After breakfast, we hit the road for our first quick stop at the Air-Formation building which is just minutes away from the airport;
(5R-MHK), Aerospatiale SN.601 Corvette, Air-Formation (34)
(ZS-SLF), Airbus A340-211 (forward fuselage), Air-Formation (6)
Next up was the familiar circuit around Toulouse/Blagnac airport. Being a Sunday, there are no Airbus movements or workers on-site and so the traffic is non existent making it much easier to get around and stop where you want without upsetting the locals.
Around the Airbus and ATR plants:
F-WWAI, Airbus A320-131 (0001)
F-WXAC, Airbus A320-232, Jetstar Japan (5877)
F-WNEO, Airbus A320-271N, Airbus (6101)
(F-WWBT), Airbus A320-251N, Airbus (7181)
F-WWBC, Airbus A320-271N, Tianjin Airlines (7757)
F-WWDL, Airbus A320-271N, West Air (7811)
(F-WWID), Airbus A320-271N, West Air (7849)
F-WWBI, Airbus A320-271N, Tianjin Airlines (7851)
F-WWDG, Airbus A320-271N, Go Air (7858)
F-WWBM, Airbus A320-271N, Volaris (7862)
F-WWDQ, Airbus A320-271N, Go Air (7871)
F-WWDZ, Airbus A320-251N, Capital Airlines (7875)
F-WWIH, Airbus A320-251N, Avianca Brasil (7918)
F-WWIQ, Airbus A320-251N, Capital Airlines (7936)
F-WWBK, Airbus A320-251N, Capital Airlines (7952)
F-WWDE, Airbus A320-251N, Vistara (7980)
F-WWDT, Airbus A320-251N, Lucky Air (7992)
F-WWDJ, Airbus A320-251N, Avianca Brasil (7995)
F-WWTN, Airbus A320-251N, Air India (8030)
F-WWTR, Airbus A320-214, Saudi Arabian Airlines (8037)
B-1038, Airbus A320-214, Air Guilin (8042)
F-WWIG, Airbus A320-251N, AirAsia (8050)
B-1039, Airbus A320-214, Air Guilin (8053)
(F-WWBX), Airbus A320-251N, Air India (8056)
F-WWTM, Airbus A320-214, Saudi Arabian Airlines (8064)
(F-WWDP), Airbus A320-214, Aeroflot Russian Airlines (8067)
F-WWBJ, Airbus A320-214, Aeroflot Russian Airlines (8073)
F-WWIM, Airbus A320-251N, Avianca Brasil (8084)
F-WWDH, Airbus A320-251N, Avianca Brasil (8086)
(F-WWBH), Airbus A320-251N, Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras (8091)
F-WWTS, Airbus A320-251N, Capital Airlines (8094)
F-WWIX, Airbus A320-251N, Vistara (8099)
F-WWDX, Airbus A320-251N, (Frontier Airlines) (8102)
(F-WWDV), Airbus A320-251N, (British Airways) (8139)
F-WWKM, Airbus A330-941N, TAP Portugal (1819)
EC-340, Airbus A330-243MRTT, NATO (1830)
F-WWYL, Airbus A330-343X, China Eastern Airlines (1833)
F-WWYZ, Airbus A330-343X, Shenzhen Airlines (1839)
F-WWJC, Airbus A330-941N, RwandAir (1844)
F-WWYC, Airbus A330-243, (Tibet Airlines) (1845)
F-WWKA, Airbus A330-343X, China Southern Airlines (1846)
F-WWKU, Airbus A330-243, Capital Airlines (1847)
F-WWKJ, Airbus A330-243MRTT, (Republic of Korea Air Force) (1848)
F-WWYE, Airbus A330-343X, Tianjin Airlines (1849)
F-WWAI, Airbus A340 313, Airbus Industries (1)
F-WXWB, Airbus A350-941, Airbus Industries (1)
