Wednesday 28 /09/2011 (09:10-21:55L)

Photos at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/a380spotter/sets/72157627657455401/

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 28 /09/2011 (09:10-21:55L)

AIRBUS PLANT

A320 family
0001 320-200 F-WWBA Airbus S.A.S. Noted at the rear of the hangar next to the A320 FAL.

4596 320-214 F-WWIX Afriqiyah Airways, full colours. Flight line, St. Martin du Touch, now out of storage.

4623 320-214 F-WWBY Nouvelair Tunisie, full – revised – colours. St. Martin du Touch, now in temporary storage configuration, i.e. wheels bagged.
4814 320-214 N843VA Virgin America, full colours. ZIEGLER DC, terminal-side.
4821 320-214 N821AV Avianca Colombia, full colours. ZIEGLER DC, rear.
4823 320-214 F-WWII Saudi Arabian Airlines, full colours. ZIEGLER DC, rear. Departed at 11:32, as ‘AIB04II’, landing back at 12:17. Noted again during the afternoon, now wearing HZ-AS45.
4828 320-233 F-WWIJ Volaris, full colours. ZIEGLER DC, rear.
4829 320-214 B-6793 Air China, full colours. ZIEGLER DC, terminal-side. Departed at 10:20, as’ CA0052’ TLS-CEK-PEK on delivery.
4833 320-214 ‘F-WWI’ (F-WWIV) Juneyao Airlines, full colours. ZIEGLER DC, rear.
4848 320-214 F-WWIY Air Arabia, full colours. ZIEGLER DC, terminal-side. Departed circa 09:30 as ‘AIB03IY’. Landed back at 10:48, and to original parking position.
4851 320-214 F-WWBB Virgin America, full colours. Landed at 11:30 as ‘AIB03BB’ and parked at the rear of the ZIEGLER DC. Noted again during the afternoon, now wearing N844VA.
4853 320-232 F-WWBE Royal Jordanian, full colours. St. Martin flight line, towed into big hangar next to A320 FAL at 14:50.
4855 320-214 F-WWBF Vueling Airlines, full colours. ‘LOC’ on nosewheel door = EC-LOC. St. Martin flight line.
4864 320-232 F-WWBG Standard (green) primer with full China Southern Airlines tail colours. St. Martin flight line. Performed RTO on 14R at 12:00 and back to St. Martin. Departed at 17:40 on first flight as ‘AIB01BG’ which was also its ferry to XFW.
4867 320-214 F-WWDM Virgin America, full colours. Flight line, St. Martin du Touch. Entered BIKINI test cell and performed engine first run at 09:49, followed by engine run-ups. Noted back on flight line c. 14;50.
4869 320-214 F-WWDO Sri Lankan Airlines, full colours. Station Carburant. Noted again at 19:00 now on St. Martin flight line.
4872 320-232 F-WWDQ Jetstar Asia, full colours. Station Carburant.
4874 320-232 (F-WWDY) Tiger Airways, full colours. Inside A320 General Finishing.
4877 320-214 F-WWDZ China Eastern Airlines, full colours. Noted in part-open paint hangar, then rolled out onto St. Martin du Touch apron by 19:00.
4882 320-216 F-WWIO Standard (green) primer, with full AirAsia tail colours. Inside A320 General Finishing.
4887 320-214 F-WWIQ Standard (green) primer with full Peach Air (Japan) tail colours, engineless. Apron, St. Martin du Touch.
4891 320-214 (F-WWIS) Avianca Brasil, full colours. Noted on the A320 FAL at 09:10, then seen again during the afternoon in A320 General Finishing.

Additional frames which could not be read off:
1. Tail-less A320 at end of 320 FAL (next aircraft to roll out). A full-colours LAN Airlines tail noted alongside on trolley. Understood to be MSN 4896, a –232 destined for LAN.
2. Tail-less A320 behind the above on the FAL.

Components:
2 wing sets, on transportation jigs outside Beluga unpack area.

Airbus Corporate Jet
4228 ACJ319-115(X) VQ-BSF (All-white colours) Parked outside the main Airbus Corporate Jet hangar.
4768 ACJ319-115(X) VP-CMJ (All-white colours). Parked outside the main Airbus Corporate Jet hangar.

