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The usual disclaimers apply: Brackets indicate assumed reg. from intelligence. No brackets = positive sighting. All times are French local.
All frames parked-up, unless noted.
Wednesday 20/10/2010 (09:20-22:20L)
AIRBUS PLANT
A320 family
0001 320-200 F-WWBA Airbus. St. Martin du Touch. Departed at 16:00, landing back at 16:35. Noted at dusk performing a series of touch-and-goes.
3260 319-115X (ACJ) UR-ABA Ukraine Government, full colours. Arrived at 09:57, then into hangar at Airbus Corporate Jet centre.
3974 320-214 F-WWIT Air Blue, full colours. Parked on the apron at St. Martin du Touch in storage configuration.
4417 320-214 F-WWDM Uzbekistan Airways, full colours. Rear of the ZIEGLER DC.
4450 320-214 5A-LAI Libyan Airlines, full colours. ZIEGLER DC, terminal-side.
4453 320-214 VQ-BHL Aeroflot, full colours. ZIEGLER DC, terminal-side.
4454 320-214 F-WWBE Saudi Arabian Airlines, full colours. Towed ex-St. Martin du Touch to position at rear of the ZIEGLER DC at 09:45. Then into DC hangar at 17:20. Noted at dusk with radome removed receiving attention.
4458 320-216 F-WWBF AirAsia, full colours. A320 flight line, St. Martin du Touch.
4460 320-232 F-WWBH Jetstar Airways, full colours. A320 flight line, St. Martin du Touch. Towed to position at ZIEGLER DC, terminal-side by dusk.
4462 320-216 F-WWBI Indonesia AirAsia, full colours. A320 flight line, St. Martin du Touch. Departed 32L at 13:15, landing back at 14:01, then into big hangar with other A320s at St. Martin.
4464 320-232 F-WWBQ British Airways, full colours. Arrived ex-XFW at 21:21.
4477 320-216 F-WWDH Indonesia AirAsia, full colours. A320 flight line, St. Martin du Touch. Departed at 14:22, with flypast at 15:21 before heading to XFW.
4478 320-214 F-WWDJ Air Berlin, full colours. Station Carburant.
4481 320-232 F-WWDL IndiGo Air, full colours. Station Carburant.
4484 320-214 F-WWDN Saudi Arabian Airlines, full colours. Station Carburant.
4486 320-216 F-WWDP Indonesia AirAsia, full colours. Noted, engineless, in big A320 hangar at St. Martin. Unmated AirAsia engines were seen in GF poste, presumably awaiting this airframe.
4489 320-214 F-WWDV Standard (green) primer with full Afriqiyah Airways tail colours. Apron, St. Martin du Touch.
4493 320-232 F-WWID Standard (green) primer with Tiger Airways tail and white engines. Apron, St. Martin du Touch.
4501 320-214 (unmarked) Primer with basic (i.e. minus decal) Saudi Arabian Airlines tail colours. Apron, St. Martin du Touch.
Additional frames which could not be read off:
ACJ or Prestige in Qatar Airways colours, noted in partially open hangar at Airbus Corporate Jet centre. Either 3994 319-115X (ACJ) (F-WJKO) or 4170 320-232(X) Prestige (F-WWDT).
Bits and pieces:
4519 320-214 Primer tail being trolleyed to St. Martin area at 10:17. Believed to be destined for Saudi Arabian Airlines.
4524 320-214 Un-mated front and rear fuselage sections on trolleys, in the open outside Beluga unpack. Believed to be destined for Air Arabia.
4526 320-214 Un-mated front and rear fuselage sections on trolleys, in the open outside Beluga unpack. Believed to be destined for Libyan Airlines.
A330/340 family
0001 340-311 F-WWAI Airbus. Noted in big re-work hangar at C. ADER.
0360 340-642 F-WWCA Airbus. Parked on the Airbus development test flight line.
0894 340-542 F-WWTH White with red engines. Parked on the widebody flight line, terminal-side. Departed 12:25, landing back at 13:18.
0925 330-203MRTT/KC-45A F-WWKB Low visibility scheme, engineless. Parked at the rear of the St. Martin ramp.
1054 330-223 F-WWYC All-white colours, including engines. L’abrevouir, terminal-side.
1062 330-243F F-WWKD Hong Kong Airlines, full colours. L’abrevouir, terminal-side. Towed into ZIEGLER DC hangar at 11:00.
1102 340-542 F-WJKI State of Kuwait, full colours but minus tail decal. L’abrevouir, terminal-side.
1153 330-343E F-WWYT Saudi Arabian Airlines, full colours. ZIEGLER DC, terminal-side. Taxied out at 10:35, departing at 10:40, landing back at 18:47.
1161 330-202 F-WWKP KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, full colours. ZIEGLER DC, terminal-side. Taxied out at 09:20, entering BIKINI engine test cell at 09:30. Left BIKINI at 11:10 and back to original position at DC. Noted back in BIKINI circa 15:00, which it exited at 15:30. Departed at 15:34, landing back at 17:53, and back to original stand at DC.
1163 330-343 B-LAJ Cathay Pacific, full colours. ZIEGLER DC, rear.
1165 330-343E F-WWYG AirAsia X, full colours. Towed ex-Colomiers to position at l’abrevouir at 09:45. Departed at 15:22, landing back at 16:20.
1167 330-343E F-WWYR Etihad Airways, full colours minus tail decal. L’abrevouir, terminal-side. Entered BIKINI at 13:40 and performed – smoky – first engine runs at 13:55 and 13:57.
1168 330-343 F-WWYJ Hainan Airlines, full colours. L’abrevouir, plant-side.
1169 330-202 F-WWKJ Primer with full QANTAS Airways tail. No fin i.d. L’abrevouir, plant-side.
