May's second visit, to what is sadly showing increasing signs of becoming a storage facility.  The 4 remaining deferred Kingfisher Airlines A340-500s (MSNs 0886, 0894, 0902 & 0912) were still parked in the open, their fates uncertain although one for HiFly/Arik Air has subsequently been delivered.  One of the two stored A340-600s for Iberia (MSN0960) has rejoined... Continue Reading →

May's first visit, this time with car and not one but two good friends, so everything that could be seen was recorded.   A good amount of flying was witnessed, including the delivery of Finnair's latest A330 OH-LTO.  Their next was also duly noted on its return from Chateauroux, freshly painted.  Add to that the arrival of no less than 3 A320s from... Continue Reading →

April's first visit, this time with car and a full afternoon of tours (MACH II and J.L. LAGARDERE A380) to provide access to the main plants.   In addition to this, a number of 'firsts' were also witnessed: the positioning into the mating jig of the front-fuselage section of the first A330MRTT for the UK Royal Air Force,... Continue Reading →

March's second visit, this time on foot but with MACH II ( to gain access to the plant) and J.L. LAGARDERE (A380 FAL) tours to spice things up.    Shots at:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/a380spotter/sets/72157615644884161/    H. ZIEGLER DC from Parc Auto P3: closer 1 21/03/2009     l'aubrevouir from Parc Auto P3: closer at dusk 21/03/2009    ... Continue Reading →

March's first visit, this time travelling in style via Frankfurt and the delights of Lufthansa CityLine.  Being a Sunday there was little activity at the plant, however with wheels and mostly empty roads, it was easy to note - and photograph just about everything that was visible.  Hangar doors remained firmly shut for the most part, but... Continue Reading →

February's visit, a week after my team mate's, with a Mach II tour taken to provide access to the plant.  My luck was in as the ADER production line was partially open affording a view of 4 out of the 6 widebody frames under construction (details below).  As the Airbus Visit tour of the hall is now restricted to... Continue Reading →

A rare trip to TLS without A380Spotter so not the normal log taking detail!  Full set of photos can be found here http://flickr.com/photos/digitalairliners/sets/72157614077516250/    A320 0659  320-232  F-WWDB  DLR, testbed.  Parked on main apron at St. Martin du Touch.  (3621)  320-232  (F-WWIK)  Kingfisher Airlines, full colours EXCEPT for tail logo.  Parked on main apron at... Continue Reading →

My second visit of the month, primarily to catch the first Air France A380 in daylight ...I wasn't disappointed!.   Mach II and A380 tours were taken to help compensate for the lack of a chauffeur so I'm confident this is a pretty comprehensive account of the inhabitants.   Shots at:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/a380spotter/sets/72157613204985900/   Toulouse: Blagnac -... Continue Reading →

A full day with my team mate and part-time chauffeur so that everything that could be seen was duly noted.  Plenty of A380 flying plus taxi runs for MSN0034 witnessed at close quarters made for things even more interesting than usual.    Shots at:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/a380spotter/sets/72157612253726680/     l'aubrevouir from Parc Auto P3: closer (1) 05/01/2009     A330-343E MSN0990 F-WWKK... Continue Reading →