A330/340 family
0001 340-311 F-WWAI Airbus S.A.S. Vendee ramp. Noted landing at 15:51.
0360 340-642 F-WWCA Airbus S.A.S. Big re-work hangar (C63) on ADER site. Then Vendee ramp by 16:00.

[0886 340-542 F-WWTG Full Kingfisher Airlines colours. Not seen.]
0894 340-542 F-WWTH All white colours with red engines. l’Abreuvoir terminal-side.
0925 330-200 F-WWKB Low visibility (grey) scheme. Seen, engineless, in big re-work hangar (C63) on ADER site.
1230 330-343E F-WWYR EgyptAir, full colours. ZIEGLER DC, terminal-side.
1238 330-343E SU-GDU EgyptAir, full colours. ZIEGLER DC, terminal-side. Noted again at the rear of the ZIEGLER DC.
1240 330-243 ‘Prestige’ TC-TUR. All off-white colours, incl. engines. Government of Turkey. ZIEGLER DC, rear.
1246 330-343E F-WWKY EgyptAir, full colours. l’Abreuvoir, plant-side.
1251 330-202 VH-EBR Jetstar Airways, full colours. ZIEGLER DC, terminal-side.
1254 330-302 F-WWYF EVA Air, basic colours. l’Abreuvoir, terminal-side.
1255 330-343E F-WWYM Hong Kong Airlines, full colours. l’Abreuvoir, plant-side.
1256 330-223 F-WWYO Vietnam Airlines, full colours. l’Abreuvoir, terminal-side.
1259 330-243 F-WWYV Hawaiian Airlines, full colours. ZIEGLER DC hangar. Noted outside, on, terminal-side, DC stand by 17:10.
1260 330-243 Air China, full colours. l’Abreuvoir, terminal-side.
1261 330-243 F-WWKF Garuda, full colours Noted in open A330 General Finishing hangar.
1264 330-343E F-WWYT Standard (green) primer, unpainted tail. l’Abreuvoir, plant-side.
1270 330-343E F-WWYG Standard (green) primer, with full-colours Aeroflot tail, engineless. ‘Stations 18’.
1271 330-243 F-WWYX Standard (green) primer, with full South African Airways tail, engineless. ‘Stations 18’.
1272 330-302 ‘F-WWKYD’ (typo for F-WWKD) Standard (green) primer with all-white tail and standard China Airlines winglet colours, engineless. ‘Stations 18’.
1275 330-243MRTT F-WWKJ Standard (green) primer, unpainted tail, engineless. Rolled out of body-join (Poste 35B) at 09:55 and re-positioned onto A330 FAL, Poste 30A, B, C or D. Believed to be destined for the RAF.

Additional frames which could not be read off:
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Components:
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A380
0001 380-841 F-WWOW Airbus S.A.S. Noted in part-open re-work hangar at A é roconstellation. Undergoing preparations for Rolls-Royce ‘Trent XWB’ flight testing.
0002 380-841 F-WXXL Airbus S.A.S. Appears to have been over painted with basic Airbus house colours (i.e. solid blue band on tail and rear fuselage). Also features an ugly dark blue lozenge on forward fuselage covering the previous ‘Airbus A380’ titles. Pylons attached but still engineless. Two engines noted on trolleys alongside. LAGARDERE FAL, Poste 30C.
[0004 380-861 F-WWDD Airbus S.A.S. Not seen.]

0031 380-841 F-WWSF China Southern Airlines, full colours. ZIEGLER DC, rear.

