abreuvoir, plant-side.
1153  330-343E  “F-WWYTZ”  Standard (green) primer with basic Saudi Arabian Airlines tail, and full winglet colours.  “Stations 18”.
 
 
Additional frames which could not be read off:
1062  330-243F  (F-WW??)  Standard (green) primer, General Finishing hangar facing the C. ADER FAL.  For Hong Kong Airlines Cargo.
1147  330-343E  (F-WWYB)  Saudi Arabian Airlines, full colours (basic tail).  Rolled out of paint hangar (opposite the Blagnac Terminal) circa 18:30L and towed out of sight.
11xx  330-xxx  (F-WW??)  Standard (green) primer, including tail. Positioned into paint hangar (opposite the Blagnac Terminal) circa 19:00L.
11xx  330-xxx  (F-WW??)  Standard (green) primer. GF hangar facing the C. ADER FAL (positioned next to MSN 1062).
11xx  330-xxx  (F-WW??)  Standard (green) primer, including tail. GF hangar facing the ZIEGLER DC.  This may have been the aircraft that positioned into the paint hangar (replacing MSN 1147) at dusk.
11xx  330-xxx  (F-WW??)  Standard (green) primer, with dark tail – possibly Singapore Airlines.  In body-join on the C. ADER FAL.
 
Bits and pieces:
Full Cathay Pacific colours tail in open logistics shed.  MSN1163?
 

A380-841 MSN 0070 [F-WWxx] LH
001  380-841  F-WWOW  Airbus.    Not seen.
002  380-841  F-WXXL  Airbus.  Now stored – partially-cocooned – outside at J.L.LAGARDERE.
004  380-861  F-WWDD  Airbus.  Noted on the Airbus Development flight line.
 
050  380-842  F-WWAE  Standard (green) primer with white tail and Qantas engine colours.  Complete, with engines.    Stand A12 on Aeroconstellation flight line.
055  380-842  F-WWAP  Standard (green) primer with full QANTAS tail. ‘QI’ fin i.d. = VH-OQI.  Complete, with engines.  Stand A19 on Aeroconstellation flight line.
061  380-841  F-WWAV  Standard (green) primer with full Lufthansa tail. ‘ME’ fin i.d. = D-AIME.   Complete, with engines.  Stand A17 on Aeroconstellation flight line.
064  380-861  (unmarked)  Standard (green) primer with full Air France tail.  Complete – pylons attached but no engines.  Poste 30B on the LAGARDERE FAL.
065  380-841  F-WWSM  Standard (green) primer with full Singapore Airlines tail.  Complete – all 4 engines attached.  Cowling sections of No.4 being applied at 15:00.  Poste 30C on the LAGARDERE FAL.
069  380-841  (presumably unmarked)  Standard (green) primer with full Lufthansa tail colours.  In partially-open FAL (non-tour side, balcony-end).
 
071  380-841  (unmarked)  Standard (green) primer with full Singapore Airlines tail.  Complete – pylons attached but no engines.  Poste 30A on the LAGARDERE FAL.
 
070  380-841  (unmarked) Standard (green) primer with full Lufthansa tail. ‘MH’ fin i.d. = D-AIMH.   Undergoing body-join (with tail attached) on the LAGARDERE FAL.

 

Additional frames which could not be read off:
030  380-861  F-WWSD or A6-EDK  Emirates Airline, full colours.  Noted in part-open ZIEGLER DC hangar.
0??  380-8xx  [F-WWxx]  Silhouetted undercarriage and engines seen in centre re-work hangar on Aeroconstellation site.
0??  380-8xx  [F-WWxx]  Silhouetted undercarriage and engines seen in centre re-work hangar on Aeroconstellation site.
 
Bits and pieces:
–
 
 
A400M
0001  F-WWMT  Airbus Military.  Parked on Airbus Development flight line.  Departed at 11:50.  Noted at dusk in (open) large hangar at centre of the Airbus plant.
0002  EC-402  Airbus Military.  Parked on Airbus Development flight line.  Departed at 11:20, Noted at dusk back at the Development flight line.
 
 
ATR Plant
098  72-600  F-WWEY  Full house scheme.  Arrived at 11:44L, then to ATR DC, terminal-side.

