Wednesday 27/06/2012 (09:05-22:10L)

Photos at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/a380spotter/sets/72157629013912379/

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 27/06/2012 (09:05-22:10L)

AIRBUS PLANT

A320 family
0001 320-211 F-WWBA Airbus S.A.S. Now with ‘Sharklets’ re-installed. St. Martin du Touch apron.
[0659 320-232 F-WWDB DLR – Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luft- und Raumfahrt. Not seen.]

5098 320-214/W F-WWIQ House colours. St. Martin du Touch apron. Departed on a test flight at 09:30, landing back at 12:16.
5175 320-214 A9C-AQ Gulf Air, full colours. ZIEGLER DC, rear.
5182 320-232 F-WWBG Qatar Airways, full colours. Complete, with engines installed. Station Carburant’. No wing fences, and orange test drogue housing installed on tip of tail fin. Believed to be the lead IAE V2500 Sharklets validation airframe.
5185 320-232 B-6898 Beijing Capital Airlines, full colours. ZIEGLER DC, rear.
5189 320-214 B-LPD Hong Kong Airlines, full colours. ZIEGLER DC, rear.
5190 320-232 VT-IEX IndiGo Air, full colours. ZIEGLER DC, rear.
5194 320-232 F-WWIG Basic Tiger Airways colours (i.e. all-white fuselage, no titles and standard Tiger Airways tail). Rolled out of DC hangar by 10:40. Seen again during the afternoon on the rear DC ramp, now with delivery registration: RP-C6320. Believed destined for SEAir.
5196 320-232 F-WWIP Wizz Air, full colours. ZIEGLER DC, terminal-side. Moved off the DC stand at 10:40, to BIKINI for engine run-ups? and back to original DC stand by 12:20. Noted later in the afternoon now wearing delivery registration: HA-LWQ.
5202 320-232 F-WWIY China Southern Airlines, full colours. Arrived ex-XFW at 22:05 as ‘AIB02IY.
5211 320-232 F-WWBN Jetstar Airways, full colours. A320 flight line, St. Martin du Touch.
5215 320-216 F-WWBC Indonesia AirAsia, full colours. A320 flight line, St. Martin du Touch.
5218 320-232 F-WWBD Tiger Airways Australia, full colours. Complete, with engines installed. Station Carburant’.
5220 320-214 F-WWBK Lucky Air, full (new) colours. Complete, with engines installed. Station Carburant’.
5225 320-232 F-WWBO China Southern Airlines, full colours. A320 General Finishing.
5240 320-214 F-WWBT Standard (green) primer with full TAM Airlines tail colours, engineless. Main apron at St. Martin du Touch.
5245 320-232 F-WWBY Jetstar Japan, full colours. A320 General Finishing.

Additional frames which could not be read off:
5223 320-214 [F-WWBM] Saudi Arabian Airlines Appeared on St. Martin du Touch ramp after dusk. Had full (including decal) tail colours but with an all-white rudder. Fuselage could not be seen from the terminal area.
5248 320-232 [F-WWDC] Thai Smile, full colours. A320 General Finishing.
5250 320-214 [F-WWDK] Standard primer with full Cebu Pacific Airlines tail colours. A320 FAL.
..a further two aircraft were seen on the A320 FAL but neither had their tail attached.

Components:
5260 320-214 Front and rear sections near the A320 FAL. Believed to be destined for Hong Hong Airlines.
5264 320-214 Rear section, on transportation jigs outside Beluga unpack area. Believed to be destined for Hong Hong Airlines.
5270 320-232 Front section, on transportation jigs outside Beluga unpack area. Believed to be destined for Jetstar Airways.
..a further two front sections were also present, but could not be identified.

Airbus Corporate Jet Centre
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A330/340 family
0001 340-311 F-WWAI Airbus S.A.S. Vendee apron.
0360 340-642 F-WWCA Airbus S.A.S. C63 hangar.

