Monday, September 20, 2004

Cactus Wings News
20Sep-2004


News items
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* Aloha Airlines final service to Phoenix was operated by B737-700 N743AL [28654] on 07Sep-2004 as AAH445 PHX-OAK-HNL.

* Volkswagen A319CJ VP-CVX [1212] was noted at Phoenix 08Sep-2004 parked at Cutter Aviation. Photo:
http://www.cactuswings.com/photos/vp-cvx.jpg

* Southwest B737-700 N482WN [29852] was delivered to the airline at Phoenix on 09Sep-2004.

* US Marines C-9A 160046 was noted at Phoenix on 12Sep-2004 parked at Cutter Aviation.

* Redwing Airways CV-640 N3417 [48] was noted at Phoenix on 16Sep-2004 parked on the west cargo ramp.

* Ex-SAA B747SP N747KV [previously ZS-SPB, c/n 21133], currently stored at Marana, has been sold to be scrapped.

* Ex-Pacific Airlines A310 S7-RGP [549], stored at Mojave, was re-registered N101MP on 14Sep-2004 to FedEx.

* One to watch: Ex-Aero Continente B757 OB-1788-P [24451] was re-registered N151GX on 16Sep-2004 and had filed a flight plan SAL-TUS, but later cancelled.

Logs
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* Noted at Tucson, 13Sep-2004:
Active
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N117GL G3, brought Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards for a campaign luncheon in Tucson.
N679MG B72S Champion Air, wearing "Kerry-Edwards 2004" titles, stickers, and flags for the upcoming presidential election. Photo:
http://www.cactuswings.com/photos/0409-2361-tus-n679mg.jpg

N950HB G4, press plane for John Edwards

Hamilton Aerospace
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N4NA G-1 wfu at Pima College (outside of the fence in the parking lot!)
N86425 B72F Asia Pacific Airlines, inside Hamilton's hgr
N924PG B72S Santa Barbara Airlines, '41' on nwd, at Hamilton's

Bombardier
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XA-AIM LJ45 inside Learjet's hgr

* Diversions at Phoenix, 14Sep-2004 due to power failure in California (Thanks to Mike & Steve http://www.visitingphx.com for some tie-ups):
AAL729 B738 ORD-LAX - N966AN
AAL2459 B763 DFW-LAX - N377AN
AMT7375 B753 FOE-LAX - N556TZ
DAL841 B764 ATL-LAS - N829MH
EGF494 CRJ7 SBA-DFW - N503AE

Aircraft movements
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07Sep
AAY9891 MD80 LAS-GYR
SXA153 F100 MHV-SLN
UAL9911 B735 SFO-GYR N953UA

08Sep
AMT7262 L10 IND-ROW
UAL9952 B735 DEN-GYR N956UA
UAL9953 B735 DEN-GYR N955UA
UAL9954 B733 SFO-VCV N317UA
UAL9955 B733 SFO-VCV N368UA
UAL9956 B733 SFO-VCV N353UA
UAL9960 B735 LAX-GYR N947UA
WZP7050 B732 YVR-MHV C-GCPT

09Sep
AAL9662 F100 TUL-MHV
AAL9669 F100 TUL-MHV
AAL9670 F100 TUL-MHV
AAY9891 MD80 GYR-LAS
COA9971 MD82 IAH-GYR N14840
COA9972 MD82 IAH-GYR N16883
COA9973 MD82 GYR-HOU N35836
COA9974 MD82 GYR-MHV N938MC
SXA149 MD11 MHV-SLN
UAL9957 B735 LAX-GYR N931UA
UAL9958 B735 LAX-GYR N939UA
UAL9959 B735 LAX-GYR N945UA

10Sep
N770WD B762 MHV-LAS
AAL9663 F100 TUL-MHV

11Sep
N344UA B733 GYR-SJO

13Sep
N345UA B733 GYR-SJO
AAL9625 F100 TUL-MHV N1409B
UAL9964 B735 DEN-GYR N952UA
UAL9965 B735 DEN-GYR N950UA
UAL9966 B735 DEN-GYR N951UA

14Sep
BOE139 MD11 airtest VCV
SXA150 MD11 MHV-IAH
UAL9928 B735 LAX-GYR N946UA
UAL9929 B735 LAX-GYR N948UA
UAL9967 B735 DEN-GYR N940UA

15Sep
UAL9930 B735 SFO-GYR N944UA
UAL9931 B735 LAX-GYR N926UA
UAL9932 B735 DEN-GYR N957UA

16Sep
CJC9449 SF34 ROW-OKC
FDX9036 A310 MHV-BGR
GHA100F DC10 BWI-MZJ 9G-ANE

17Sep
N724YS B72S BRO-SBD
WOA907 MD11 IAH-GYR

20Sep
PEN685 SF34 SGU-IWA-MEM N685PA (assumed)

Any tie-ups on the above, or anything I may have missed, would be appreciated. It helps keep my database and the Cactus Wings website up to date.