Wednesday 28/03/2012 (09:00-22:10L)

Photos at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/a380spotter/sets/72157629013871887/with/6888959484/

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 28/03/2012 (09:00-22:10L)

AIRBUS PLANT

A320 family
0001 320-211/W F-WWBA Airbus S.A.S. St. Martin du Touch apron. Departed at 14:27 as ‘AIB03BA’ TLS-TLS.
[0659 320-232 F-WWDB DLR – Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luft- und Raumfahrt. Not seen.]

5053 320-232 B-6875 China Eastern Airlines, full colours. ZIEGLER DC, rear. Departed at 13:47 as ‘MU0299’ TLS-SVX-PVG on delivery.
5 063 320-214 B-6892 China Eastern Airlines, full colours. ZIEGLER DC, rear.
5072 320-214 F-WWDK Beijing Capital Airlines, ZIEGLER DC, rear.
5074 321-231 A9C-CB Gulf Air, full colours. Vendee ramp.
5075 320-232 F-WWIB Wizz Air, full colours. ZIEGLER DC, rear.
5080 320-232 F-WWIF IndiGo Air, full colours. Flight line, St. Martin du Touch. Departed at 14:29. Noted at rear of ZIEGLER DC by 18:40.
5098 320-214 F-WWIQ All-white colours. Complete, with engines installed, but minus both wing-fences. Flight testing probe attached to top of tail-fin. Understood to be the initial production ‘Sharklets’ retrofit proof of concept airframe. ‘Station Carburant’.
5102 320-214 F-WWIS StarFlyer, full colours. Flight line, St. Martin du Touch.
5106 320-214 F-WWIU S7 Airlines, full colours. Complete, with engines installed. ‘Station Carburant’.
5108 320-214 F-WWIV Spring Airlines, full colours. Complete, with engines installed. ‘Station Carburant’.
5112 320-214 F-WWIK Standard (green) primer with full GoAir tail and engine colours. Flight line, St. Martin du Touch. Taxied out at 09:42 and not seen again during the day.
5127 320-232 F-WWDT Standard (green) primer with full Qatar Airways tail colours. Engineless. St. Martin du Touch.

Additional frames which could not be read off:
5132 320-232 [F-WW??] Standard (green) primer with full Spirit Airlines tail colours. Engineless. St. Martin du Touch.

Components:
5149 320-216 Front and rear sections, on transportation jigs outside Beluga unpack area. Believed to be destined for Indonesia AirAsia.
5153 320-216 Front section (only), on transportation jig outside Beluga unpack area. Believed to be destined for AirAsia group.
..a further two front sections were also present, but could not be identified.

Airbus Corporate Jet Centre
4024 ACJ319-115X F-WHUF All-white Parked outside.
4470 ACJ319-115X 9H-ALX Comlux Malta, full colours. Parked outside.
..another all-white ACJ, was also parked outside.

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

[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 330-203 (MRTT) F-WWKB Low visibility (grey) scheme. Engineless, Vendee.
1175 330-243F F-WWKT Yangtze River Express, full colours. ZIEGLER DC, terminal-side.
1180 330-223F F- WWYR MASkargo, full colours. l’Abreuvoir, terminal-side.
1292 330-343E F-WWYQ Lufthansa, full colours. ‘KP’ fin i.d. = D-AIKP. l’Abreuvoir, plant-side.
1293 330-243 F-WWYU Virgin Australia, full colours. ZIEGLER DC, terminal-side. Noted in BIKINI performing engine run-ups at 08:55. Left BIKINI and to rear of ZIEGLER DC by 10:10. Taxied out at 17:35 and departed shortly after, landing back at 19:27 and back to DC.
1296 330-343E F-WWKF Virgin Atlantic, full colours. ZIEGLER DC hangar.
1297 330-223 B-6542 China Southern Airlines, full colours. ZIEGLER DC, terminal-side.
1299 330-343E VQ-BMX Aeroflot Russian Airlines, full colours. ZIEGLER DC, terminal-side.
1301 330-343E F-WWYL Aeroflot Russian Airlines, full colours. l’Abreuvoir, terminal-side.
1302 330-243 F-WWYO Hawaiian Airlines, full colours. Towed, ex. General Finishing to l’Abreuvoir, terminal-side, at 09:05.
1303 330-243 F-WWYS China Eastern Airlines, full colours. Noted in BIKINI performing engine run-ups at 08:55. Seen again taxiing ex. Compass Bay to ‘l’Abreuvoir, plant-side at 11:25.
1304 330-243 F-WWYT Air China, full colours. l’Abreuvoir, plant-side.
1305 330-343E F-WWYV Lufthansa, full colours. ‘KQ’ fin i.d. = D-AIKQ. Engineless, ‘Stations 18’.
1307 330-343E F-WWYX Turkish Airlines, full colours. l’Abreuvoir, plant-side.
1310 330-243 F-WWKN Hawaiian Airlines, full colours. Towed, engineless, from paint hall into General Finishing bay at 09:26.
1312 330-243 MRTT F-WWYF All-primer, with unpainted tail. Engineless, ‘Stations 18’.
1319 330-243 F-WWTE Standard (green) primer with full Virgin Australia tail and winglet colours. Engineless, ‘Stations 18’.