0886 340-542 F-WWTG Full Kingfisher Airlines colours. Towed ex-C63 hangar at 09:50 to l’Abreuvoir, terminal-side, and parked.
0894 340-542 F-WWTH All white colours with red engines. C63 hangar.
0925 330-203 F-WWKB Low visibility (grey) scheme. Belly fairing removed. C63 hangar.
1315 330-343E F-WWKE Virgin Atlantic Airways, full colours. ZIEGLER DC, terminal-side. Noted again at dusk, now wearing delivery registration: G-VNYC.
1321 330-202 F-WWKM All-white colours. l’Abreuvoir, plant-side. Departed at 16:45 on a test flight.
1322 330-243 F-WWTI Hong Kong Airlines, full colours. l’Abreuvoir, terminal-side.
1323 330-343E F-WWTJ Aeroflot, full colours. l’Abreuvoir, terminal-side.
1324 330-243 B-5902 China Eastern Airlines, full colours. ZIEGLER DC, terminal-side. Departed on delivery at 15:50 as ‘MU0789’ TLS-PVG.
1325 330-343E F-WWTL Hainan Airlines, full colours. ZIEGLER DC, rear.
1326 330-323E F-WWTM Asiana Airlines, full colours. ZIEGLER DC, terminal-side.
1328 330-343E F-WWTO Aeroflot, full colours. Named ‘V. BRUMEL’ l’Abreuvoir, plant-side.
1329 330-343E F-WWTP Standard (green) primer with all-white tail. A330 General Finishing, Poste 20F. Believed to be destined for Virgin Atlantic Airways.
1330 330-243 F-WWTQ Air China, full colours. l’Abreuvoir, plant-side. Departed on a test flight at 14:31, landing back at 17:16.
1331 330-243 F-WWTR China Eastern Airlines, full colours. l’Abreuvoir, plant-side.
1332 330-243F F-WWTS Standard (green) primer with full MNG Airlines tail and engine colours. ‘Stations 18’. Re-positioned to l’Abreuvoir, terminal-side by 18:00.
1334 330-243 MRTT F-WWTV (Orange) storage primer. l’Abreuvoir, terminal-side. Believed to be destined for the Royal Air Force.
1335 330-223 ‘F-WW’ Standard (green) primer with full China Southern tail colours. Engineless, ‘Stations 18’.
1340 330-323E F-WWCE Standard (green) primer with full Asiana Airlines tail and engine colours. A330 General Finishing, Poste 20E.
1344 330-243F F-WWCJ Standard (green) primer with full Turkish Airlines tail. Rolled out of ADER FAL, swapping places with on ‘Stations 18’ with MSN 1348.
1345 330-343E ‘F-WW’ Standard (green) primer with full Aeroflot tail colours. Engineless, ‘Stations 18’.
1347 330-323E [F-WW??] Standard (green) primer with (old, ‘new’) Malaysia Airlines tail colours. ADER FAL, Poste 30C.
1348 330-343E ‘F-WW’ Standard (green) primer with unpainted tail. Engineless, ‘Stations 18’. Very unfinished, i.e. no radome or winglets. Had gone by early afternoon, presumably swapping places on the ADER FAL with MSN 1344 into Poste ‘30A’. Believed to be destined for Thai Airways International.

Additional frames which could not be read off:
1327 330-202 [F-WWTN] Alitalia, full colours. Hangared.
1338 330-343E [F-WWCB] Standard (green) primer with unpainted tail. Believed to be destined for Thai Airways International. General Finishing, Poste ‘20D’.
1342 330-243 [F-WW??] Standard (green) primer, tail could not be seen. Believed to be destined for Avianca. ADER FAL, Poste 30D.
1346 330-302 [F-WW??] Standard (green) primer with unpainted tail. Beleived to be destined for China Airlines. ADER FAL, Poste 30B.

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. LAGARDERE FAL, Poste 30C. No. 1 removed, No. 2 could not be seen, No. 3 was complete and No. 4 had nacelle removed.
0004 380-861 F-WWDD Airbus S.A.S. Airbus development flight line.

0078 380-841 9M-MNA Malaysia Airlines, full A380 ‘Celebration’ colours. Production flight line (‘general testing’ side) at Aéroconstellation, stand A13. Moved to ZIEGLER DC wash station at c. 14:50. Noted at 15:10 with a film crew in attendance (on a scissor-lift) taking close-up footage. Moved to the ZIEGLER DC, terminal-side, c. 16:00.
0094 380-841 F-WWAV Standard (green) primer with full (A380 ‘Celebration’) Malaysia Airlines tail and (white) engine colours. All four engines installed. LAGARDERE FAL, Poste 30B.
0096 380-861 F-WWAP Standard (green) primer with full Korean Air tail and engine colours. Production flight line (‘flight testing’ side) at Aéroconstellation, stand A12. Departed on (first?) test flight at 11:40, landing back at 12:15. Noted later back on A12, undergoing engine inspections.
0100 380-841 F-WWAT Standard (green) primer with full Thai Airways International tail and engine colours. Production flight line (‘general testing’ side) at Aéroconstellation, stand A17.
0101 380-861 F-WWAG Emirates Airline, full colours. Production flight line (‘flight testing’ side) at Aéroconstellation, stand A16.
0110 380-861 F-WWAE Standard (green) primer with full Emirates Airline tail and engine colours. Production flight line (‘flight testing’ side) at Aéroconstellation, stand A14.
0111 380-861 F-WWAQ Standard (green) primer with full Emirates Airline tail and engine colours. Production flight line (‘general testing’ side) at Aéroconstellation, stand A19.
0112 380-861 F-WWAU 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:
0081 380-841 [F-WWAJ] Malaysia Airlines, basic ‘new’/A380 colours, i.e. without decals. LAGARDERE FAL, non-tour side.