0065 380-841 9V-SKM Singapore Airlines, full colours. ZIEGLER DC, terminal-side.
0067 380-861 F-WWSQ Standard (green) primer with Air France tail and engine colours. Production flight line (‘flight testing’ side) stand A12, A é roconstellation, Departed (14R) at 11:20 as ‘AIB02SQ’ on ferry flight to XFW.
0072 380-841 (unmarked) Standard (green) primer with Lufthansa tail colours. ‘MI’ fin id = D-AIMI. LAGARDERE FAL, Poste 30A.
0073 380-841 (unmarked) Standard (green) primer with Lufthansa tail colours. ‘MJ’ fin id = D-AIMJ. LAGARDERE FAL, Poste 30B.
0078 380-841 F-WWSU Standard (green) primer with full Malaysia Airlines tail. Production flight line (‘general testing’ side) at A é roconstellation, stand A17.
0079 380-841 F-WWST Standard (green) primer with full Singapore Airlines tail and engine colours. Production flight line (‘flight testing’ side) at A é roconstellation, stand A14.
0099 380-861 F-WWAF Standard (green) primer with Air France tail and engine colours. Production flight line (‘general testing’ side) at A é roconstellation, stand A19 until mid-afternoon when re-positioned to ‘flight testing’ side, stand A12.
0101 380-861 F-WWAG Standard (green) primer with full Emirates Airline tail and engine colours. Open re-work hangar at A é roconstellation

Additional frames which could not be read off:
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Components:
Unknown wing-set in the open at A é roconstellation Nord. Believed to be MSN 0105 destined for Emirates Airline.

A400M
0001 F-WWMT Airbus Military. Airbus Development flight line. Departed at 09:48 as ‘AIB31MT’, performing several single-circuit test flights throughout the morning.
0002 EC-402 Airbus Military. Departed at 09:55.
[0003 F-WWMS Airbus Military. Not seen.]
[0004 EC-404 Airbus Military. Not seen.]

ATR Plant
098 72-600 F-WWEY Full house scheme. La Raquette (ATR DC), terminal-side. Departed at 15:00.
[811 42-600 F-WWLY Full house scheme. Not seen. ]

844 42-500 F-WWLG TAME Ecuador, full colours. La Raquette (terminal-side). Noted at 09:12 in BIKINI performing engine run-ups. Had departed by 09:35 on test flight, landing back at 12:27.
948 72-212A F-WWEZ Firefly, full colours. La Raquette (terminal-side). Noted in BIKINI at 09:12 performing engine run-ups. Then back to Raquette at 09:25.

Additional frames which could not be read off due to position were:

St. Martin du Touch, ATR flight line:
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Rear of St. Martin du Touch, close to hangars :
Two (green) primer, white-tailed aircraft were noted on landing at 09:10:
1. An ATR 72 un-marked. Structurally complete, green primer with white-tail, and props.
2. An ATR 72 marked as ‘F-WW’. Structurally complete, with props installed, but minus tail-cone.

‘La Raquette’ (ATR DC) – plant-side :
947 72-212A 9M-FYK Firefly, full colours.
974 72-212A F-WWES Skywest Airlines, Virgin Australia, full colours. Noted at 09:12 at compass bay, then to BIKINI at 09:55 performing engine run-ups. Then back at Raquette by early afternoon.

ATR hangar (old A300 hall):
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Latecoere Aeroservices

0446 A320-212 LX-STA Strategic Airlines, full colours. In main hangar.
29333/3084 737-33V(QC) F-GZTA Europe Air Post, full colours. In side hangar.

Additional frames which could not read-off/tied-up:
Unknown (old) full CSA colours ATR 72 at rear of main hangar.

Air France Industries
0115 320-211 F-GHQE Air France (old colours). Parked outside main hangar, minus right-hand engine (although nacelle still attached).

Paint Hangar :
Closed.

Aero Technique Espace (ATE) paint shop
320 bay
Closed

ATR bay
Closed

Selected visitors
EC-JXJ 319 VLG
EC-KLR 733 SWT
EC-LJS CRX ANE
F-GIXJ 733 FPO
F-GRPZ AT7 CCM
F-HBNG 320 AFR
F-HBXH E70 RAE
F-OLRA 77L REU
G-EZBG 319 EZY
G-EZGL 319 EZY
G-EZGR 319 EZY
G-EZMS 319 EZY
G-EZSM 319 EZY
G-EZTD 320 EZY
G-EZUJ 320 EZY
G-EZUK 320 EZY
OO-TAE 146 TAY
OY-SRK 762 SRR
TC-JPB 320 THY