New Airbus/ATR frames seen at a very sunny, warm and blowy TLS in the 24 hours, between my Flybe arrival from BHX on Wed late afternoon and my EasyJet departure to LGW on Thursday late afternoon, were as follows. (All frames seen with the aid of a car, no public tours on Thursdays). Usual notes apply:
fcs full colour scheme
aws all white scheme
to tail only painted, fuselage in primer
dc delivery centre
fta fuel test area
ntu not taken up
( ) not seen or read off, info from other sources
320s
6023 F-WWBZ (9V-TRO) Tigerair fcs dc
6103 PR-ONY Avianca Brasil fcs dc
6105 F-WWIH (9M-AJL) AirAsia fcs dc
6107 F-WWIT (JA813P) Peach Aviation fcs
6110 F-WWIU (PR-ONZ) Avianca Brasil fcs dc
6112 F-WWBB (HS-TYT/60203) Royal Thai Air Force fcs
6118 (F-WWBE) (PK-GLZ) Citilink Express fcs towed to flightline on 22nd
6120 (F-WWBF) (PK-***?) Tigerair Mandala ntu? aws
6123 F-WWDU (EC-***) Vueling Airlines fcs
6134 F-WWIP (A6-EIX) Etihad Airways fcs
6136 (F-WWIO) (VH-XUH) Tigerair Australia fcs
6139 F-WWIS (PR-OCB) Avianca Brasil fcs towed to flightline on 22nd
6147 F-WWBD (ZS-SZE) South African Airways to fta
6149 F-WWBH (9M-AJO) AirAsia to fta
6153 F-WWBK (N724AV) Avianca to fta
6155 F-WWBM (G-EUYX) British Airways to fta from 22nd
6158 F-WWBN (9M-AJP) AirAsia to fta from 21st evening replacing 6147
330s
1499 F-WWTS (5A-ONQ) Afriqiyah Airlines fcs dc
1508 N508AV Avianca fcs dc
1522 F-WWKU (TC-JOC) Turkish Airlines fcs dc
1523 F-WWKZ (B-LBE) Cathay Pacific fcs
1524 F-WWKY (A6-DCD) Etihad Airways to
1525 B-5946 Air China fcs dc
1528 B-5945 Sichuan Airlines fcs dc
1529 F-WWCC (TC-JOD) Turkish Airlines to
1530 F-WWCE (N373HA) Hawaiian Airlines fcs
1533 F-WWCI (9M-XXS) AirAsia X fcs
1534 F-WWCJ (PR-***) Avianca Brasil to
1537 F-WWCN (B-5949) China Eastern/Skyteam fcs
1538 F-WWCO (B-5947) Air China fcs
1540 F-WWCQ (PR-***) Avianca Brasil to
1541 F-WWCR (B-5948) Air China to
1542 (F-WWCS) (JA330D) Skymark Airlines fcs
1545 F-WWCV (B-LBF) Cathay Pacific to outside 330 prod hall
1548 F-WWCZ (PK-GPT) Garuda Indonesia to outside 330 prod hall
1549 F-WWKD (9M-XXT) AirAsia X to towed outside prod hall Wed eve
380s
0152 F-WWAP (HL7625) Asiana Airlines fcs dc
0164 F-WWSO (A6-EOB) Emirates to
ATR42
???? F-WNUB PGA Express fcs hexcode 385CBB
ATR72s
(1146) (F-WWEK) (DQ-***) (Fiji Airways) fcs ATR dc (rear) reported by those on Wed tour but not visible to me on Thu :-(((((
1153 F-WWER (9M-MYB) MASWings fcs ATR dc
1154 F-WWES (9M-MLN?) Malindo Airways fcs ATR dc engine runs on Thu
1157 F-WWEV (PK-***) Garuda Indonesia fcs (exited ATE paint shop on Wed eve to prod hall)
1158 F-WWEW (9M-FIC?) Firefly fcs on outfield by huge new Airbus hangar on Thu
(1160) (F-WW**) (HK-5041) Avianca prm (entered ATE paint shop on Wed eve)
Bob Smith
Carpe diem quam minimum credula postero – Horace
(roughly translated as ‘grab the opportunity whilst you can, tomorrow may be too late’)
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