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Airbus Madness

Dave Rose, Dave Anderson and Chris Smith

During last years trip to Airbus at Toulouse it was suggested we should make it an annual trip, alternating between their Blagnac and Finkenwerder facilities, then Dave R had the genious if a little nuts idea of why not do both?!
C/N / REG		A/C TYPE	OPERATOR	LOCATION / NOTES
Thursday 23rd May
Seen en-route to Manchester Airport were the following:
OTT
EI-ESW		Boeing 737-8AS	Ryanair	Inbound LBA
G-BYFR		Piper PA-32R-301 Saratoga II HP	Ebor Air Ltd
N44CE		Gulfstream G-IV	Corporate
ZZ385		AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat AH1	Army Air Corps - 1 Regiment	Inbound Leeming
ZZ393		AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat AH1	Army Air Corps - 1 Regiment	Inbound Leeming
The extent of spotting on arriving at Manchester was limited to a quick nip up to the top of the T1 MSCP, where the top level is now reserved for hire cars, as an overzealous security plod was quick to inform us. After leaving here we drove around to bag the stored MAX 8's before heading for beer and steak at our Premier Inn hotel - where Dave R was tickled at seeing a knackered Ford Mondeo still sits in the car park...five years and counting!
Manchester Airport MAN / EGCC
A4O-SA		Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner	Oman Air
A6-BMC		Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner	Etihad Airways
A6-EUZ		Airbus A380-842	Emirates
A7-BCI		Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner	Qatar Airways
EC-KMI		Airbus A320-216	Vueling Airlines
EI-SLX		ATR 72-202F	ASL Airlines Ireland
G-RORA		Embraer EMB-550 Legacy 500	Centreline AV
G-VYGL		Airbus A330-243 MRTT	AirTanker Services	On lease to Jet2
N918FD		Boeing 757-23A	FedEx Express
OY-NCN		Dornier 328-310JET	Sun Air of Scandinavia
Friday 24th May
It was up at the crack of dawn to drop the car off at the T3 Meet and Greet and check-in for our early morning O'Leary to Hamburg...starting what was to become a common theme of troublesome airport experiences throughout the trip. Security was as straight forward as airport security gets these days - in other words 'not very' - but the real inconvenience was when we were called to board and then made to wait in the void between the gate and the jet bridge. We quickly grew suspicious and our fears were confirmed when we were all called back to the gate after about 30 minutes. The official line from the handling agent was that the cleaners hadn't shown up the night before, but as most reading this will know the excuse does not usually match the reason and we expected a replacement aircraft. We were told there would be a further 30 minute wait, and eventually a cleaning van did turn up at the aircraft but with just a driver, no staff, leading to the cabin crew having to offload about four binliners full of rubbish themselves. Then when we did finally board, the floor was absolutely pitted with debris from what must have been a typical stag-do/lads holiday-type destination for the previous flight. A shame really because it was my first time on a 737 sporting Boeing's relatively new "Sky" interior and what an improvement compared to older examples.
Manchester Airport
A6-BMF		Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner	Etihad Airways
A7-ALQ		Airbus A350-941	Qatar Airways
B-LXE		Airbus A350-1041	Cathay Pacific Airways
C-GTSJ		Airbus A330-243	Air Transat
D-AEWM		Airbus A320-214	Eurowings
D-AISI		Airbus A321-231	Lufthansa
EI-DLG		Boeing 737-8AS	Ryanair
EI-DWE		Boeing 737-8AS	Ryanair
EI-EBZ		Boeing 737-8AS	Ryanair
EI-EKL		Boeing 737-8AS	Ryanair
EI-EVT		Boeing 737-8AS	Ryanair
EI-FRY		Boeing 737-800	Ryanair	Our ride to Hamburg - FR3501/927T
EI-GDS		Boeing 737-800	Ryanair
ET-ATH		Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner	Ethiopian Airlines
G-ECOT		Bombardier DHC-8-Q402	Flybe	Our chariot back on 27/05
G-EZTK		Airbus A320-214	easyJet
G-EZUO		Airbus A320-214	easyJet
G-FBEI		Embraer ERJ-195-200LR	Flybe
G-FBEK		Embraer ERJ-195-200LR	Flybe
G-FBJB		Embraer ERJ-175-200STD	Flybe
G-FBJH		Embraer ERJ-175-200STD	Flybe
G-JECX		Bombardier DHC-8-Q402	Flybe
G-JZBB		Boeing 737-800	Jet2.com
G-JZBM		Boeing 737-800	Jet2.com
G-PRPO		Bombardier DHC-8-Q402	Flybe
G-TCDK		Airbus A321-211	Thomas Cook Airlines
G-TCDL		Airbus A321-211	Thomas Cook Airlines
G-TCDP		Airbus A321-211	Thomas Cook Airlines
G-TUMA		Boeing 737-8MAX	TUI Airways	Stored
G-TUMB		Boeing 737-8MAX	TUI Airways	Stored
G-TUMC		Boeing 737-8MAX	TUI Airways	Stored
G-TUMD		Boeing 737-8MAX	TUI Airways	Stored
G-TUMG		Boeing 737-8MAX	TUI Airways	Stored
G-UZHB		Airbus A320-251N	easyJet
G-UZHJ		Airbus A320-251N	easyJet
G-UZHP		Airbus A320-251N	easyJet
G-UZHR		Airbus A320-251N	easyJet
G-UZHY		Airbus A320-251N	easyJet
N66057		Boeing 767-424ER	United Airlines
N920FD		Boeing 757-23A	FedEx Express
OE-GWS		Cessna 560XL Citation XLS+	Avcon Jet
OO-SNF		Airbus A320-214	Brussels Airlines
PH-BCG		Boeing 737-800	KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
SE-RMO		Bombardier Learjet 45XR	Maxfli / H-Bird Aviation Services
SX-ACP		Airbus A321-231	Olympus Airways	Op for TUI, hybrid Monarch Airlines c/s
On landing at Hamburg I was unorganised and should have logged more than I did when we taxiied past the biz/GA apron, which is about the only opportunity to get this stuff as it is very remote and not really accessible from on the ground. We picked up the hire car and headed straight for Finkenwerder where we were booked on a German-speaking tour in the afternoon. After the tour we came back and spent a couple of hours on the terminal viewing terrace.