Additional frames which could not be read off:
1320 330-243F Believed to be destined for Yangtze River Express. ADER FAL, Poste 30A.
1321 330-343E Believed to be destined for AirAsia X. ADER FAL, Poste 30B or C.
1322 330-243 Believed to be destined for Hong Kong Airlines. ADER FAL, Poste 30B or C.

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. Production flight line (‘flight testing’ side) at Aéroconstellation, stand A14.
[0004 380-861 F-WWDD Airbus S.A.S. Not seen.]

0079 380-841 F-WWST Singapore Airlines, full colours. ZIEGLER DC, terminal-side. Departed at 15:12. Noted back on DC, in original position, by 21:50.
0106 380-861 F-WWAS Standard (green) primer with full Emirates Airline tail and engine colours. Production flight line (‘flight testing’ side) at Aéroconstellation, stand A12.
0107 380-861 F-WWSD Standard (green) primer with full Emirates Airline tail and engine colours. Production flight line (‘general testing’ side) at Aéroconstellation, stand A19.
0108 380-861 F-WWSI Standard (green) primer with full Emirates Airline tail and engine colours. Production flight line (‘general testing’ side) at Aéroconstellation, stand A15.
0109 380-861 F-WWSN Standard (green) primer with full Emirates Airline tail and engine colours. Production flight line (‘flight testing’ side) at Aéroconstellation, stand A18.

Additional frames which could not be read off:
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Components:
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A400M
001 F-WWMT Airbus Development flight line. Seen exiting BIKINI after engine run-ups at 11:55.
002 F-WWMS Airbus Development flight line. Departed at 14:00 as ‘AIB11MS’, landing back at 17:38.
004 EC-404 Airbus Development flight line. Departed at 10:09 as ‘AIB22C4’, performing a missed approach at 10:40 and landing back at 11:35.

ATR Plant

‘La Raquette’ (ATR DC), terminal-side :
098 72-600 F-WWEY Full house scheme.
811 42-600 F-WWLY Full house scheme.

993 72-600 F-WWLS Caribbean Airlines, full colours.
997 72-600 F-WWLV Caribbean Airlines, full colours. Seen taxiing out 11:50 for engine run-ups.

La Raquette’ (ATR DC), plant-side :
989 72-600 9Y-TTC Caribbean Airlines , full colours. Taxiied out to compass bay at 09:25.
994? 72-212A UR-UTH UTair Aviation, full colours.
996 72-600 PR-ATJ Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras, full colours.

St. Martin du Touch, ATR flight line :
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Rear of St. Martin du Touch, close to hangars :
999 72-600 [F-WWL?] Air Nostrum/IBERIAregional, full colours.
1024 72-212A [F-WWE?] Wings Abadi Air, full colours. Tailless, and minus props.

ATR FAL :
1023 72-600 F-WWLQ Air Nostrum/IBERIAregional, full colours.

ATR hangar (old A300 hall) :
995 72-600 [F-WWLT] Air Nostrum/IBERIAregional, full colours.
998 72-600 (F-WWLW) TRIP Linhas Aéreas, full colours.

Latecoere Aeroservices
025 ATR 42-312 5N-BCS Overland Airways, full colours. Main gate area, props and other parts missing.
145 ATR 72-201 F-GVZG Airlinair (all-white colours). Intact, rear apron, receiving attention.
177 ATR 72-202 F-GKPD Airlinair (all-white colours) Taxiied out and departed at 14:30.
396 ATR 72-202 PR-AZV ‘La Ville Rose’ Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras, full ‘Femama’ (cancer awareness) colours. Intact, rear apron.

1937 A320-214 I-EEZE Eurofly, full colours. Engineless and minus main gear doors and other parts. Front apron,

30684/1689 737-8Q8 F-WTAD Malév Hungarian Airlines (member of oneworld) full colours. Intact with engines and APU sealed, cockpit windows taped over. Front apron.

Additional frames which could not read-off/tied-up:
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Air Formation

797 ATR 72-212A EI-REP Aer Arran: Aer Lingus Regional, full colours. Departed at 09:27.

Air France Industries
505 A330-243 5B-DBS Air Europa, full colours. Seen outside undergoing seat re-configuration (seats on scissor-lifts). Towed out to BIKINI engine test cell for engine run-ups at 16:50. Had left the test cell by 20:00.

Paint Hangar:
Closed.

Aero Technique Espace (ATE) paint shop
320 bay :
Closed.

ATR bay :
Closed.

Selected visitors
D-ASTY 319 GMI
D-ASTZ 319 GMI
EC-LAA 320 VLG
EC-LOX CRJ-X ANE
F-GLND Be9 TJT
F-GUME Be9 TJT
F-HBLD E90 RAE
F-HBLI E90 RAE
F-OSYD 77W REU
G-EZBO 319 EZY
G-EZDM 319 EZY
G-EZFZ 319 EZY
G-EZTH 320 EZY
G-EZUF 320 EZY
OO-JAH 73H JAF opf JFU
RA-76503 il76 VDA

D-EEAS Cessna P.210N
F-GBIX Robin DR.400

R-214 (coded ‘64-GN’) C-160R Armee de l’Air

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