F-WWCF, Airbus A350-941, Airbus Industries (2)
F-WZFA, Airbus A350-941, (Sichuan Airlines) (52)
F-WZFI, Airbus A350-941, (Sichuan Airlines) (55)
F-WMIL, Airbus A350-1041, Airbus (59)
F-WZFK, Airbus A350-941, Sichuan Airlines (60)
F-WZFR, Airbus A350-941, Capital Airlines (98)
(F-WZFY), Airbus A350-1041, Qatar Airways (102)
(F-WZGM), Airbus A350-1041, Qatar Airways (110)
(F-WZGQ), Airbus A350-941, Capital Airlines (112)
(F-WZGN), Airbus A350-941, Qatar Airways (114)
F-WZGK, Airbus A350-1041, Qatar Airways (125)
(F-WZGU), Airbus A350-941, Qatar Airways (126)
A7-ALY, Airbus A350-941, Qatar Airways (132)
F-WZNK, Airbus A350-1041, Qatar Airways (141)
F-WZGF, Airbus A350-941, Qatar Airways (163)
F-WZHG, Airbus A350-941, Air China (167)
F-WZNX, Airbus A350-941, China Airlines (179)
F-WZFX, Airbus A350-941, Ethiopian Airlines (180)
F-WZFP, Airbus A350-941, Thai Airways International (181)
F-WZGA, Airbus A350-941, Malaysia Airlines (183)
F-WZGR, Airbus A350-941, Lufthansa (184)
F-WWIW, Airbus A350-941, Thai Airways International (185)
(F-WWTW), Airbus A350-941, Singapore Airlines (186)
(F-WZGS), Airbus A350-941, Cathay Pacific Airways (188)
(F-WZFH), Airbus A350-941, Delta Air Lines (199)
(F-WZFB), Airbus A350-941, LATAM Brasil (200)
F-WZNI, Airbus A350-941, Cathay Pacific Airways (206)
F-WWSL, Airbus A380-841, Airbus (162)
F-WWSU, Airbus A380-842, Emirates Airline (250)
F-GPYC, Avions de Transport Régional ATR-42-500 (484)
(F-WWLZ), Avions de Transport Régional ATR-42-600, Japan Air Commuter (1401)
F-WWEE, Avions de Transport Régional ATR-72-600, Avianca Argentina (1433)
F-WWEG, Avions de Transport Régional ATR-72-600, Aeromar (1435)
F-WWEM, Avions de Transport Régional ATR-72-600, Aeromar (1441)
(F-WWES), Avions de Transport Régional ATR-72-600, Aeromar (1446)
(F-WWEB), Avions de Transport Régional ATR-72-600, (IndiGo Airlines) (1476)
F-WWEE, Avions de Transport Régional ATR-72-600, Cebgo (1479)
(F-WWEF), Avions de Transport Régional ATR-72-600, IndiGo Airlines (1480)
Elsewhere around the airfield:
7T-VKC, Boeing 737-8D6, Air Algerie (34166)
7T-VKP, Boeing 737-800, Air Algerie (60752)
CN-RGR, EMBRAER ERJ-190AR, Royal Air Maroc (19000684)
CS-TPW, EMBRAER ERJ-190LR, TAP Express (19000550)
D-AEMB, EMBRAER ERJ-195LR, Augsburg Airways/Lufthansa Regional (19000297)
D-AEWV, Airbus A320-214, Eurowings (7545)
D-AINJ, Airbus A320-271N, Lufthansa (7735)
D-ASTU, Airbus A319-112, Germania (3533)
EC-HPR, Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-200ER, Air Nostrum/Iberia Regional (7430)
EC-KAI, Avions de Transport Régional ATR-42-300, Swiftair/FedEx Feeder (141)
EC-LJR, Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-1000ER NG, Air Nostrum/Iberia Regional (19002)
EC-LVS, Airbus A320-232, Vueling Airlines (5599)
