Cactus Wings Aircraft Report
04Apr-2003

News items
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Update
* N358BC, B737-7ES (BBJ) [33542], bare metal, noted at Williams-Gateway on 01Apr-2003. Reportedly this aircraft is going to the Royal Australian AF as an AEW&C "Wedgetail" aircraft, although this example did not have the wedgetail nor any visible markings or other clues about its future.

* N446AN, A320 [446] all white, ferried MHV-MEX on 29Mar-2003. Will this be operated by Mexicana?

* N883US Fk100 [11337] ferried MHV-CMH as "SXA16" on 02Apr-2003. It continued eastward across the Atlantic, eventually arriving at Woensdrecht.

* Delta Air Lines will retire the B727 type on 06Apr-2003, with the last revenue flight tentatively DAL607 GSO-ATL. The final two B727s (regn's unknown to me at the moment) will ferry ATL-VCV on 08Apr, marking the retirement of the type.

* America West Airlines will store 3 B737-200s beginning in Jul-2003. They are N179AW [22646], N183AW [22650], and N184AW [22651].


Movements noted
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29Mar
N446AN A320 MHV-MEX

31Mar
DAL9900 B72S ATL-VCV .. N521DA
OAE82F DC10 MHV-LAX

02Apr
N305FE DC10 ROW-OKC
SXA16 Fk100 MHV-CMH .. N883US
UAL9882 B744 SFO-VCV

03Apr
N525DA B72S VCV-SBD
COA9971 MD82 HOU-VCV
UAL9884 B744 SFO-VCV .. N198UA
UPS9309 MD11 MZJ-HNL

04Apr
N370MT JS32 IGM-TUL*
N522NA B757 MZJ-MIA*
ATN818 DC-8 MHV-MIA* N818CK
DAL9900 B72S ATL-VCV
DAL9902 B72S ATL-VCV
NWA9868 B757 MSP-MZJ

* planned

As always, registration tie-ups would be appreciated!