Wednesday 12/10/2011 (09:05-21:55L)

Photos at http://www.flickr.com/photos/a380spotter/sets/72157627759260429/

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 12 /10/2011 (09:05-21:55L)

AIRBUS PLANT

A320 family
[0001 320-200 F-WWBA Airbus S.A.S. Not seen.]
4596 320-214 F-WWIX Afriqiyah Airways, full colours. ‘Last Two’ (i.e. ‘NN’) on tail now taped over. ZIEGLER DC, rear.
4623 320-214 F-WWBY Nouvelair Tunisie, full – revised – colours. St. Martin du Touch in storage configuration, i.e. wheels bagged, cockpit & doors taped up, etc.
4833 320-214 B-6768 Juneyao Airlines, full colours. ZIEGLER DC, rear.
4853 320-232 F-WWBE Royal Jordanian, full colours. ZIEGLER DC hangar.
4858 320-232 F-WWBJ Qatar Airways, full colours. A320 flight line, St. Martin du Touch. Seen after dark at the ZIEGLER DC.
4860 320-214 F-WWDF Gulf Air, full colours. A320 flight line.
4862 320-214 F-WWBR Avianca, full colours. DC, rear. Taxied off DC to BIKINI at 15:55, returning to original position at 17:25.
4864 320-232 F-WWDG Standard (green) primer with full China Southern Airlines tail colours. A320 flight line. Towed to ATE at dusk (to enter paint shop vacated by 4894).
4867 320-214 F-WWDM Virgin America, full colours. A320 flight line.
4872 320-232 F-WWDQ Jetstar Asia, full colours. Arrived ex. XFW after dark as ‘AIB02DQ’.
4879 320-232 F-WWIN Tiger Airways, full colours. A320 flight line. Departed at 11:50 as ‘AIB01IN’ on first flight, landing back at 12:05. Departed again at 16:18 as ‘AIB02IN’, performing a missed approach at 18:09 and on to XFW.
4882 320-216 F-WWIO AirAsia, full colours. A320 flight line. Departed to XFW at 11:40 as ‘AIB01IO’.
4884 320-232 F-WWIP Air New Zealand, full ‘CRAZY ABOUT RUGBY’ colours. St. Martin du Touch.
4887 320-214 F-WWIQ Peach Air (Japan), full colours. Station Carburant. Noted on A320 flight line by 17:50.
4889 320-216 F-WWIR AirAsia, full colours. Station Carburant.
4891 320-214 F-WWIS Avianca Brasil, full colours. A320 General Finishing (M15).
4904 320-232 F-WWBX Standard (green) primer with full JetBlue tail colours. Station Carburant.
4908 320-214 F-WWDK Standard (green) primer with full Air France tail colours. A320 General Finishing (M15).
4918 320-232 (unmarked) Tailless on A320 FAL. Believed to be destined for Tiger Airways.

Additional frames which could not be read off:
1. Tail-less A320 at end of 320 FAL (next aircraft to roll out).
2. Tail-less A320 behind the above on the FAL.
3. Spring Airlines A320 seen after dark in open hall next to A320 FAL. Believed to be a series –214, F-WWBG MSN 4909.

Components:
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Airbus Corporate Jet
3260 ACJ319-115(X) UR-ABA Ukrainia, full colours. Parked outside the main Airbus Corporate Jet hangar.
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, now in storage configuration.

A330/340 family
[0001 340-311 F-WWAI Airbus S.A.S. Not seen.]
0360 340-642 F-WWCA Airbus S.A.S. Vendee ramp.