Hamburg Airport HAM / EDDH
15+01		Airbus A319-133X(CJ)	Luftwaffe
5A-ONP		Airbus A330-202	Afriqiyah Airlines	Stored no tail - under repair
82+03		Aérospatiale AS532U2 Cougar	Luftwaffe
CS-LTC		Cessna 680A Citation Latitude	NetJets Europe
CS-LTD		Cessna 680A Citation Latitude	NetJets Europe
D-ABBD		Boeing 737-86J	Eurowings
D-ABDP		Airbus A320-214	Eurowings
D-ABDQ		Airbus A320-214	Eurowings	Special c/s
D-ABHF		Airbus A320-214	Eurowings
D-ABIA		Boeing 737-530	Lufthansa Technik	Preserved - G.I. use
D-ABKN		Boeing 737-86J	Eurowings
D-ABOD		Boeing 707-420	Lufthansa	Preserved, marked D-ABOB
D-AEWG		Airbus A320-214	Eurowings
D-AEWI		Airbus A320-214	Eurowings
D-AEWN		Airbus A320-214	Eurowings
D-AEWO		Airbus A320-214	Eurowings
D-AEWS		Airbus A320-214	Eurowings
D-AGWJ		Airbus A319-132	Eurowings	Germanwings c/s
D-AILW		Airbus A319-114	Lufthansa
D-AINK		Airbus A320-271N	Lufthansa
D-AIPL		Airbus A320-211	Lufthansa
D-AIPW		Airbus A320-211	Eurowings	Germanwings c/s
D-AIQA		Airbus A320-211	Lufthansa
D-AIRE		Airbus A321-131	Lufthansa
D-AISR		Airbus A321-231	Lufthansa
D-AIUX		Airbus A320-214	Lufthansa
D-AIUY		Airbus A320-214	Lufthansa
D-AIWB		Airbus A320-214	Lufthansa
D-AIZE		Airbus A320-214	Lufthansa
D-AKNH		Airbus A319-112	Eurowings	Germanwings c/s
D-AKNR		Airbus A319-112	Eurowings	Germanwings c/s
D-BOLD		Embraer EMB-545 Legacy 450	Atlas Air Service
D-BSUN		Dornier 328-310JET	Sun Air of Scandinavia
D-CJMK		Cessna 560XL Citation XLS	Air Hamburg
D-HONE		Eurocopter EC135 P2	Polizeihubschrauberstaffel Hamburg
D-IOLB		Cessna 404 Titan	Sylt Air
EC-JXJ		Airbus A319-111	Iberia
EC-JZS		Bombardier CL-600-2D24 CRJ-900ER	Iberia Regional (Air Nostrum)	Op for SAS Scandinavian Airlines
EI-FPW		Bombardier CL-600-2D24 CRJ-900LR	SAS Scandinavian Airlines (CityJet)
EI-FRT		Boeing 737-8AS	Ryanair
EI-FXB		ATR 42-300F	FedEx Feeder (ASL Airlines Ireland)
EP-IBA		Airbus A300B4-605R	Iran Air
F-GUGG		Airbus A318-111	Air France
HB-IJM		Airbus A320-214	Swiss International Airlines
LY-NVU		Airbus A321-231	Avion Express	Op for Onur Air
N909M		Cessna 525 CitationJet CJ1	Corporate
OE-LBO		Airbus A320-214	Austrian Airlines
OH-LXD		Airbus A320-214	Finnair
OK-REQ		Airbus A319-112	CSA Czech Airlines
OO-OCA		Hawker Beechcraft 350 Super King Air	Air Service Liège
OO-SSV		Airbus A319-111	Brussels Airlines	Our flight from Brussels - Toulouse - ex G-EZEI!
SP-LIM		Embraer ERJ-175-200LR	LOT Polish Airlines
TC-JOH		Airbus A330-303	Turkish Airlines
TC-JTL		Airbus A321-231	Turkish Airlines
VP-BWE		Airbus A320-214	Aeroflot Russian Airlines
VQ-BOX		Airbus A319-111	Rossiya Airlines
YR-ASB		Airbus A318-111	TAROM
We spent 10 minutes on the viewing mound at Finkenwerder before heading off for our tour, and the common theme of poor airport experiences was countered by a common theme of lucky tour experiences! With no more than a minute to spare we blagged our way off the German-speaking public tour, and on to a privately organised spotter tour!! What's more, the co-organisers were local, one from Newcastle, the other not only from Darlo but also the son of a prominent FoDTVA member - small world!!! As it turned out, we were sharing the same coach as the public tour, but whilst they went off to learn about rivets and bolts, we were peering through the windows of the various production halls, with airframes going in the bag like coal into a steam engine! We briefly returned to the viewing mound before heading back to the main airport.
Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport XFW / EDHI
Movements
9H-LOL		Airbus A319-112	HiFly Malta	Airbus staff hack
D-EOPX		Cessna 172P Skyhawk	Airbus-HFB Fluggemeinschaft
F-GSTA/01		Airbus A300B4-608ST Beluga	Airbus Transport International
A320
8140	D-AVVU	Airbus A320-271N	LATAM Chile	H244	To become CC-BHD
8172	D-AVVO	Airbus A320-271N	LATAM Chile	H245 apron	To become CC-BHE
8439	D-AUBO	Airbus A320-214	Chengdu Airlines	Delivery Centre
8483	D-AXAP	Airbus A320-271N	Air Astana	Delivery Centre (south)	To become P4-KBI
8597	D-AUAH	Airbus A320-214	Chengdu Airlines	Delivery Centre
8757	D-AVVE	Airbus A320-271N	GoAir	Temp hangar nr H14	To become VT-WJI
8774	D-AVVI	Airbus ACJ320-251N Prestige	Corporate	Delivery Centre (north)	To become T7-HHH
8785	D-AVVP	Airbus A320-271N	GoAir	H245 apron	To become VT-WJJ
8787	D-AVVX	Airbus A320-271N	S7 Airlines	Delivery Centre (south)	To become VP-BWC
8820	D-AVVZ	Airbus A320-271N	Air Macau	Delivery Centre (south)	To become B-MCO
8836	D-AUBY	Airbus A320-271N	Sichuan Airlines	Delivery Centre (north)
8840	D-AXAB	Airbus A320-251N	Zhejiang Loong Airlines	H7	To become B-307G
8843	D-AXAE	Airbus A320-271N	Vueling Airlines	H241 > Riverside store	To become EC-NDA
8844	D-AXAF	Airbus A320-271N	Volaris	Delivery Centre (north)	To become N541VL
8851	D-AXAL	Airbus A320-251N	China Southern Airlines	Riverside store	To become B-306M
8864	D-AXAT	Airbus A320-271N	IndiGo	H243	To become VT-IZV
8869	D-AXAZ	Airbus A320-251N	SAS Scandinavian Airlines	Midfield	To become SE-ROO
8870	D-AVVB	Airbus A320-271N	Lufthansa	Midfield	To become D-AINQ
8875	D-AVVD	Airbus A320-251N	Pegasus Airlines	Midfield	To become TC-NCE
8884	D-AVVF	Airbus A320-251N	Pegasus Airlines	H7 > Leak Test	To become TC-NCB
8886	D-AVVK	Airbus A320-251N	Lucky Air	Delivery Centre (south)	To become B-307Q
8889	D-AVVM	Airbus A320-251N	Avianca	H14 South apron > H7	To become N762AV
8890	D-AVVS	Airbus A320-271N	S7 Airlines	Leak Test > H7	To become VP-BWT
8892	D-AVVT	Airbus A320-214	Peach Aviation	H245 apron	To become JA826P
8900	D-AVVG	Airbus A320-251N	Chongqing Airlines	Midfield	To become B-307R
8901	D-AVVL	Airbus A320-271N	IndiGo	Delivery Centre (south)	To become VT-IZY
8904	D-AVVW	Airbus A320-251N	Pegasus Airlines	Adjacent H221 & H225	To become TC-NCC
8911	D-AXAG	Airbus A320-214	Lufthansa	H243	To become D-AIWH
8918	D-AXAJ	Airbus A320-251N	Atlantic Airways	Dock side	To become OY-RCK
8926	D-AXAK	Airbus A320-251N	SalamAir	Midfield > H211	To become A4O-OVE
