Friday, January 02, 2004

Cactus Wings Aircraft Report
02Jan-2004


News items
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* Ex-KLM B747-300 PH-BUU [23056], which was painted in the colors of Phuket Air, arrived at Goodyear 27Dec-2003 for storage.

* Ex-USAirways F-100 N861US [11297], previously stored at Mojave, ferried MHV-CMH and eastward on 29Dec-2003.

* Hooters Air/Pace Airlines B757-200 N750WL [23928]was noted at Williams-Gateway on 01Jan-2004 operating a football fan charter. Photo at:

http://www.cactuswings.com/photos/iwa0401n750wl3.jpg


Aircraft movements
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26Dec
ATN829 DC-8 TOL-ROW
WOA907 DC10 EWR-GYR N526MD
UPS9342 B727 CAE-ROW
UPS9344 B727 DTW-ROW
UPS9870 B727 PVD-ROW

27Dec
KLM7411 B743 MSP-GYR PH-BUU/Phuket Air
WOA910 MD11 LAS-GYR

29Dec
N65YV BE1 MZJ-ABI*
SXA193 F100 MHV-CMH N861US
UPS9353 B727 SDF-ROW

30Dec
GTI923 B747 JFK-ROW
UAL9833 B735 ORD-GYR
UAL9833 B735 ORD-GYR
UAL9834 B733 ORD-GYR
UPS9349 B727 PHL-ROW

31Dec
N34838 MD80 IAH-GYR

01Jan
SXA194 A320 GYR-YVR*

* - planned

Tuesday, December 30, 2003

America West Airlines
Boeing 737-277
22651 N184AW last flight for America West planned to be on Jan06-2004 then it will be parked from Jan07-2004 as being out of c-check hours.

The next two leased Airbus A320 will be N602AW and N603AW (I do not have c/n for those two)

I wish you all a Happy New Year.

Sunday, December 28, 2003

Phoenix Dec28-2003.

I had a chance to visit Williams gateway and Falcon Field, but too short time, so I only list what I can confirm. So it is far from a complete list.

Williams Gateway
There were only the usual 2 MD-82
49393 N16894 all white no titles/log operating for the US Marshall
49394 N16895 As above

other a/c seen
Lockhhed CF-104 N104 104633
Lockheed T2V-1A n447TV 144735

Falcon Field, Mesa

Ford Tri-Motor 5-AT-C
N414H 74 In basic the old Scenic colors, but with "Grand Canyon.Com" titles, parked at the Confederate Air Force

Douglas DC-4
36031 N438NA sprayer

English Electric Canberra
N76465 HP181B still in Royal navy colors
N76764 EEP13535 as above

Lockheed PV-2
15-1473 ex BU37527 now in new painted RAF colors as "492"
Parked in front of CAF

Douglas C-47
12693 N88874 now parked in front of CAF

Boeing B-17
44-83514 N9323Z was out flying making touch and go's.
America West Airlines will lease 1 Airbus A320 from Boullion Aviation Services and 3 A320 from ILFC all to be delivered before June 01-2004, I am sure N601AW is one of the 4 aircraft.
Further AWE will receive 2 new A320 later in 2004 from Airbus Industrie.