Components:
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A400M
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ATR Plant

‘La Raquette’ (ATR DC), terminal-side:
89 72-600 F-WWEY Full house scheme.
1030 72-600 F-WWEO All-white colours (was Air Jamaica full colours)
1031 72-600 F-WWEP Primer with all-white tail colours. Customer unknown.
..a 72-600 in full Royal Air Maroc colours was noted here by 20:50. Believed to be MSN 1034 F-WWES.

La Raquette’ (ATR DC), plant-side:
1033 72-600 F-WWER Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras, full colours.

St. Martin du Touch, ATR flight line:
1021 72-600 F-WWLO Caribbean Airlines, full colours.
1027 72-600 PR-ATQ Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras, full colours.

Rear of St. Martin du Touch, close to hangars:
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ATR FAL:
1037 72-212A [F-WW??] UTAir (Ukraine?) (tail was not visible) full colours.
1049 72-600 Fuselage barrel, no wings or tail attached.
..a further 3-5 fuselage barrels were noted on jigs awaiting tail and wings.
..two complete airframes were also noted in primer with all-white tails.

ATR hangar (old A300 hall):
989 72-600 [F-WWLP] Caribbean Airlines, full colours.
993 72-600 [F-WWLS] Caribbean Airlines, full colours.
997 72-600 [F-WWLV] Caribbean Airlines, full colours.
1025 72-600 [F-WWLR] Virgin Australia, full colours.
1034 72-600 [F-WWES] Royal Air Maroc, full colours.
1035 72-600 [F-WWET] Royal Air Maroc, full colours.
1036 72-212A [F-WW??] UTAir Ukraine, full colours.

[Blagnac] GA ramp:
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1032 72-600 F-WWEQ Air Nostrum/IBERIAregional, full colours. Landed at 18:02

Latecoere Aeroservices
396 ATR 72-202 PR-AZV ‘La Ville Rose’ Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras, full ‘Femama’ (cancer awareness) colours. Intact, gate area.
520 ATR 42-500 F-GPYM Air France by Airlinair, full colours. Storage ramp, receiving attention.
562 ATR 72-212A EC-HJI Air Nostrum/IBERIAregional full colours. Storage ramp, receiving attention.

1068 319-112 F-GYFM All-white, ex CCM Airlines. Front apron, now ‘cocooned’.
1145 319-112 F-GYJM All-white, ex CCM Airlines. Front apron, towed to rear storage apron late morning.

Additional frames which could not read-off/tied-up:
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Air Formation
036 ATR 42-320 OY-JRJ Danish Air Transport, full colours. Hangared.
145 ATR 72-201 F-GVZG All-white colours. Hangared, then rolled out at 15:35 and towed to Blagnac GA terminal late afternoon.
369 ATR 72-212A N369AT American Eagle Airlines Inc., full colours. Hangared.
494 ATR 72-212A N494AE American Eagle Airlines Inc., full colours. Hangared.

Air France Industries
2213 319-115LR F-GRXG Air Côte d’Ivoire, full colours. Main ramp.
2228 319-115LR F-GRXH all-white colours, main apron. Main ramp, then into AFI paint hall during the morning.

Paint Hangar:
Closed.

Aero Technique Espace (ATE) paint shop
320 bay:
5228 320-232 F-WWBQ (left-hand side)/RP-C5319 (right-hand side). All-white colours, engineless. Rolled out at 18:30 and towed to St. Martin du Touch. Believed to be destined for Tiger Airways/SEAir.

ATR bay:
Closed.

Selected visitors
D-AEBK E95 DLH
D-ASTZ 319 GMI
EC-JTS CR9 ANE
EC-LRS 319 VLG
EI-DRJ CR9 ADH
F-GIXS 733 FPO
F-GPYD AT5 RLA
F-HBXJ E70 RAE
G-CELR 733 EXS
G-EZFU 319 EZY
G-EZFV 319 EZY
G-EZII 319 EZY
G-EZIK 319 EZY
G-EZTD 320 EZY
G-EZUC 320 EZY
OO-JAA 73H JAF
OO-TAJ 146 TAY
OY-SRG 76F SRR
TC-JPO 320 THY
5N-BCO Be9D OLA