8927	D-AXAR	Airbus A320-271N	Vueling Airlines	Leak Test	To become EC-NDB
8933	D-AUBA	Airbus A320-251N	Kuwait Airways	Leak Test > H14	Tail c/s / white fuselage
8934	D-AUBD	Airbus A320-251N	Chongqing Airlines	H14 North	To become B-307S
8935	D-AUBF	Airbus A320-271N	S7 Airlines	H7 > Leak Test	To become VP-BWN
8939	D-AUAB	Airbus A320-271N	Iberia	Midfield	To become EC-NDN
8940	D-AUAC	Airbus A320-251N	Air Malta	Paint shop	To become 9H-NEB
8942	D-AUAD	Airbus A320-214	Batik Air	H14 North	To become PK-LZL
8945	D-AUAG	Airbus A320-271N	Vueling Airlines	H14 North	To become EC-NDC
8948	D-AUAI	Airbus A320-271N	Qingdao Airlines	H7	To become B-308R
8962	D-AUAM	Airbus A320-251N	Pegasus Airlines	Riverside st. > H243 apr.	To become TC-NCH
8964	D-AUAP	Airbus A320-214	StarFlyer	H14	Tail c/s only
8965	D-AYAD	Airbus A320-2xxN	Aer Lingus	Outside	Rear only to be EI-LRC
8979	D-AVYP	Airbus A320-2xxN	Pegasus Airlines	Outside	Rear only
8982	D-AUAS	Airbus A320-251N	easyJet	Delivery Centre (north)	To become G-UZLA
8992	D-AYAN	Airbus A320-2xxN	Indigo	Outside	Rear only
8996	D-AUAU	Airbus A320-271N	Iberia	H14	Tail c/s only
9002	D-AUAV	Airbus A320-2xxN	Jazeera Airways	H260 apron / Midfield	Front / rear only
9015		Airbus A320-271N	Cebu Pacific Air	H14	Tail c/s only
9041		Airbus A320-251N	Avianca	H14	Front / rear unmated
9049		Airbus A320-251N	Air Malta	H14	Tail c/s only, to become 9H-NEC
9052		Airbus A320-271N	Lufthansa	H260 apron / Midfield	Front / rear only
9054		Airbus A320-2xxN		Outside	Rear only
9055		Airbus A32x-2xxN		H260	Rear only
9059		Airbus A32x-2xxN		H260	Rear only
9062		Airbus A320-251N	Azul Linhas Aereas	H14	Mated fuselage, to become PR-YSA
9074		Airbus A320-251N	SAS Scandinavian Airlines	Outside	Front only
9089		Airbus A320-251N	SAS Scandinavian Airlines	H14	Fuselage / wings
9113		Airbus A32x-2xxN		Outside	Front only
9116		Airbus A320-251N	SAS Scandinavian Airlines	H260 apron / H260	Front / rear only
9124		Airbus A32x-2xxN		Outside	Rear only
9129		Airbus A32x-2xxN		H260	Rear only
9130		Airbus A32x-2xxN		H260	Rear only
9131		Airbus A320-271N	IndiGo	H260	Rear only
9141		Airbus A32x-2xxN		H260	Rear only
9166		Airbus A32x-2xxN		Outside	Rear only
9178		Airbus A32x-2xxN		H260	Rear only
A321
6839	D-AVXB	Airbus A321-251N	Airbus	H241	Prototype A321 NEO - stored
8277	D-AYAJ	Airbus A321-271N	Air Astana	H242	To become P4-KDF
8666	D-AVYY	Airbus A321-251NX(LR)	TAP Air Portugal	Delivery Centre (south)	To become CS-TXB
8740	D-AYAZ	Airbus A321-271NX	Turkish Airlines	H213	To become TC-LSF
8753	D-AZAI	Airbus A321-272N	Vietnam Airlines	H14	To become VN-A625
8758	D-AZAL	Airbus A321-253NX	American Airlines	H102 > Midfield	To become N403AN
8769	D-AZAT	Airbus A321-272N	Vietnam Airlines	Delivery Centre (south)	To become VN-A503
8773	D-AZAU	Airbus A321-251NX(LR)	TAP Air Portugal	H245 apr. > adj. H221/5	Tail c/s only
8776	D-AZAV	Airbus A321-271N	Sichuan Airlines	H245 apron	Tail c/s only, to become B-307E
8780	D-AVXI	Airbus A321-253NX	American Airlines	Midfield	To become N404AN
8783	D-AVXP	Airbus A321-271NX	Lufthansa	Midfield	To become D-AIEB
8790	VN-A607	Airbus A321-271N	VietJet Air	Delivery Centre (south)
8796	D-AVZD	Airbus A321-2xxN	Azores Airlines	H213	To become CS-TSH
8800	D-AVZI	Airbus A321-253N	American Airlines	H14 apron	To become N405AN
8813	D-AZAA	Airbus A321-271N	Philippine Airlines	H245 apron	To become RP-C9937
8816	HA-LVC	Airbus A321-271NX	Wizz Air	Delivery Centre (south)
8822	D-AVXE	Airbus A321-211	Delta Airlines	H245 apron	To become N378DN
8823	D-AVXK	Airbus A321-271NX(LR)	JetBlue Airways	Leak Test	To become N2002J
8829	D-AVXO	Airbus A321-253N	Alaska Airlines	Leak Test	To become N930VA
8830	D-AVXR	Airbus A321-251NX(LR)	Arkia Israel Airlines	H14 South apron	To become 4X-AGN
8834	D-AVXT	Airbus A321-253NX	American Airlines	Midfield	To become N406AN
8849	D-AVZL	Airbus A321-271N	Sichuan Airlines	Run-up bay	Tail c/s only, to become B-309C
8861	D-AVZN	Airbus A321-251N(LR)	Air Arabia	Outside	Front only
8876	D-AVZT	Airbus A321-271NX(LR)	Air Transat	H241	To become C-GOIF
8878	D-AVZU	Airbus A321-271NX	Cebu Pacific Air	Delivery Centre (south)	To become RP-C4119
8887	D-AYAV	Airbus A321-253NX(LR)	Aer Lingus	Dock side	To become EI-LRA
8893	D-AZAH	Airbus A321-271NX(LR)	JetBlue Airways	Paint shop > run-up bay	To become N2016J
8895	D-AVXF	Airbus A321-253N	China Southern Airlines	Midfield > H212	To become B-308D
8897	D-AVXG	Airbus A321-251NX	Air Arabia	Delivery Centre (north)	To become A6-ATC
8903	D-AVXL	Airbus A321-253N	China Southern Airlines	Delivery Centre (north)	To become B-308U
8906	D-AVXM	Airbus A321-271N	VietJet Air	H212	To become VN-A520
8908	D-AVXN	Airbus A321-271NX	Air New Zealand	Riverside st. > Leak Test	To become ZK-NNG
8910	D-AVXV	Airbus A321-2xxN	Asiana Airlines	Riverside st. > adj. H221/5	To become HL8364
8919	D-AVYA	Airbus A321-271N	Turkish Airlines	Riverside store or H213	To become TC-LSH
8921	D-AVYB	Airbus A321-271N	Cebu Pacific Air	H260 apron	Rear only, to become RP-C4120
8924	D-AVYF	Airbus A321-272N	Vietnam Airlines	Midfield	To become VN-A505
8936	D-AVYI	Airbus A321-251N	Pegasus Airlines	H9	Fuselage/wings, to become TC-RBA
8941	D-AVYX	Airbus A321-271NX	Wizz Air	Riverside store > H214	Tail c/s only, to become HA-LVE
8947	D-AVZR	Airbus A321-211	Delta Airlines	Paint shop	To become N386DN
8950	D-AYAA	Airbus A321-271NX	Wizz Air	Riverside store	To become G-WUKK
8953	D-AZAG	Airbus A321-271N	Sichuan Airlines	Run-up bay
8955	D-AZAK	Airbus A321-2xxN	Ural Airlines	H9	Tail c/s only
8958	D-AYAC	Airbus A321-271NX	Lufthansa	H9	Tail c/s only, to become D-AIED
8968	D-AVYD	Airbus A321-271NX	IndiGo	Outside	Rear only
8971	D-AVYK	Airbus A321-271NX(LR)	JetBlue Airways	Midfield / H260 apron	Front / rear unmated, to become N2017J
8985	D-AVXH	Airbus A321-272N	Vietnam Airlines	Paint shop	To become VN-A506
8989	D-AYAL	Airbus A321-271N	IndiGo	H9	Mated fuselage
8997	D-AVYH	Airbus A321-271NX	Wizz Air	H9	Front / rear unmated, to become HA-LVG