A380

811  42-600  F-WWLY  Full house scheme.  Not seen.
 
826  72-212A  F-WWEU  Fly540, full colours.  Taxied out of St. Martin ramp at 09:45, positioned to the threshold of 32R, then rolled down to the BIKINI intersection where it turned off and taxied back out of sight, presumably to the ATR DC (plant-side).  RTO?
905  72-212A  PK-WFK  Wings Abadi, full colours.  Parked at the ATR DC, terminal-side.  Taxied out at 20:20L, in convoy with sister-ship MSN 915 following closely behind, crossed runway 32L to line up on 32R at 20:30, again ahead of MSN 915 which was also on the runway at the same time.  Presumably performed an RTO at 20:30 (as did the other one) as it taxied at high speed, turning off at the BIKINI intersection, back across 32L and back to original position.  Was delivered, with MSN 915, the following day.
911  72-212A  F-WWEE  Trip Linhas Aereas, full colours.   Parked at the ATR DC, terminal-side.
915  72-212A  PK-WFL  Wings Abadi, full colours.  Presumably parked at the ATR DC, plant-side as not seen during the day.  See entry, above, for MSN 905 for further details.
918  72-212A  F-WWEP  Trip Linhas Aereas, full colours.   Parked at the ATR DC, terminal-side.  Entered BIKINI at 10:30L for engine runs. Noted back in original position late afternoon.
 
Additional frames which could not be read off due to position were:
 
St. Martin du Touch, flight line:
–
 
Rear of St. Martin du Touch, close to hangars:
922  72-212A  F-WWEV  Wings Abadi Air, full colours.  Towed out of sight by mid-afternoon.
 
ATR DC – plant-side:
Not visible this visit.
 

 

ATR hangar next to A320 FAL:
None seen as the view was blocked by Airbus Development aircraft.
 
Original A300 hall:
72-212A    Standard (green) primer with white tail.
 

Latecoere Aeroservices
416  72-202  F-WNUH  All-white colours, with Vietnamese flag on tail.  Parked on the rear storage ramp.
523  72-202  F-WNUE  All-white colours, with Vietnamese flag on tail.  Parked on the rear storage ramp.
 
Additional frames which could not read-off/tied-up:
All-white, dual-regd 72-200 with what looked to be a VN-Bxxx plus French test registration attached.  Parked on the front (ex-approach road) ramp.  Believed to be MSN 450 ex-VN-B216.
 
 
Air France Industries
1732  320-232  G-MIDP  Nesma Airlines, full colours.  Named ‘Fatima’.  Parked on main apron.  Believed destined to become SU-NMB.
 
Paint Hangar:
Predominantly yellow/mustard-tailed (including underside of the horizontal stabiliser) ATR, surrounded by gantries.
 
 
Aero Technique Espace (ATE) paint shop
320 bay
Closed-up.
 
ATR bay
Contained an unidentifiable, mostly white-tailed ATR.  Believed to be MSN 925/FWWEZ which rolled out in full Vietnam Airlines colours on 7th July.
 
 
Selected visitors
D-AEMC  E90  AUB
D-AOLG  100  OLT
D-AOLH  100 OLT
F-GIXC  733  FPO
F-GIXO  733  FPO
F-GKNC  AT4  RLA
F-HBCE  Be9  CLG
F-HBXB  E70  RAE
F-HBXD  E70  RAE
F-OPAR  772  REU
G-CELV  733  EXS
G-EZAW  319  EZY
G-EZEC  319  EZY
G-EZFU  319  EZY
G-EZIV  319  EZY
G-EZTB  320 EZY
G-EZTD  320  EZY
G-EZTG  320  EZY
G-EZTN  320  EZY
G-EZTU  320  EZY
G-TOYK  733  BMI
HB-JQF  E90  BBO
OY-SRL  762  SRR
S5-AAG  CR2  ADR opf CLH
 
F-GGNQ  TB-20
F-GTCR  Beech C90
F-GXHG  Falcon 900EX
F-HBMB  C.550
F-HCEV  Beech 200
G-OSOH C.525
OK-KAZ  Hawker 900XP
 
XS606  HS.780 Andover QINETIQ
 
’12’ Atlantique French Navy (over-flight)

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