0886 340-542 F-WWTG Full Kingfisher Airlines colours. l’Abreuvoir terminal-side.
0894 340-542 F-WWTH All white colours with red engines. General finishing, Poste 20G.
0925 330-200 F-WWKB Low visibility (grey) scheme. Seen, engineless, in big re-work hangar (C63) on ADER site.
1148 330-224F F-WWYL MASKargo, full colours. l’Abreuvoir plant-side. Taxied to BIKINI at 14:20 to perform engine run-ups. Left BIKINI at 17:25 and back to original position.
1230 330-343E F-WWYR EgyptAir, full colours. ZIEGLER DC, terminal-side. Re-positioned to rear stand at 17:30.
1238 330-343E SU-GDU EgyptAir, full colours. ZIEGLER DC, rear.
1240 330-243 ‘Prestige’ TC-TUR. All off-white colours, incl. engines. Government of Turkey. Vendee ramp.
1246 330-343E F-WWKY EgyptAir, full colours. ZIEGLER DC, terminal-side.
1254 330-302 F-WWYF EVA Air, basic colours. l’Abreuvoir, terminal-side. Moved to ZIEGLER DC, terminal-side c. 15:50.
1255 330-343E F-WWYM Hainan Airlines, full colours. ZIEGLER DC hangar.
1256 330-223 F-WWYO Vietnam Airlines, full colours. ZIEGLER DC hangar.
1258 330-202 F-WWYS Jetstar Airways, full colours. Seen in open paint hall ‘C33’ after dark.
1260 330-243 F-WWYY Air China, full colours. l’Abreuvoir, terminal-side.
1261 330-243 F-WWKF Garuda, full colours. l’Abreuvoir plant-side.
1262 330-243 F-WWKT China Eastern Airlines, full colours. l’Abreuvoir plant-side.
1263 330-343E F-WWYC Thai Airways International, full colours. l’Abreuvoir, terminal-side. Noted in compass bay c. 09:35. Performed RTO at 17:45, then back to original position.
1265 330-323E F-WWKZ Air Caraibes Atlantique, full colours. l’Abreuvoir terminal-side.
1270 330-343E F-WWYG Standard (green) primer, with full-colours Aeroflot tail. General Finishing, Poste 20E.
1272 330-302 ‘F-WWKYD’ (typo for F-WWKD) Standard (green) primer with all-white tail. General Finishing, Poste 20F.
1274 330-302 F-WWKE Standard (green) primer with full EVA Air tail colours. General Finishing, Poste 20D.
1275 330-243MRTT F-WWKJ Standard (green) primer, unpainted tail, engineless. ‘Stations 18’. Believed to be destined for the RAF.
1276 330-343E F-WWYI Standard (green) primer with full Swiss International Air Lines tail colours. ‘Stations 18’.
1277 330-243 F-WWYJ Standard (green) primer with full Hainan Group tail colours. ‘Stations 18’ c. 09:30, then moved onto ADER FAL, Poste 30B by 10:30.
1278 330-302E (F-WWYK) Standard (green) primer with all-white tail colours. ADER FAL, Poste 35A (body-join).
1279 330-243 (F-WWYN) Standard (green) primer with full Avianca tail colours. ADER FAL, Poste 30A.
1283 330-202 (F-WWKA) Standard (green) primer with full Alitalia tail colours. ADER FAL, Poste 30C.

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. Not seen].

0002 380-841 F-WXXL Airbus S.A.S. 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 (bagged) engines noted on trolleys alongside. LAGARDERE FAL, Poste 30C.
0004 380-861 F-WWDD Airbus S.A.S. Airbus development flight line. Departed at 10:25, performing a missed approach at 11:35 and landed back at 11:45. Departed again at 14:45.

0031 380-841 B-6136 China Southern Airlines, full colours. ZIEGLER DC, rear.
0072 380-841 F-WWSR Standard (green) primer with Lufthansa tail colours. ‘MI’ fin id = D-AIMI. Hall ‘L35’, rolled out and onto Production flight line (‘general testing’ side) at 17:30.
0073 380-841 F-WWSP Standard (green) primer with Lufthansa tail colours, now with ‘number 3’ engine installed.. ‘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 (‘flight testing’ side) at A é roconstellation, stand A14.
0085 380-841 (unmarked) Standard (green) primer with full Singapore Airlines tail colours, engineless. LAGARDERE FAL, Poste 30A.
0099 380-861 F-WWAF Standard (green) primer with Air France tail and engine colours. Production flight line (‘flight testing’ side) at A é roconstellation, stand A12.
0101 380-861 F-WWAG Standard (green) primer with full Emirates Airline tail and engine colours. Production flight line (‘general testing’ side), stand A19. Positioned into Hall ‘L35’ by 18:20.

