Friday, September 19, 2003

Cactus Wings Aircraft Report
19Sep-2003


News items
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* Mesa Airlines fleet update:

N501MJ CRJ7 [10047] seen 19Sep-2003, parked at Phoenix, all white
N513MJ CRJ7 [10111] United Express, departed PHX-LAX on 19Sep-2003
N514MJ CRJ7 [10116] United Express, seen 19Sep-2003, parked at Phoenix
N515MJ CRJ7 [10117] flew PHX-OKC on 13Sep-2003. Believed this aircraft was delivered in America West Exp colors, but is now being painted for United Express (unconfirmed)
N75999 CRJ2 [7471] was seen at Phoenix on 13Sep-2003 in full USAirways Express colors, and was gone by 15Sep.

* Ex-United B737-222 N9016U [19054], previously WFU at Las Vegas, has been completely broken up.

* Southwest B737-700 N444WN [29839] was delivered BFI-PHX on 17Sep-2003. Note - the ferry flight is confirmed, I'm assuming the reg is next in sequence, never did receive a positive sighting.

* Zantop L-188 Electra N343HA [1053] was seen at Phoenix parked on the east cargo ramp, 19Sep-2003.

* Ex-Lufthansa Cargo B747-200F D-ABZF [23621] (special c/s), currently stored at Marana, has been sold to Air Atlanta Icelandic. The deal also included D-ABZB and D-ABZI.

* Frontier JetExpress service will be operated by Horizon Air CRJ-700s starting in 2004. Tucson is a JetExpress destination.

* America West B757-200 N907AW [22691], currently in the Phoenix Suns special colors, is tentatively planned to be ferried PHX-ROW on 19Sep-2003 for painting into the normal America West colors.

Aircraft movements
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12Sep
RP-C1545 DC-9 MHV-BFI Cebu, ex N502ME
UAL9749 B767 LAX-VCV N608UA

13Sep
N856V DC10 FAI-MHV [47856]

15Sep
NWA9868 DC-9 MSP-MZJ
PLZ9401 B72S VCV-SAT
WOA906 MD11 GYR-BWI

16Sep
ASA9000 MD80 MHV-TUS*
DAL9900 B732 GYR-ATL N324DL
SXA181 MD82 MHV-ANC N829US

17Sep
N274AU B732 MHV-SFO

18Sep
N422BN B72S SBD-ONT-ICT
N602ME DC-9 airtest MHV

19Sep
N747GT B747 TUS-MZJ [22995] ex ZS-SKB
N769BC B767 VCV-XNA [23624]
SXA50 F100 MHV-CMH

Thursday, September 18, 2003

America West Boeing 757 N907AW will ferry from Phoenix to Roswell Sep19-2003 as HP7818
to be re-painted in standard America West Airlines colors.
Last revenue service in "The Suns" colors HP72 SEA-PHX Sep17-2003.

Monday, September 15, 2003

A MD-82 or MD-83 from Allegiant Air in a new color scheme seen today from the cockpit when we were taxiing out at LAS but I was unable to read the registration.

Airbus A320-232
2077 N761AW i/s with America West Airlines Sep15-2003 HP83 Phoenix-Baltimore.

Boeing 737-222
19054 N9016U has bow been completly broken up at Las vegas as of Sep13-2003