9043	D-AYAM	Airbus A321-211	Delta Airlines	H14	To become N388DN, tail c/s only
9046		Airbus A321-271NX	Lufthansa	H260	Rear only
9051		Airbus A321-272N	Vietnam Airlines	H260 apron	Front / rear only
9057		Airbus A321-211	Delta Airlines	H14	Mated fuselage - to become N391DN
9077		Airbus A321-253N	China Southern Airlines	H14	Mated fuselage
A330
1951		Airbus A330		Outside	Fuselage section only
1954		Airbus A330		Outside	Fuselage section only
A350
0383		Airbus A350		Outside	Fuselage section only
0391		Airbus A350		Outside	Fuselage section only
A380
0249	F-WWSM	Airbus A380-842	Emirates	Midfield	To become A6-EVD
0256	F-WWAD	Airbus A380-842	Emirates	H212	Seen on 18/05/18, to become A6-EVG
0258	F-WWST	Airbus A380-842	Emirates	H243	Tail c/s only, to become A6-EVI
0259	F-WWSA	Airbus A380-842	Emirates	Delivery Centre (A380)	To become A6-EVJ
0269		Airbus A380-8xx		Outside	Fuselage section only
Saturday 25th May
Once again it was up early and straight to check-in where a lengthy queue was experienced and hindered further by a tech check-in computer, and Hamburg it seems hasn't caught up with the rest of the world yet with only a couple of self-service check-in desks exclusive to Lufthansa. With a large queue still behind us (many of whom were West African with a lorry load of luggage per person) it was a wonder just how quickly we boarded and got away once through to the gate.
Hamburg Airport
CS-TTH		Airbus A319-111	TAP Air Portugal
D-ABKN		Boeing 737-86J	Eurowings
D-ABMV		Boeing 737-86J	Eurowings
D-ABOK		Boeing 757-330	Condor
D-AEWG		Airbus A320-214	Eurowings
D-AEWQ		Airbus A320-214	Eurowings
D-AEWS		Airbus A320-214	Eurowings
D-AEWU		Airbus A320-214	Eurowings
D-AICD		Airbus A320-212	Condor
D-AIPY		Airbus A320-211	Eurowings	Germanwings c/s
D-AISG		Airbus A321-231	Lufthansa
D-AISR		Airbus A321-231	Lufthansa
D-AIUX		Airbus A320-214	Lufthansa
D-AKNP		Airbus A319-112	Eurowings	Germanwings c/s
D-AKNT		Airbus A319-112	Eurowings	Germanwings c/s
EI-FZI		Boeing 737-8AS	Ryanair
OE-LBA		Airbus A321-111	Austrian Airlines
OE-LDA		Airbus A319-112	Austrian Airlines
OO-SSK		Airbus A319-112	Brussels Airlines	Our flight - SN2630/25X
SP-ENM		Boeing 737-8CX	Enter Air
SP-LDF		Embraer ERJ-170-100LR	LOT Polish Airlines
TC-JMK		Airbus A321-231	Turkish Airlines
We only had about an hour long connection in Brussels but we put it to good use logging almost everything in. In recent weeks Brussels Airlines had almost exclusively used one of two leased CSA Czech Airlines A319s on their Toulouse route; OK-NEO/P, the former with Eurowings titles and the latter in a special scheme, so the variety was diluted a little when we were bussed to OO-SSV.
Brussels Airport BRU / EBBR
A6-BLG		Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner	Etihad Airways
A7-BAQ		Boeing 777-3DZER	Qatar Airways
B-5972		Airbus A330-343E	Hainan Airlines
B-LRL		Airbus A350-941	Cathay Pacific Airways	Seen by all 06/08/16 at TLS as F-WZNA
C-GHPY		Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner	Air Canada
D-ACKA		Bombardier CL-600-2D24 CRJ-900LR	Lufthansa Regional (Lufthansa CityLine)
D-ALER		Boeing 757-2Q8SF	DHL Worldwide Express (EAT Leipzig)
D-AZMO		Airbus A300F4-622R	DHL Worldwide Express (EAT Leipzig)
D-CMDH		Cessna 680 Citation Sovereign	Corporate
D-CMMP		Embraer EMB-505 Phenom 300	Luxaviation Germany
EC-NAZ		Airbus A320-271N	Vueling Airlines
EC-NCS		Airbus A320-271N	Vueling Airlines
EI-DWY		Boeing 737-8AS	Ryanair
EI-GEA		Bombardier CL-600-2D24 CRJ-900LR	CityJet	Op for Brussels Airlines
EI-FZL		Boeing 737-8AS	Ryanair
EI-FZM		Boeing 737-8AS	Ryanair
EI-GED		Bombardier CL-600-2D24 CRJ-900LR	CityJet	Op for Brussels Airlines
EI-RNC		Embraer ERJ-190-100STD	Alitalia Cityliner
HB-JCL		Airbus A220-300 (BD-500-1A11 CS300)	Swiss International Airlines
HB-JJE		Boeing 757-204	EC Air
HS-THG		Airbus A350-941	Thai Airways International
I-ADJK		Embraer ERJ-195-200LR	Air Dolomiti
N12006		Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner	United Airlines	Seen OTT by both Dave's prior to picking Chris up
N217UA		Boeing 777-222ER	United Airlines
OE-IAC		Boeing 737-4M0SF	ASL Airlines Belgium
OH-LWD		Airbus A350-941	Finnair
OK-NEO		Airbus A319-112	CSA Czech Airlines	Op for Brussels Airlines - should have been our aircraft
OK-SWT		Boeing 737-7Q8	Smartwings
OO-LTM		Boeing 737-3M8	ex Brussels Airlines	Fire trainer
OO-DJE		British Aerospace 146-200	ex Brussels Airlines	Fire trainer
OO-JDL		Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner	TUI Airlines Belgium
OO-LOE		Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner	TUI Airlines Belgium
OO-MAX		Boeing 737-8 MAX	TUI Airlines Belgium	Stored
OO-SFB		Airbus A330-343	Brussels Airlines
OO-SFC		Airbus A330-343	Brussels Airlines
OO-SFD		Airbus A330-342E	Brussels Airlines
OO-SFT		Airbus A330-223	Brussels Airlines
OO-SFV		Airbus A330-321	Brussels Airlines
OO-SFW		Airbus A330-322	Brussels Airlines
OO-SFX		Airbus A330-343	Brussels Airlines
OO-SFY		Airbus A330-223	Brussels Airlines
OO-SFZ		Airbus A330-223	Brussels Airlines
OO-SNC		Airbus A320-214	Brussels Airlines
OO-SNJ		Airbus A320-214	Brussels Airlines
OO-SSG		Airbus A319-112	Brussels Airlines
OO-SSO		Airbus A319-111	Brussels Airlines
OO-SSV		Airbus A319-111	Brussels Airlines	Our flight to Toulouse - SN3667/3RW
OO-TMA		Boeing 737-8 MAX	TUI Airlines Belgium	Stored
OO-TMB		Boeing 737-8 MAX	TUI Airlines Belgium	Stored
S5-AFC		Bombardier CL-600-2D24 CRJ-900LR	Adria Airways
SP-LMA		Embraer ERJ-190-100STD	LOT Polish Airlines
SU-TMG		Boeing 737-86J	FlyEgypt
TS-INT		Airbus A320-214	Nouvelair Tunisie
VT-TBT		Dassault Falcon 2000	TATA Tea Ltd
YL-AAR		Airbus A220-300 (BD-500-1A11 CS300)	Air Baltic
YR-BGE		Boeing 737-38J	TAROM
I was very pleasantly surprised to find the Belgian Air Component have a base adjacent to the airport and share a runway, we logged everything here except an Embraer VIP transport and an A321, although the latter was easily traceable as they only have one.