EC-MQQ, Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-1000ER NG, Air Nostrum/Iberia Regional (19055)
EI-CPH, Airbus A321-211, Aer Lingus (1094)
EI-FBL, Boeing 717-2BL, Volotea Airlines (55183)
EI-FMU, Airbus A319-112, Volotea Airlines (2122)
EI-FZL, Boeing 737-800, Ryanair (44784)
EI-IMN, Airbus A319-111, Alitalia (4764)
F-GHPH, Aerospatiale AS.350B2 Ecureuil (2365)
F-GIXB, Boeing 737-33A, ASL Airlines France (24789)
F-GKXE, Airbus A320-214, Air France (1879)
F-GMZD, Airbus A321-111, Air France (529)
F-GPGA, Hawker Beechcraft 900XP (HA-0205)
F-GPLK, Beechcraft C90A King Air (LJ-1391)
F-GRHS, Airbus A319-111, Air France (1444)
F-GRZN, Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-700, HOP! (10264)
F-GTAU, Airbus A321-211, Air France (3814)
F-GTVC, Beechcraft 1900D, Twin Jet (UE-349)
F-HAAF, Airbus A320-214, Aigle Azur (4758)
F-HBLF, EMBRAER ERJ-190LR, HOP! (19000158)
F-HBLG, EMBRAER ERJ-190LR, HOP! (19000254)
F-HBNC, Airbus A320-232, Air France (4601)
F-HBNF, Airbus A320-214, Air France (4714)
F-HBXJ, EMBRAER ERJ-170STD, HOP! (17000312)
F-HPJL, EMBRAER EMB-505 Phenom 300 (50500274)
F-HRAV, EMBRAER ERJ-145LU (145147)
G-CPEV, Boeing 757-236, TUI Airways (29943)
G-EZPE, Airbus A320-214, easyJet Airline (7044)
G-EZRA, Airbus A320-214, easyJet Airline (7597)
G-EZRH, Airbus A320-214, easyJet Airline (7730)
G-JMCT, Boeing 737-3Y0(SF), Atlantic Airlines/West Atlantic Cargo Airlines (24546)
G-OOBB, Boeing 757-28A, TUI Airways (32447)
G-VZON, Avions de Transport Régional ATR-72-500, Aurigny Air Services (853)
G-ZVIP, Beechcraft 200 Super King Air (BB-108)
HB-JYN, Airbus A319-111, easyJet Airline (4640)
HB-KFX, Robin DR.400/180 Regent (2556)
LX-EBE, Cessna 560XL Citation XLS+ (560-6025)
M-AMRM, Avions de Transport Régional ATR-72-500, Fly540 Angola (826)
M-LEFB, Cessna 550 Citation II (550-0172)
N155AG, Beechcraft 55 Baron (TC-2311)
N607ER, Beechcraft B300 Super King Air 350ER (FL-1007)
OO-SSW, Airbus A319-111, Brussels Airlines (3255)
OY-NCT, Dornier Do.328-300JET , Sun-Air (3213)
PH-EXO, EMBRAER ERJ-175STD, KLM cityhopper (17000668)
PH-EZK, EMBRAER ERJ-190AR, KLM cityhopper (19000326)
TS-IMQ, Airbus A319-112, Tunisair (3096)
VP-CSM, Lockheed L-1329 JetStar II (5092)
On airways:
EC-LRG, Airbus A320-214, Iberia (1516)
EI-FHZ, Boeing 737-8JP, Norwegian Air International (39005)
EI-FVP, Boeing 737-800, Norwegian Air International (42086)
Toulouse/Francazal was next and some very nice ATRs were seen;
A6-RRA, EMBRAER ERJ-145MP (145398)
F-WNUJ, Avions de Transport Régional ATR-42-512, Aeromar (471)
EC-IDG, Avions de Transport Régional ATR-42-300, Aeronova (003)
I-SKYB, EMBRAER EMB-120RT Brasilia, Skybridge Airops (120087)
(PR-PDE), Avions de Transport Régional ATR-72-500, Passaredo Linhas Aereas (565)
