As an aviation enthusiast who lives near Toulouse I have always had mixed feelings about the Airbus Factory Tour at Toulouse Blagnac. The primary tour in recent times has been that of the Airbus A380 plant. In fact, one does not see the assembly side but one looks over three Airbus A380 aircraft inside the [...]
This is a delightful ride and fairly short too. Saint-Cyprien has a colourful Sunday morning market which is certainly worth visiting. I normally park at Blagnac near the aeroport and cycle from there but today I drove into Toulouse and parked in the underground parking at Saint-Cyprien. This is a route which is published in [...]
Today’s ride of 69 km was along what is called the Voie Verte Itinéraire Airbus A380 en Haute-Garonne. Having clicked on this link, and opened the page, then also click on “Descriptif” – and use a translate program! The website belongs to Les Véloroutes et Voies Vertes de France (“AF3V”) and contains a wealth of [...]
One of the pleasures of living near Toulouse is having Airbus Industrie nearby. I took these pictures on departure from Runway 32 on 10 September at 18h10. Pilots visiting Toulouse for any length of time and aviation photographers are welcome to contact me.
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