Friday, March 12, 2004

Cactus Wings Aircraft Report
12Mar-2004


News items
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* Ex-AWAir A310 N409AN [409] and ex-Lion Airlines A310 N410AN [410], both currently stored at Mojave, have been sold. N409AN will be scrapped.

* Ex-Continental DC-10-30 N12080 [47981], previously stored at Mojave, was sold to Omni Air Intl and ferried MHV-TUL on 02Mar-2004.

* Air France B777-300ER N5017Q [32723] performed air tests at Tucson on 08Mar-2003 in advance of delivery.

* Ex-America West Express/Freedom Air CRJ700 N505MJ [10070] ferried PHX-DEN as ASH9505 on 10Mar for entry into United Express service.

* Incorrectly reported a month ago, United Airlines' new low-cost-carrier 'Ted' inaugurated Phoenix-Denver service on 11Mar-2004.

Aircraft movements
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08Mar
N601AW A320 ROW-MCN
BOE521 B773 BFI-TUS N5017Q

09Mar
AAL9655 F100 TUL-MHV

10Mar
AAL9779 B757 MCI-GYR N714P
ABD47P B747 BGR-MHV
ASH9505 CRJ7 PHX-DEN

11Mar
N681SW B743 VCV-SBD

12Mar
GTI859 B747 MQY-VCV*
UAL9927 B72S VCV-GYR

Airbus A320-232
1935 N601AW was planned to ferry Roswell-Macon Mar08-2004 after re-painting into America West Airlines colors.


Las Vegas McCarran International Mar08-2004

Douglas DC-10-30
47837 N1855U All useable parts are gone and they have started to make smale holes in the fuselage around a couple of windows.

Embrear AMB-120 Brasilia
120-237 N199SW Basic Skywest colors, no titles/logo

Fokker F-28 MK0100
11392 N897US Full US Airways colors
11398 N898US As above

Henderson Executive Airport Mar08-2004

NIL

Boulder City Municipal Airport Mar08-2004

Fokker F-27 Friendship

10287 N278MA Full Eagle colors, minus both engines
10297 N279MA Full Eagle colors.
10394 N280EA Full Eagle colors.

Las Vegas North Terminal Mar08-2004

Donier DO-228
8110 N110DN WFU
8117 N117DN WFU minus one prop.
8121 N260MC WFU minus one engine and both props.
8135 N269MC WFU minus one engine
8085 N402VA Full Vision Air colors operational
8171 N403VA Full Vision Air colors operational
8120 N404VA Vision Air titles, operational
8044 N407VA WFU no titles/logo, blue green stripes on the fuselage
8045 N408VA WFU no titles/logo. blue green stripes on the fuselage

De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
253 N228SA Scenic, operational
692 N230SA Scenic, operational
614 N252SA Airborne Research, operational
723 N255SA Airborne Research, operational
267 N140SA Scenic, operational
514 N146SA Scenic, operational

Fairchild FA-27
97 N366SB Parked, but operational

Cessna 402B
0544 N773EA Operational, in full Eagle colors.
1244 N767EA Operational, in full Eagle colors.

Piper PA-31-350 Navajo
31-7752170 N27419 Full Vision Air colors, WFU
31-7752013 N62971 Full Vision Air colors, WFU

Thursday, March 11, 2004

Airbus A320-232
1935 N601AW was planned te ferry Roswell-Macon Mar08-2004 after re-painting into America West Airlines colors.


Las Vegas McCarran International Mar08-2004

Douglas DC-10-30
47837 N1855U All useable parts are gone and they have started to make smale holes in the fuselage around a couple of windows.

Embrear AMB-120 Brasilia
120-237 N199SW Basic Skywest colors, no titles/logo

Fokker F-28 MK0100
11392 N897US Full US Airways colors
11398 N898US As above

Henderson Executive Airport Mar08-2004

NIL

Boulder City Municipal Airport Mar08-2004

Fokker F-27 Friendship

10287 N278MA Full Eagle colors, minus both engines
10297 N279MA Full Eagle colors.
10394 N280EA Full Eagle colors.

Las Vegas North Terminal Mar08-2004

Donier DO-228
8110 N110DN WFU
8117 N117DN WFU minus one prop.
8121 N260MC WFU minus one engine and both props.
8135 N269MC WFU minus one engine
8085 N402VA Full Vision Air colors operational
8171 N403VA Full Vision Air colors operational
8120 N404VA Vision Air titles, operational
8044 N407VA WFU no titles/logo, blue green stripes on the fuselage
8045 N408VA WFU no titles/logo. blue green stripes on the fuselage

De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
253 N228SA Scenic, operational
692 N230SA Scenic, operational
614 N252SA Airborne Research, operational
723 N255SA Airborne Research, operational
267 N140SA Scenic, operational
514 N146SA Scenic, operational

Fairchild FA-27
97 N366SB Parked, but operational

Cessna 402B
0544 N773EA Operational, in full Eagle colors.
1244 N767EA Operational, in full Eagle colors.

Piper PA-31-350 Navajo
31-7752170 N27419 Full Vision Air colors, WFU
31-7752013 N62971 Full Vision Air colors, WFU