Melsbroek AFB EBMB
CH-01		Lockheed C-130H Hercules	Belgian Air Component
CH-05		Lockheed C-130H Hercules	Belgian Air Component
CH-07		Lockheed C-130H Hercules	Belgian Air Component
CH-11		Lockheed C-130H Hercules	Belgian Air Component	D-Day stripes
CH-13		Lockheed C-130H Hercules	Belgian Air Component
CS-TRJ		Airbus A321-231	Belgian Air Component (HiFly)
G-11		MD Helicopters MD902 Explorer	Belgian Federal Police	CS only
On landing at Toulouse it was straight to pick up the hire car before heading off to enjoy some more unexpected luck with the Airbus tour...or tours as it would become. First we found a brief window of opportunity to cover the northern areas of the airport. We were booked on a French-speaking A350 tour, we then managed to talk our way on to a French-speaking A380 tour immediately after! The guy checking us in then told us if we did the A380 tour first, both would then be in English - result! On the A380 tour, which we'd done before, we nearly fell out of our seats when the coach took an unexpected and very valuable left turn along the A380 flight test line (which is more A330/50 these days). This first tour was otherwise very poignant as they discussed the imminent and premature end of production, with six deliveries this year, six next year and the final one in 2021. You can sense the sadness amongst the Airbus staff. The A380 tour concluded inside the back of Aeroscopia's A400M prototype where the guide revealed their is 400 tonnes, or miles, or some other ridiculous amount of wiring in the nose cone alone! The second tour was a bit fast paced, with the coach often going just one mile per hour too fast for us to log something or other! The guide quickly realised we were experts in our field and asked us more questions than the rest of the group asked her!! By the time both tours were over it was getting late so it was back to the hotel for grub and a few drinks.
Toulouse Blagnac Airport TLS / LFBO
In-Flight
CS-TTZ		Embraer ERJ-195-200AR	TAP Express (Portugália Airlines)	CS only...until it came into Toulouse next day
N789AN		Boeing 777-223ER	American Airlines	CS only
Movements / Parked
7T-VKH		Boeing 737-8D6	Air Algerie
7T-VKO		Boeing 737-8D6	Air Algerie
CN-NMM		Airbus A320-214	Air Arabia Maroc
CS-TPP		Embraer ERJ-190-100LR	TAP Express (Portugália Airlines)
EC-MFL		Airbus A320-232	Vueling Airlines
EC-MTL		Airbus A319-111	Volotea Airlines
F-GIXC		Boeing 737-38BSF	ASL Airlines France
F-GKVE		Socata TB20 Trinidad	Private
F-GKXS		Airbus A320-214	Air France
F-GPYC		ATR 42-512	Lease Co	Stored
F-GRHQ		Airbus A319-111	Air France
F-GSTB/02		Airbus A300B4-608ST Beluga	Airbus Transport International
G-JMCT		Boeing 737-3Y0SF	West Atlantic UK
OE-LQD		Airbus A319-111	easyJet Europe
SP-ESC		Boeing 737-8AS	Enter Air
SX-DVO		Airbus A321-232	Aegean Airlines
TC-JZG		Boeing 737-8F2	Turkish Airlines
A300
0868	F-WWSX	Airbus A300F4-622R	Airbus	Flight Test Centre	Cockpit upgrade trial aircraft, ex N173UP
A320
0001	F-WWAI	Airbus A320-111	Airbus	North storage area	Stored
8635	F-WWDY	Airbus A320-271N	LATAM Brasil	A320 apron	To become PR-XBD
9001	F-WWDG	Airbus A320-271N	VivaAeroBus	Flight Test Centre	To become XA-VIQ
9014	F-WWBH	Airbus A320-251N	easyJet	A320 apron	To become G-UZLC
9036	F-WWDK	Airbus A320-251N	easyJet	A320 apron	To become G-UZLD
A330-200/800N/MRTT
1888	F-WTTO	Airbus A330-841	Airbus	Flight Test Centre	Prototype A330-800 NEO
1919	F-WWCS	Airbus A330-202MRTT	NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization	North storage area
A330-300/900N
1795	F-WTTN	Airbus A330-941	Airbus	Flight Test Centre	Prototype A330-900 NEO, seen on 18/05/18
1861	F-WWKQ	Airbus A330-941	Rwandair	North West storage area	Seen on 18/05/18, to become 9XR-WT
1870	F-WWKS	Airbus A330-941	Airbus	North storage area	WOW Air NTU
1887	F-WWCU	Airbus A330-941	Airbus	North storage area	WOW Air NTU
1895	F-WWKR	Airbus A330-941	Azul Linhas Aereas	A380 apron	To become PR-ANY
1901	F-WWYG	Airbus A330-941	Thai AirAsia X	A380 apron	To become HS-XJA
1906	F-WWCQ	Airbus A330-941	TAP Air Portugal	Flight Test Centre	To become CS-TUH
1913	F-WWYR	Airbus A330-941	TAP Air Portugal	A380 apron	To become CS-TUK, Star Alliance c/s
1914	F-WWYU	Airbus A330-941	TAP Air Portugal	A380 apron	To become CS-TUL
1920	F-WWKT	Airbus A330-941	Delta Airlines	North West storage area	To become N402DN
1924	F-WWCK	Airbus A330-941	Azul Linhas Aereas	(A380 apron)	To become PR-ANX
1925	F-WWCG	Airbus A330-941	TAP Air Portugal	North storage area	To become CS-TUP
1926	F-WWYA	Airbus A330-941	Lion Air	Flight Test Centre	To become PK-LEI
1927	F-WWKJ	Airbus A330-941	Lion Air	Flight Test Centre	To become PK-LEJ
1934	F-WWYF	Airbus A330-941	Azul Linhas Aereas	A330/A350 apron	To become PR-ANW
1935	F-WWYY	Airbus A330-941	Delta Airlines	(A380 apron)	To become N404DX
1937	F-WWCE	Airbus A330-941	Aircalin	A380 apron	To become F-ONEO
1938	F-WWYV	Airbus A330-941	Aircalin	North storage area	To become F-ONET
A340
0360	F-WWCA	Airbus A340-642	Airbus	North storage area	Prototype A340-600 - stored
A350-900
0002	F-WWCF	Airbus A350-941	Airbus	A380 apron	Prototype A350-900 - stored
0003	F-WZGG	Airbus A350-941	Airbus	Flight Test Centre	Prototype A350-900 - stored
0251	F-WWAW	Airbus A350-941	Hong Kong Airlines	A380 apron	To become B-LGG
0257	F-WZFF	Airbus A350-941	Qatar Airways	A330/A350 apron	To become A7-AML
0260	F-WZNC	Airbus A350-941	Hong Kong Airlines	(North West storage area)	To become B-LGI
