Wednesday 21/12/2011 (10:05-21:45L)

Photos at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/a380spotter/sets/72157628494599541/

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 21/12/2011 (10:05-21:45L)

AIRBUS PLANT

A320 family
0001 320-200/W F-WWBA Airbus S.A.S. St. Martin du Touch apron.
0659 320-232 F-WWDB DLR – Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luft- und Raumfahrt. St. Martin du Touch apron.

4930 320-232 A7-AHQ Qatar Airways, full colours. ZIEGLER DC, rear. Departed 32L at 12:20 as QR3016 TLS-DOH, on delivery.
4942 320-214 PR-AVU Avianca Brasil, full colours. ZIEGLER DC, terminal-side.
4948 320-214 N847VA Virgin America. ZIEGLER DC, rear.
4959 320-214 N848VA Virgin America, full colours. ZIEGLER DC, terminal-side.
4980 320-216 F-WWIZ Thai AirAsia, full ‘billboard’ Skytrax WORLD’S BEST LOW COST AIRLINE colours. Complete, with engines installed. ‘Station Carburant’.
4983 320-214 F-WWIH Spring Airlines, full colours. A320 flight line, St. Martin du Touch. Pushed-back at 14:50 and into BIKINI engine test cell. Noted again at 18:45, still performing engine runs.
4985 320-214 F-WWIL Air China, full colours. ‘846’ on nosewheel door, i.e. B-6846. Complete, with engines installed. ‘Station Carburant’.
4999 320-214 F-WWBR Standard (green) primer with Virgin America tail. Engineless, ‘Station Carburant’.

Additional frames which could not be read off:
4951 320-232 (F-WWDI) Spirit Airlines, full colours. ZIEGLER DC hangar.
4989 320-216 (F-WWDU) Standard (green) primer with AirAsia tail. Destined for AirAsia Philippines. A320 flight line, St. Martin du Touch. Noted strobing at 10:05. Not seen again during the day (hangared?).

Components:
500? 320-200 Unknown wing-set, on transportation jigs outside Beluga unpack area.

Airbus Corporate Jet Centre
4768 ACJ319-115(X) VP-CMJ (All-white colours). Parked outside the main Airbus Corporate Jet hangar.
plus one other all-white example, assumed to be MSN 4228 VQ-BSF.

[1240 ACJ330-243 ‘Prestige’ TC-TUR. Government of Turkey. Not seen.]

A330/340 family
0001 340-311 F-WWAI Airbus S.A.S. Vendee apron. Departed at 10:30. Seen again at 12:05, performing an RTO on 32L, then back to Vendee and parked.
0360 340-642 F-WWCA Airbus S.A.S. Inside big re-work hangar (C63) on ADER site.

[0886 340-542 F-WWTG Full Kingfisher Airlines colours. Not seen.]
[0894 340-542 F-WWTH All white colours with red engines. Not seen.]
0925 330-200 F-WWKB Low visibility (grey) scheme. Seen, engineless, in big re-work hangar (C63) on ADER site.
1246 330-343E SU-GDV EgyptAir, full colours. ZIEGLER DC, rear. Departed 32L at 12:11 as MS3330 TLS-CAI, on delivery.
1255 330-343E B-6539 Hainan Airlines, full colours. ZIEGLER DC, terminal-side. Departed 32L at 15:20 on delivery TLS-HAK, using registration as its callsign.
1276 330-343E F-WWYI Swiss International Air Lines, full colours but minus titles and ‘box’ logo on engine cowlings. Presumably awaiting new-style titles. Vendee ramp.
1277 330-243 F-WWYJ Hong Kong Airlines, full colours. l’Abreuvoir, terminal-side.
1278 330-302 F-WWYK China Airlines, full colours. l’Abreuvoir, terminal-side.
1279 330-243 F-WWYN Avianca, full colours. l’Abreuvoir, plant-side. Noted again at 21:40 moved to a rear stand at the ZIEGLER DC.
1281 330-323E F-WWKO Malaysia Airlines, full colours. l’Abreuvoir, plant-side.
1282 330-243 F-WWKS Air China, full colours. l’Abreuvoir, plant-side.
1283 330-202 F-WWKA Alitalia, full colours. l’Abreuvoir, terminal-side.
1288 330-243 F-WWKL Garuda Indonesia, full colours. Engineless. ‘Stations 18’.
1292 330-343E F-WWYQ Standard (green) primer with full Lufthansa tail colours. Engineless. ‘Stations 18’.
1293 330-243 F-WWYU Standard (green) primer with full Virgin Australia tail colours. Engineless. ‘Stations 18’.

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. Not seen.]
[0004 380-861 F-WWDD Airbus S.A.S. Not seen.]

0081 380-841 F-WWAJ Standard (green) primer with full Malaysia Airlines tail colours. Production flight line (‘general testing’ side) at Aéroconstellation, stand A17.
0084 380-841 F-WWAD Standard (green) primer with full Malaysia Airlines and engine colours. LAGARDERE FAL, Poste 30C.
0087 380-841 (unmarked) Standard (green) primer with full Thai Airways International tail colours. Engineless. LAGARDERE FAL, Poste 30A.
0103 380-861 F-WWAL Standard (green) primer with full Emirates Airline tail and engine colours. Production flight line (‘general testing’ side) at Aéroconstellation, stand A19.
0105 380-861 F-WWAK Standard (green) primer with full Emirates Airline tail and engine colours. #3 & #4 engines installed. Unable to confirm if others also in place. LAGARDERE FAL, Poste 30B.

Additional frames which could not be read off:
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Components:
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A400M
Unable to read off this visit due to the poor visibility.

ATR Plant
098 72-600 F-WWEY Full house scheme. La Raquette (ATR DC), terminal-side.
811 42-600 F-WWLY Full house scheme. La Raquette (ATR DC), terminal-side. Noted landing at 11:27.

978 72-212A OY-CJU Nordic Aviation Capital (all-white colours). La Raquette (terminal-side).
984 72-212A VQ-BMB UTair Aviation, full colours. La Raquette (terminal-side).
986 72-212A F-WWEG/OY-CJV (dual-reg’d). Nordic Aviation Capital, all-white colours. Entered BIKINI engine test cell at 10:55 for engine runs. Taxiied out at 11:05, and out of sight. Not seen again, so presumably hangared?

St. Martin du Touch, ATR flight line:
unknown full colours UTair Aviation ATR 72-212A. This had gone by 14:30, assume this was MSN 984 VQ-BMB.

Rear of St. Martin du Touch, close to hangars:
970 72-600 F-WWLU Standard (green) primer with white tail.

‘La Raquette’ (ATR DC) – plant-side:
982 72-212A TC-YAF Borajet, full colours.
985 72-212A PK-WFV Wings Abadi Air, full colours.

ATR FAL:
Closed.

ATR hangar (old A300 hall):
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Latecoere Aeroservices
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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). Not seen. No longer parked outside main hangar].
4490 320-214 5A-LAJ Libyan Airlines, full colours. Parked outside the main hangar.

Paint Hangar:
Closed.

Aero Technique Espace (ATE) paint shop
320 bay
Closed

ATR bay
Closed

Selected visitors
CN-ROL 73H RAM
CN-RPF 73H JFU
D-AEBH E95 CLH
D-ASTY 319 GMI
D-ASTZ 319 GMI
F-ONOU 77W REU
G-EZAU 319 EZY
G-EZDI 319 EZY
G-EZIY 319 EZY
HB-JZW 319 EZS
I-AIRX Do3 RVL
TC-JPC 320 THY

F-GDNE TB-20

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