1171 330-243 F-WWYA Hawaiian Airlines, full colours. L’abrevouir, plant-side.
1187 330-343 F-WWYP Standard (green) primer with brown-ish primer tail and Air China winglet colours. Stations 18. Note: a/c had ‘1188’ sticker at base of fin, but fuselage was stencilled ‘1187’ throughout.
1191 330-243 “F-WW” Primer with full South African Airways tail colours. Fresh out of mating jig: no radome, belly fairing or winglets. Stations 18.
Additional frames which could not be read off:
1183 330-203MRTT (F-WWKN) Primer with brown primer tail. Glimpsed in big re-worker hangar at C. ADER, alongside prototype A340, F-WWAI.
1xxx 330-xxx Standard (green) primer with all-white tail in Poste 30B of C. ADER FAL.
1xxx 330-xxx Standard (green) primer fuselage (tail could not be seen) in Poste 30C of C. ADER FAL.
1xxx 330-xxx Standard (green) primer with all-white tail in ADER General Finishing Poste 20B.
Bits and pieces:
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A380
001 380-841 F-WWOW Airbus. Parked on the Airbus Development flight line. Departed at 10:00, landing back at 13:08.
002 380-841 F-WXXL Airbus. Undercarriage noted through open doors in large re-work hangar at J.L.LAGARDERE. Aircraft raised off the ground on jacks. Appeared to have engines installed.
004 380-861 F-WWDD Airbus. Noted on the Airbus Development flight line.
035 380-861 F-WWAT Standard (green) primer with full Korean Air tail colours. Complete (apart from some of belly fairing) – pylons attached but no engines. Stand A17 on Aeroconstellation flight line.
039 380-861 (unmarked) Standard (green) primer with full Korean Air tail colours. Complete with pylons attached, but no engines. Two engines were seen on trolleys beside the aircraft. Poste 30B on the LAGARDERE FAL.
059 380-861 (unmarked) Standard (green) primer with full Korean Air tail colours. Complete with pylons attached, but no engines. Poste 30A on the LAGARDERE FAL.
066 380-841 F-WWSN Standard (green) primer with full Lufthansa tail. ‘MF’ fin i.d. = D-AIMF. Stand A12 on Aeroconstellation flight line.
070 380-841 F-WWSG Standard (green) primer with full Lufthansa tail. ‘MH’ fin i.d. = D-AIMH. Complete with all 4 engines installed. Poste 30C on the LAGARDERE FAL.
071 380-841 F-WWSX Standard (green) primer with full Singapore Airlines tail and engine colours. Stand A14 on Aeroconstellation flight line.
Additional frames which could not be read off:
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Bits and pieces:
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A400M
0001 F-WWMT Airbus Military. Parked on Airbus Development flight line. Departed at 11:14, landing back at 15:05.
0002 EC-402 Airbus Military. Not seen.
0003 F-WWMS Airbus Military. Not seen.
ATR Plant
098 72-600 F-WWEY Full house scheme. ATR DC, terminal-side. Departed at 10:00.
811 42-600 F-WWLY Full house scheme. Noted in open ATR hangar next to A320 FAL.
823 42-500 F-WWLB Green primer with all-white tail. Parked at very rear of St. Martin du Touch apron, close to production hall.
826 72-212A F-WWEU Fly540, full colours. ATR flight-line.
916 72-212A F-WWEN Finncomm, full colours. ATR flight-line.
919 72-212A VT-JCR Jet Airways, full colours. ATR Delivery centre, plant-side.
920 72-212A VT-JCS Jet Airways, full colours. ATR Delivery centre, plant-side.
924 72-212A F-WWEX Jet Airways, full colours. ATR flight-line.
929 72-212A F-WWEE LAO Airlines, full colours. ATR Delivery centre, plant-side.
930 72-212A SE-MDI Golden Air, all-white colours with blue engines. No titles. ATR Delivery centre, terminal-side.
Additional frames which could not be read off due to position were:
St. Martin du Touch, flight line:
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Rear of St. Martin du Touch, close to hangars:
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ATR DC – plant-side:
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ATR hangar next to A320 FAL:
1. Green primer with white tail ATR72.
2. Green primer fuselage section.
Original A300 hall:
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Latecoere Aeroservices
363 42-320 F-WKVD Overland Airways, full colours. ‘ND’ on nosewheel door. Sole aircraft parked on the rear storage ramp.
Additional frames which could not read-off/tied-up:
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Air France Industries
0235 320-212 F-GKXB All-white colours, parked outside by A380 apron.
2279 319-115(LR) (CJ) F-GRXI All-white colours.
1039 330-223 F-WJKJ Hong Kong Airlines, full colours. Parked outside AFI hangar.
Paint Hangar:
Closed.
Aero Technique Espace (ATE) paint shop
320 bay
Closed.
ATR bay
Closed.
Selected visitors
D-AKNV 319 GWI
EC-HAK EM2 SWT
F-GYAJ 321 BIE
F-HBXJ E70 RAE
G-EZAK 319 EZY
G-EZFI 319 EZY
G-EZIC 319 EZY
G-EZIX 319 EZY
G-EZTU 320 EZY
G-MAJY J41 EZE
G-TOYM 733 BMI
OO-TAE 146 TAY
OY-SRF 76F SRR
TF-BBF 73F BBD
9G-ABF L-1329
D-CEEE CXL
D-EGZC C172P
F-GJFC B200
F-HBRU B200
F-HCEV B200
LN-BRG Da9
1624 C-130H Royal Saudi Air Force
378 C. 212 French Air Force (Coded MP)
513 C. 310Q French Air Force (Coded BE)
R218 Transall French Air Force (Coded 64-GR)




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