0270	F-WZFT	Airbus A350-941	Hong Kong Airlines	(North West storage area)	To become B-LGJ
0283	F-WZFY	Airbus A350-941	Hong Kong Airlines	North West storage area	To become B-LGK
0285	F-WZNZ	Airbus A350-941	Hainan Airlines	(A380 apron)
0299	F-WZFR	Airbus A350-941	Hong Kong Airlines	(North West storage area)	To become B-LGL
0301	F-WZHE	Airbus A350-941	Asiana Airlines	Flight Test Centre	To become HL8361
0311	F-WZNJ	Airbus A350-941	Air China	Unknown Hangar	Star Alliance c/s, to become B-307M
0313	F-WZFI	Airbus A350-941	LATAM Brasil	A330/A350 apron
0320	F-WZFW	Airbus A350-941	Hong Kong Airlines	(North West storage area)	To become B-LGM
0331	F-WZFN	Airbus A350-941	Air France	(A380 apron)	To become F-HTYA
0337	F-WWBW	Airbus A350-941	Cathay Pacific Airways	A380 apron	To become B-LQB
0338	F-WZFG	Airbus A350-941	Capital Airlines	A380 apron
0339	F-WZNX	Airbus A350-941	China Southern Airlines	(A380 apron)
0341	F-WZND	Airbus A350-941	Singapore Airlines	A330/A350 apron	To become 9V-SMW
0348		Airbus A350-941	Singapore Airlines	A350 Hangar
0359		Airbus A350-941	Air France	(North west storage area)	Noted as Air China
A350-1000
0336	F-WZFM	Airbus A350-1041	Virgin Atlantic Airways	A380 apron	To become G-VJAM
0340	F-WZFS	Airbus A350-1041	British Airways	A330 production apron	To become G-XWBB
0342	F-WZNM	Airbus A350-1041	Etihad Airways	A330/A350 apron	To become A6-XWD
0350		Airbus A350-1041	Qatar Airways	A350 Hangar
A380
0001	F-WWOW	Airbus A380-841	Airbus	A380 apron	Prototype A380-800
0002	F-WXXL	Airbus A380-841	Airbus	A380 Hangar	Prototype A380-800
0261	F-WWSO	Airbus A380-842	Emirates	A380 Hangar	To become A6-EVL
0264	F-WWSZ	Airbus A380-842	Emirates	A380 Hangar	To become A6-EVM
ATR 42
1412		ATR 42-600	Druk Air	A320 apron
ATR 72
1534	F-WWEN	ATR 72-600	ATR
1544	F-WWEZ	ATR 72-600	IndiGo
1566	F-WWEX	ATR 72-600		A320 apron
1584		ATR 72-600		A320 apron
Ailes Anciennes Museum
261/30-QY		Dassault Mirage F1CT	ex-Armée de l'Air	The only change noted compared to last year
OTT Some overflights noted on the 25/05...though I can't remember from which location they were seen!
9H-AGU		Airbus A330-322	HiFly Malta
9H-AMA		Airbus A320-214	Avion Express Malta
EC-MCS		Airbus A320-214	Iberia
EC-MTO		Bombardier CL-600-2E25 CRJ-1000	Iberia Regional (Air Nostrum)
EI-FTB		Boeing 737-800	Ryanair
HB-IJW		Airbus A320-214	Swiss International Airlines
I-GURU		Bombardier Learjet 40	Avionord (Sirio)
LN-NHA		Boeing 737-8JP	Norwegian Air Shuttle
OE-ICZ		Airbus A320-214	easyJet Europe
OE-IVM		Airbus A320-214	easyJet Europe
Sunday 26th May
On the Sunday it was up not quite as early and after a good brekkie we covered the South/West parts of the airport that we hadn't quite had time for yesterday, before heading for Francazal where a nice surprise was a military exercise taking place involving four Xingu's. ATR seem to have some kind of cabin furbishing facility here and perhaps a paint shop too, and Airbus have also recently started storing new A320s here, lessors also send in the odd vintage A320/737. We got everything on the ground including some right gems.
Toulouse Francazal Airport LFBF
A320
8784	F-WWDL	Airbus A320-214	Chengdu Airlines
8845	F-WWIH	Airbus A320-214	Chengdu Airlines
8860	F-WWDU	Airbus A320-271N	Air Astana	To become P4-KBJ
8883	F-WWBC	Airbus A320-251N	Lucky Air	To become B-307U
A321
TF-PRO		Airbus A321-211	WOW Air	Stored
ATR 42
9H-AGX		ATR 42-512	Lease Co	ex A2-ABP Air Botswana
YV2308		ATR 42-320F	DHL Venezuela (Vansecar International)
0811	F-WWLY	ATR-42-600	ATR	Prototype ATR 42-600
1403	F-WWLC	ATR 42-600	Silver Airways	Seen 17/05/18, to become N405SV
ATR 72
2-GPIB		ATR 72-500	Lease Co	ex I-ADLW Mistral Air
F-WKVE		ATR 72-500 (fuse only)	Lease Co	ex Passaredo, seen 17/05/18 as F-WNUG and 06/08/16 (TLS) as PR-PDE
0996	OY-YCO	ATR 72-600	Lease Co	ex PR-ATJ Azul Linhas Aereas
1027	OY-YCR	ATR 72-600	Lease Co	ex PR-ATQ Azul Linhas Aereas
1033	OY-YCS	ATR 72-600	Lease Co	ex PR-ATU Azul Linhas Aereas
1069	EI-FSN	ATR 72-600	Lease Co	For FMI Air as XY-AMG
1466	F-WTBX	ATR 72-600	TAP Express (Portugália Airlines)	Avianca Argentina NTU, seen 17/05/18, to become CS-DJI
1474	F-WTBY	ATR 72-600	ATR	Avianca Argentina LV-HUT NTU, seen 17/05/18
1498	F-WTAQ	ATR 72-600	Turkish Navy
1538	F-WWES	ATR 72-600	IndiGo	To become VT-IYR
(1540)	F-WTAH	ATR 72-600	Air KBZ	C/N needs confirming, 1540 reported as WWEU
1545	F-WWEB	ATR 72-600	IndiGo	To become VT-IYU
1547	F-WWED	ATR 72-600	IndiGo	To become VT-IYV
1550	F-WWEG	ATR 72-600	IndiGo	To become VT-IYW
1552	F-WWEI	ATR 72-600	IndiGo	To become VT-IYX
1556	F-WWEM	ATR 72-600	Wings Abadi Air	To become PK-WJQ
1557	F-WWEN	ATR 72-600	IndiGo	To become VT-IYY
1563	F-WWEU	ATR 72-600
OTHER
069		Embraer EMB-121AN Xingu	French Navy
081		Embraer EMB-121AN Xingu	French Navy
086/YI		Embraer EMB-121AA Xingu	Armée de l'Air
103/YT		Embraer EMB-121AA Xingu	Armée de l'Air
A6-RRA		Embraer ERJ-145MP	Rotana Jet Aviation	Seen 17/05/18
F-GPLK		Beech C90B King Air	Corporate
I-SKYB		Embraer EMB-120RT Brasilia	Skybridge AirOps	Stored, seen 07/08/16
On arriving back at Toulouse we covered the final area we hadn't yet logged - the Delivery Centre, before settling in to an Airbus staff car park near the runway 32L threshold for a few hours. It started off boring as no test flying was being carried out and there was little terminal activity, but eventually the clouds started to break allowing us to entertain ourselves with overflights.