2-LFEA, Avions de Transport Régional ATR-42-500, SATENA (621)
M-IBAJ, Avions de Transport Régional ATR-72-500 (776)
F-WWLY, Avions de Transport Régional ATR-42-600, Avions de Transport Régional (811)
F-WNUA, Avions de Transport Régional ATR-72-600, Fastjet (1047)
F-WNUC, Avions de Transport Régional ATR-72-600, Fastjet (1060)
F-WNUD, Avions de Transport Régional ATR-72-600, Fastjet (1072)
PH-ATD, Avions de Transport Régional ATR-72-600, Azul Uruguay (1360)
PH-ATE, Avions de Transport Régional ATR-72-600, Azul Uruguay (1367)
F-WKVI, Avions de Transport Régional ATR-72-600, Trujet (1385)
F-WWER, Avions de Transport Régional ATR-72-600, Garuda Indonesia (1422)
F-WWEU, Avions de Transport Régional ATR-72-600, Avianca Argentina (1425)
F-WWEI, Avions de Transport Régional ATR-72-600, Avianca Argentina (1437)
F-WWEJ, Avions de Transport Régional ATR-72-600, Garuda Indonesia (1438)
F-WWER, Avions de Transport Régional ATR-72-600, Alliance Air (1445)
6V-AMS, Avions de Transport Régional ATR-72-600, Senegal Airlines (1447)
6V-ASN, Avions de Transport Régional ATR-72-600, Senegal Airlines (1452)
F-WWEE, Avions de Transport Régional ATR-72-600, Alliance Air (1456)
F-WWEL, Avions de Transport Régional ATR-72-600, Alliance Air (1463)
F-WTBX, Avions de Transport Régional ATR-72-600, Avianca Argentina (1466)
F-WNUF, Avions de Transport Régional ATR-42-600, (Silver Airways) (1217)
Plenty of time left in the day and so Muret/Lherm was next;
F-BISN, Piel CP.301A Emeraude (284)
F-GHEU, Cessna 150J Commuter (15069749)
F-GJXN, SOCATA TB-10 Tobago (1427)
F-GKUS, SOCATA TB-10 Tobago (1208)
F-GLJG, Extra EA.300 (008)
F-GMDP, Cessna TR.182 Turbo Skylane RG (R18201331)
F-GMPV, Avions Mudry CAP.10B (260)
F-GNNU, Robin DR.400/120 Dauphin 2+2 (2263)
F-GPHT, Reims/Cessna F.172M Skyhawk (1411)
F-GPNC, Cirrus Design Corp SR20 (1408)
F-GSTY, Robin DR.400/120 Dauphin 2+2 (1876)
F-GTDE, Reims/Cessna F.172L Skyhawk (0841)
F-GTYE, SOCATA TB-20 Trinidad (2159)
F-GTYF, SOCATA TB-20 Trinidad (2162)
F-GYKH, Robin DR.400/160 Major 80 (2541)
F-HCMB, Diamond DA.40D Diamond Star TDI (D4.268)
F-HCMC, Diamond DA.40D Diamond Star TDI (D4.269)
F-HCME, Diamond DA.40D Diamond Star TDI (D4.276)
F-HCMF, Diamond DA.40D Diamond Star TDI (D4.277)
F-HCMI, Diamond DA.40D Diamond Star TDI (D4.364)
F-HCTD, Diamond DA.42 Twin Star (42.359)
F-HLPI, CZAW PS-28 Cruiser (C0552)
F-HOLO, Robin DR.400/180 Regent (2308)
F-HURY, Reims/Cessna FRA.150M Aerobat (0277)
F-PCCE, Cub Crafters CCK-1865EX Carbon Cub SS (CCK-1865-0082)
F-PCVD, Van’s RV-7 (73609)
F-PNCM, Van’s RV-8 (83107)
F-PONG, Nicollier HN.433 Menestrel (189)
31-ZR, Pennec Gaz’Aile Sp-2 (204)
N34KK, Piper PA-23-250 Aztec E (27-7304946)
We had some Toulouse virgins on this tour and so Toulouse/Rangueil was next;
