Friday, July 25, 2003

Cactus Wings Aircraft Report
25Jul-2003


News items
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* Ex-Lufthansa B747-230B D-ABZE [23509], previously stored at Marana, was painted with Air Pullmantur titles/logos (overall white fslg) and ferried (delivered) MZJ-PHX-MAD on 19Jul-2003 as DLH8951.

* Frontier took delivery of their first A318, N801FR [1939] on 23Jul-2003. It was delivered XFW-BGR-PHX as FFT801, arriving PHX around 21.40 local time. As of press time, the aircraft was still parked on the east side of T3 North back away from a gate. Photograph at:
http://www.cactuswings.com/photos/phx0307/phx0307n801fr1.jpg
... with more coming soon.

* Martinair MD-11 PH-MCP [48616] was at Phoenix 22Jul-2003, presumably to deliver automobiles for track testing. Photograph at:
http://www.cactuswings.com/photos/phx0307/phx0307phmcp.jpg

* America West Express (Freedom Airlines) took delivery of CRJ-700 N512MJ [10109] on 24Jul-2003. The aircraft was delivered DTW-PHX as N512MJ, and parked on the Cutter FBO ramp.

* Ascend Aviation B727-200 N878AA [21390] arrived at Phoenix on 24Jul-2003; bringing the LA Dodgers baseball team. The aircraft wears the airline's Braniff-esque livery in black/silver.

* Miami Air B727-200 N211DB [20766] was noted at Phoenix 21Jul-2003 at the Swift FBO ramp.

* Casino Express B737-200 N344TM [23044] "Red Lion Hotels" was noted at Phoenix 23Jul-2003 at the Cutter FBO ramp.

* Ex-Ansett Australia B737-300 N190FH [23831], previously stored at Mojave, was re-registered G-CELC and ferried MHV-CMH and onward to Bournemouth, UK as SXA167, on delivery to Channel Express. Sister-ship N191FH [23832] should become G-CELD and will follow very soon.

* Ex-United B727-200 N7262U [21409], currently stored at Victorville, has been sold for parting out.

Aircraft movements
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19Jul
DLH8951 B747 MZJ-PHX-MAD D-ABZE/Air Pullmantur
NWA9750 DC-9 MSP-MZJ N1798U
WOA927 MD11 BWI-GYR N273WA

21Jul
N342US B733 MHV-
N39019 Be1 BRO-MZJ
AAL9759 MD80 SAT-ROW N915TW
SXA24 F100 MHV-EWK N853US
UAL9882 B72S VCV-GYR N7459U

22Jul
N602ME DC-9 -MHV
AAL9761 MD80 MCI-ROW N920TW
WOA971 MD11 GYR-COS N273WA

23Jul
N256AU B732 MHV-YWG
N612GC DC10 MHV-LAX
N619DB MD82 ROW-MIA
N920AE JS32 ELP-IGM
QFA6001 B762 HNL-MZJ VH-EAJ
SXA167 B733 MHV-CMH G-CELC

24Jul
N408US B733 IGM-YYR
N507AU B733 MHV-OPF

25Jul
NWA9868 B72S ROW-OKC* N820EA

* planned

Tuesday, July 22, 2003

PHX 22Jul-2003

* MPH067 MD11 arrived at 1545 from Amsterdam, will depart at 0010/23Jul
* FFT801 A318 eta 2137 from Bangor ... Frontier's first A318, N801FR