Toulouse Blagnac Airport
Movements / Parked
103/YT		Embraer EMB-121AA Xingu	Armée de l'Air	Seen earlier at Francazal
7T-VJT		Boeing 737-6D6	Air Algerie
7T-VKN		Boeing 737-8D6	Air Algerie
9H-LOL		Airbus A319-112	HiFly Malta	Airbus staff hack
C-FFDO		Airbus A220-300 (BD-500-1A11 CS300)	Bombardier Aerospace
CS-TTY		Embraer ERJ-195-200AR	TAP Express (Portugália Airlines)
CS-TTZ		Embraer ERJ-195-200AR	TAP Express (Portugália Airlines)
D-AIBF		Airbus A319-112	Lufthansa
D-AILU		Airbus A319-114	Lufthansa
D-AIPS		Airbus A320-211	Lufthansa
D-AIQU		Airbus A320-211	Lufthansa
EC-KAI		ATR 42-300F	FedEx Feeder (Swiftair)
EC-LJX		Bombardier CL-600-2E25 CRJ-1000	Iberia Regional (Air Nostrum)
EC-MEZ		Boeing 717-2CM	Volotea Airlines
EC-MJP		Bombardier CL-600-2E25 CRJ-1000	Iberia Regional (Air Nostrum)
EC-MPV		Airbus A321-231	Vueling Airlines
EC-MTD		Airbus A319-111	Volotea Airlines
EC-MUY		Airbus A319-111	Volotea Airlines
EC-NCB		Airbus A319-111	Volotea Airlines
EI-DCF		Boeing 737-8AS	Ryanair
EI-EWJ		Boeing 717-2BL	Volotea Airlines
EI-FGH		Boeing 717-2BL	Volotea Airlines
EI-FRI		Boeing 737-8AS	Ryanair
EI-FZW		Boeing 737-800	Ryanair
EI-GJO		Boeing 737-800	Ryanair
EI-IMN		Airbus A319-111	Alitalia
ES-SAQ		Airbus A320-214	SmartLynx Airlines Estonia	Operating for Air France
F-GCAG		Robin R.1180T Aiglon	Private
F-GJOD		Cessna 551 Citation II/SP	Jet Club Eagle Express
F-GLNH		Beech 1900D	Twin Jet
F-GMZA		Airbus A321-111	Air France
F-GMZB		Airbus A321-111	Air France
F-GPMD		Airbus A319-113	Air France
F-GPYB		ATR 42-500	HOP!
F-GRHG		Airbus A319-111	Air France
F-GRHI		Airbus A319-111	Air France
F-GRHX		Airbus A319-111	Air France
F-GSTD/04		Airbus A300B4-608ST	Airbus Transport International
F-GTAP		Airbus A321-212	Air France
F-GTAQ		Airbus A321-211	Air France
F-GUGC		Airbus A318-111	Air France
F-GZTQ		Boeing 737-73S	ASL Airlines France
F-GZTS		Boeing 737-73V	ASL Airlines France
F-HAQD		Airbus A320-214	Aigle Azur
F-HBAO		Airbus A320-214	Aigle Azur
F-HBLB		Embraer ERJ-190-100LR	HOP!
F-HBNE		Airbus A320-214	Air France
F-HBNI		Airbus A320-214	Air France
F-HBNJ		Airbus A320-214	Air France
F-HBXA		Embraer ERJ-170-100STD	HOP!
F-HCGA		Cirrus SR20	Private
F-HFCL		Diamond DA20-C1 Eclipse	Private
F-HFGP		Beech 350 Super King Air	APG Airlines
F-HLCF		Airbus H135 T3	SAF Helicopteres	Air Ambulance
F-HMLL		Bombardier CL-600-2E25 CRJ-1000	HOP!
F-HMLM		Bombardier CL-600-2E25 CRJ-1000	HOP!
F-HTLS		Embraer EMB-500 Phenom 100	Corporate
G-EZBI		Airbus A319-111	easyJet
HB-JXP		Airbus A320-214	easyJet Switzerland
M-AMRM		ATR 72-500	Lease Co	Stored, ex Fly540
OE-IJH		Airbus A320-214	easyJet Europe
OE-IJN		Airbus A320-214	easyJet Europe
OE-IJQ		Airbus A320-214	easyJet Europe
OE-IVZ		Airbus A320-214	easyJet Europe
OE-LKL		Airbus A319-111	easyJet Europe
OE-LQB		Airbus A319-111	easyJet Europe
OE-LQH		Airbus A319-111	easyJet Europe
OE-LQM		Airbus A319-111	easyJet Europe
TC-JVU		Boeing 737-8F2	Turkish Airlines
TS-IMR		Airbus A320-214	Tunisair
VP-CSM		Lockheed L-1329-731 JetStar	Unknown	Stored
A320
8902	F-WWDI	Airbus A320-214	Lufthansa	Delivery Centre	To become D-AIWG
8932	F-WWBO	Airbus A320-271N	IndiGo	Flight Test Centre	To become VT-IJC
8954	F-WWDA	Airbus A320-251N	Frontier Airlines	Flight Test Centre	To become N348FR
8981	F-WWBB	Airbus A320-271N	Air China	Delivery Centre	To become B-308S
8983	F-WWIA	Airbus A320-251N	TAP Air Portugal	Delivery Centre	To become CS-TVE
8986	F-WWII	Airbus A320-214	Peach Aviation	Delivery Centre	To become JA827P
8991	F-WWDM	Airbus A320-251N	AirAsia	Delivery Centre	To become 9M-RLO
9013	F-WWIS	Airbus A320-271N	Air China	Flight Test Centre	To become B-309F
9017	F-WWIB	Airbus A320-251N	Salam Air	Flight Test Centre	To become A4O-OVF
9034	F-WWBZ	Airbus A320-251N	AirAsia	Flight Test Centre	To become 9M-RAR
9072		Airbus A320-271N	IndiGo	Temp Hangar
A330-200/800N/MRTT
1916	F-WWYE	Airbus A330-243MRTT	Armée de l'Air	Delivery Centre
A330-300/900N
1844	F-WWCJ	Airbus A330-941	Rwandair	Delivery Centre	Seen on 18/05/18, to become 9XR-WS
A350-900
0307	F-WZGQ	Airbus A350-941	China Eastern Airlines	Flight Test Centre	To become B-308E
0312	F-WZNK	Airbus A350-941	Iberia	Delivery Centre	To become EC-NDR
0316	F-WZNL	Airbus A350-941	Singapore Airlines	Flight Test Centre	To become 9V-SHH
0318	F-WZGP	Airbus A350-941	China Southern Airlines	Flight Test Centre	To become B-308T
0321	F-WZHF	Airbus A350-942	Japan Airlines	Flight Test Centre	To become JA01XJ
0325	F-WWIW	Airbus A350-941	French Bee	Flight Test Centre	To become F-HREY
A350-1000
0241	F-WZGC	Airbus A350-1041	Qatar Airways	Delivery Centre	Seen on 18/05/18 (no reg), to become A7-?NI
0306	F-WZHK	Airbus A350-1041	Cathay Pacific Airways	Delivery Centre	To become B-LXL
0330	F-WZFO	Airbus A350-1041	Etihad Airways	Flight Test Centre	To become A6-XWC
ATR 72
1553	F-WWEJ	ATR 72-600		ATR apron
1568	F-WWEB	ATR 72-600		Flight Test Centre
1569	F-WWEC	ATR 72-600	Japan Air Commuter	ATR apron	To become JA08JC
1583		ATR 72-600		ATR apron
OTT
7T-VJM		Boeing 737-8D6	Air Algerie
7T-VKA		Boeing 737-8D6	Air Algerie
7T-VKP		Boeing 737-8D6	Air Algerie
9H-AGU		Airbus A330-322	HiFly Malta	Op for Norwegian Air International
9H-MIR		Bombardier CL-600-2B16 Challenger 604	HiFly Malta
CN-RNU		Boeing 737-8B6	Royal Air Maroc
CS-TJF		Airbus A321-211	TAP Air Portugal
CS-TPO		Embraer ERJ-190-100LR	TAP Express (Portugália Airlines)
CS-TTI		Airbus A319-111	TAP Air Portugal
D-AGWY		Airbus A319-132	Eurowings	Germanwings c/s