Additional frames which could not be read off:
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Components:
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A400M
0001 F-WWMT Airbus Military. Airbus Development flight line.
0002 EC-402 Airbus Military. Departed at 10:10 as ‘AIB27MS’ and again at 15:20 as ‘AIB28MS’.
[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 13:45.
811 42-600 F-WWLY Full house scheme. La Raquette, terminal-side.

849 42-500 F-WWLH Standard (green) primer with white tail. For TAME Ecuador. La Raquette (terminal-side). Taxied-out at c. 14:40 to BIKINI for engine run-ups.
966 72-600 F-WWLQ Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras , full (standard) colours. La Raquette, terminal-side.
968 72-600 F-WWLS Caribbean Airways, full colours. St. Martin apron, near hangars.
970 72-600 F-WWLU Standard (green) primer with white tail, complete with props but minus tail cone. ATR flight line, St. Martin du Touch.
973 72-600 (unmarked, except for large white sicker carrying the MSN and Caribbean Airways customer logo on right-hand side only). Green primer with all-white tail colours. Complete with props. Rolled out of Hall ‘M62’ at 18:00.
974 72-212A VH-FYL Skywest Airlines, full Virgin Australia colours. La Raquette, plant-side.
978 72- (unmarked, except for large white sicker carrying the MSN on right-hand side only). Green primer with all-white tail colours. Engine nacelles installed, but no props. Hall ‘M62’. Customer unknown.
983 72-212A (unmarked, except for large white sicker carrying the MSN and UTair Aviation customer logo on right-hand side only). Green primer with all-white tail colours. Engine nacelles installed, but no props. Rolled out of Hall ‘M62’ at 17:58.
984 72-212A (unmarked, except for large white sicker carrying the MSN and UTair Aviation customer logo on right-hand side only). Green primer with all-white tail colours. Complete with props. Noted outside Hall ‘M62’ at 18:00.
985 72-212A (unmarked, except for large white sicker carrying the MSN and Wings Abadi Air customer logo on right-hand side only). Green primer with all-white tail colours. Engine nacelles installed, but no props. Noted outside Hall ‘M62’ at 18:55.

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 :
An ATR 72 (un-marked). Structurally complete, green primer minus tail and props. Appeared outside by 17:50.

‘La Raquette’ (ATR DC) – plant-side :
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ATR hangar (old A300 hall):
1. ATR 72-212A TRIP Linhas Aéreas, full colours. Possibly MSN 967.
2. ATR 72-212A UTair Aviation, full colours. Possibly MSN 975 or 976.
3. ATR 72 All-white colours. Possibly MSN 977.

ATR FAL, hall ‘M62’ :
1. ATR 72-600 in full Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras (pink) colours. Possibly MSN 972.

Latecoere Aeroservices
0342 320-211 N342DK Compaigne Africaine de Aviation. Rear of main hangar.
29336/3102 737-33V(QC) F-GZTB Europe Air Post, full colours. Main hangar.

Additional frames which could not read-off/tied-up:
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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
4894 320-214 F-WWIU Virgin America, full colours. Rolled out at dusk (and replaced by 4864 F-WWDG).

ATR bay
Closed

Selected visitors
EC-FVY 146 PNR
EC-HCF EM2 SWT
EC-JEE CR2 ANE
EC-JTT CR9 ANE
EC-JXJ 319 VLG
EC-LAC 733 SWT
EC-LJR CRX ANE
EI-RNA E90 AZA AZ0366 FCO-TLS
F-GIXB 733 FPO
F-GIXJ 733 FPO
F-GLNH Be9 TJT
F-GYAP 321 BIE
F-HAPL AT7 CCM
F-HBLJ E90 RAE
F-HBXF E70 RAE
F-ONOU 77W REU
G-EZEV 319 EZY
G-EZEW 319 EZY
G-EZFX 319 EZY
G-EZIK 319 EZY
G-EZMH 319 EZY
G-EZTM 320 EZY
G-EZUJ 320 EZY
OO-TAS 146 TAY
TC-JNB 332 THY