02, Dassault Mirage IIIA, Institut Supérieur de l’Aéronautique et de l’Espace-Supaero, French (02)
3814, Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15bis Fagot, Institut Supérieur de l’Aéronautique et de l’Espace-Supaero, Czechoslovakia (623814)
More general aviation to be seen at Toulouse/Lasbordes;
F-BERB, SAN Jodel D.140 Mousquetaire (33)
F-BNQX, Gardan GY-80-180 Horizon (178)
F-BPIF, Piper PA-18-95 Super Cub (18-1462)
F-BXHU, Avions Mudry CAP.10B (83)
F-GCIP, Robin DR.400/120 Petit Prince (1458)
F-GGHT, Robin DR.400/180 Regent (1846)
F-GIZI, Cessna 172R Skyhawk (17280435)
F-GKVE, SOCATA TB-20 Trinidad (1245)
F-GORM, Robin DR.400/120 Dauphin 2+2 (2289)
F-GSBJ, Robin DR.400/140B Dauphin 4 (2350)
F-GSRR, Robin DR.400/140B Dauphin 4 (2393)
F-GTPK, Robin DR.400/140B Dauphin 4 (2421)
F-GTQB, SOCATA TB-20 Trinidad GT (2095)
F-GTQF, SOCATA TB-20 Trinidad GT (2094)
F-GUYA, Robin DR.400/160 Major (2492)
F-GYKI, Robin DR.400/140B Dauphin 4 (2552)
F-HACM, Tecnam P.2002-JF Sierra (034)
F-HDAC, Diamond DA.20-C1 Eclipse (C0371)
F-HFCL, Diamond DA.20-C1 Eclipse (C0330)
F-HGEO, Diamond DA.20-C1 Eclipse (C0527)
F-HLAS, Extra EA.330SC (SC043)
F-PADY, SAN Jodel D.112 (1626)
F-PCGG, Rutan LongEz (1655)
F-PEMH, Colomban MC-100 Banbi (59)
F-PKBM/236389, Flamme PF-01 (01)
F-PPIA, Chasle LMC-1 (04)
F-PYJP, Piel CP.80 Zef (51)
31-ABR, Comco-Ikarus C42 Cyclone (unknown)
31-ABT, Aeroprakt A22L2 Vision, F-JCDN (547)
31-MV, Flight Design CTLS, F-JWSY (F-09-02-09)
31-VZ, Humbert Tetras (unknown)
31-YS, Comco-Ikarus C42 Cyclone (unknown)
At Toulouse/Balma, all of these can be seen from outside;
(01), Dassault Mirage III-F2, DGA Techniques Aéronautiques, French (01)
01, Dassault Super Etendard, DGA Techniques Aéronautiques, French (01)
208/340-HB, Nord N.2501F Noratlas, DGA Techniques Aéronautiques, French (208)
(F47), Trans Alliance C-160F (fuselage), DGA Techniques Aéronautiques, French (47)
(55-0018), Lockheed C-130A Hercules (fuselage), DGA Techniques Aéronautiques, United States (3045)
Then it was back to the airport for our evening flight to Hamburg/Helmut Schmidt. This was with Eurowings and there can’t have been more than 12 people on that flight – our stead was A320 D-AEWV. No surprise that Eurowings dropped this flight later in the year. Seen at nearby stands when we parked up at Hamburg were;
D-AEWF, Airbus A320-214, Eurowings (7087)
D-AEWO, Airbus A320-214, Eurowings (7394)
D-AEWP, Airbus A320-214, Eurowings (7377)
D-AKNS, Airbus A319-112, Germanwings (1277)
OO-SSG, Airbus A319-112, Brussels Airlines (1160)
TC-JRT, Airbus A321-231, Turkish Airlines (4779)
Photo credit: Grant Robinson
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Grant Robinson
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