D-AIDA		Airbus A321-231	Lufthansa
D-AIDW		Airbus A321-231	Lufthansa
D-AIUF		Airbus A320-214	Lufthansa
D-AIZQ		Airbus A320-214	Lufthansa
D-AIZU		Airbus A320-214	Lufthansa
EC-LOC		Airbus A320-214	Vueling Airlines
EC-LQO		Airbus A330-243	Air Europa
EC-MFL		Airbus A320-232	Vueling Airlines
EC-MFP		Airbus A319-111	Iberia
EC-MJP		Bombardier CL-600-2E25 CRJ-1000	Iberia Regional (Air Nostrum)
EC-MLD		Airbus A321-231	Vueling Airlines
EC-MPG		Boeing 737-85P	Air Europa
EC-MSY		Airbus A330-202	Iberia
EC-MYC		Airbus A320-232	Vueling Airlines
EC-NCF		Airbus A320-271N	Vueling Airlines
EI-FRK		Boeing 737-8AS	Ryanair
EI-FTA		Boeing 737-800	Ryanair
EI-FTC		Boeing 737-800	Ryanair
EI-FVV		Boeing 737-800	Norwegian Air International
EI-FVZ		Boeing 737-800	Norwegian Air International
EI-GBB		Boeing 737-86N	Norwegian Air International
EI-GBF		Boeing 737-8JP	Norwegian Air International	DA/DR only
EI-GBG		Boeing 737-8JP	Norwegian Air International
F-GKXH		Airbus A320-214	Air France
F-HAAF		Airbus A320-233	Aigle Azur
G-DRTU		Boeing 737-86N	Jet2.com
HB-IOM		Airbus A321-212	Swiss International Airlines
HL8085		Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner	Korean Air
N276EA		Boeing 737-8AL	Eastern Airlines	Op for Smartwings
N917XA		Boeing 737-86J	Smartwings
OE-LKC		Airbus A319-111	easyJet Europe
OO-TUP		Boeing 737-85P	TUI Airlines Belgium
PH-BCH		Boeing 737-800	KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
PH-HSB		Boeing 737-8K2	Transavia Airlines
PH-HXJ		Boeing 737-8K2	Transavia Airlines
PH-HZN		Boeing 737-8K2	Transavia Airlines
PH-HZX		Boeing 737-8K2	Transavia Airlines
SP-KPG		Saab 340A	SprintAir
VP-BEG		Airbus A321-211	Aeroflot Russian Airlines
Monday 27th May
Another early morning to drop the hire car off and check-in for our Flymaybe flight back to Manchester, which got off to a turbulent start at breakfast in the hotel when Dave R got a text from the airline under the headline "there's been some changes to your flight"...fearing the worst it turned out to be a 30 minute delay inbound and a 90 minute delay in arriving back at Manchester - there was only one explanation, our E-Jet was now a Dash, and sure enough we soon spotted G-ECOT trundling south on FR24. The Dash is six seats shy of the Embraer 175 and sure enough at check-in the staff were looking for the same amount of volunteers to come off the flight, instead going back to Manchester via Munich with Lufthansa and €250 compensation each to boot. Normally this would have played right into our hands - another airport added to the trip free of charge - but alas I had work at 5.30pm and Dave R was up early the next day for the same reason and didn't want to be back late. Only two volunteers had come forward by the time we got to the front (well, one - I don't think the guys wife was too impressed) so I assume the four people at the back of the queue ended up sh*t out of luck. It was my (CS) first time on a turboprop so I was pleased to tick that box. Airbus must have been playing 'musical airplanes' as we noted a good few new ones from the terminal.
Toulouse Blagnac Airport
9H-XFW		Airbus A319-112	HiFly Malta	Airbus staff hack
F-GPMD		Airbus A319-113	Air France
F-GUBF		Embraer ERJ-145MP	HOP!
F-HBNB		Airbus A320-214	Air France
F-HCEV		Hawker Beechcraft 250 Super King Air	DGAC	Calibrating Toulouse
F-HNAK		Hawker Beechcraft C90GTi King Air	Ecole Nationale de l'Aviation Civile
F-ZBMB		Beech 200 Super King Air	Securite Civile
G-ECOT		Bombardier DHC-8-Q402	Flybe	Our unexpected ride home - BE3254/379E
OY-SRK		Boeing 767-204ER(BDSF)	Star Air
TC-JZG		Boeing 737-8F2	Turkish Airlines
A320
8925	F-WWBG	Airbus A320-214	Cambodia Airways	Delivery Centre	To become XU-761, all white, DR/CS only
9010	F-WWDQ	Airbus A320-214	VivaColombia	Flight Test Centre	To become HK-5320
9031	F-WWIN	Airbus A320-271N	IndiGo	Flight Test Centre
A330-300/900N
1922	F-WWYD	Airbus A330-941	TAP Air Portugal	Flight Test Centre	To become CS-TUO
A350-1000
0059	F-WMIL	Airbus A350-1041	Airbus	Flight Test Centre	Prototype A350-1000
0274	F-WZGN	Airbus A350-1041	Virgin Atlantic Airways	Flight Test Centre	To become G-VLUX
0290	F-WZNI	Airbus A350-1041	Etihad Airways	Flight Test Centre	To become A6-XWB
0298	F-WZNU	Airbus A350-1041	Virgin Atlantic Airways	Flight Test Centre	To become G-VPOP
In the end, we were only about 40 minutes late into Manchester and the Dash was comfortable and smooth enough, if a bit droney, though we were ahead of the props and apparently it's much worse if you're aft of them! Not a great deal was logged at Manchester on return - we were done with spotting by that point!
Manchester Airport
A6-EDS		Airbus A380-861	Emirates
A7-ALU		Airbus A350-941	Qatar Airways
D-CNUE		Bombardier Learjet 60	FAI Air Service
EI-FSK		ATR 72-600	Aer Lingus Regional (Stobart Air)
G-JZHC		Boeing 737-8K5	Jet2.com
G-SAJH		Embraer ERJ-145EP	Loganair
LN-NGN		Boeing 737-8JP	Norwegian Air Shuttle
N757PL		Gulfstream G-V-SP (G550)	Prime Jet LLC
The last surprise of the trip came when we bagged a corporate 737 on an air test or crew training out of Leeds/Bradford.
Leeds/Bradford International Airport LBA / EGNM
LY-KLJ		Boeing 737-524	KlasJet	Crew training / Air test

And so ends this years Airbus visit, a fantastic trip with the very best of company which makes the meals, lagers and conversations every bit as enjoyable as the spotting that brings us here.