Friday, January 07, 2005


Cactus Wings News
07Jan-2005
News items
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* Ex-Delta L-1011 N741DA [1245], previously stored at Victorville, was re-registered EX-044 and ferried VCV-TUS-MSE on 30Dec-2004 on delivery to Sky Gate Airlines.


* Ex-Great Lakes Beech 1900D N204GL [UE-204], stored at Marana, has been sold to NAC (South Africa). This follows the sale of two previous 1900Ds, N226GL [UE-226] and N228GL [UE-228].


* US Dept of Customs P-3B N144CS [ex BuNo 153446] was noted at Phoenix/Williams-Gateway on 05Jan-2005, wearing US Dept of Customs stripes and logo, and fitted with a large AWACS radome.


* Boeing 737-BBJ N7600K [32628] was noted at Phoenix/Williams-Gateway on 30Dec-2004, and was gone by 02Jan-2005.


* The US Dept of Justice took delivery of another MD-80 for prisoner transport flights. N315FV [49707] joined N311FV at Phoenix/Williams-Gateway on 04Jan-2005, both in an all-white livery.


* Southwest took delivery of a new B737-700 at Phoenix. N495WN [33869] was noted at Phoenix on 02Jan-2005.


Phoenix log
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28Dec N526UP B747 UPS
29Dec N755NA B757 North American
30Dec N464AT B732 Skyking*
30Dec N164UW A321 USA
30Dec N514AT B757 ATA
30Dec N646US B767 USA
30Dec N513NA B757 Pace**
30Dec PH-HZG B738 SCX
31Dec N344TM B732 Casino Exp**
31Dec N932AS MD80 Ryan*
01Jan N280RX A320 MXA
01Jan XA-AEX BBJ
02Jan N756AF B757 Portland Trailblazers charter
02Jan N518AT B757 ATA
02Jan N188US A321 USA
02Jan N655US B767 USA
02Jan N614AU B757 USA
07Jan N***** B753 COA


* Returned on 01Jan
** Returned on 02Jan


Aircraft movements
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28Dec
AAL9614 MD80 TUL-ROW
DLH8162 B747 JFK-MZJ
SWA5001 B732 DAL-MHV
UPS9889 B72F PHX-ROW


29Dec
AAL9623 MD80 TUL-ROW N906TW
CAA9321 E120 MAF-MZJ
DAL9900 B732 ATL-GYR
FDX9061 DC10 airtest MHV
PLZ622 B72S ONT-GYR
SWA5007 B732 DAL-ONT-MHV N91SW


30Dec
N189UA B744 VCV-MZJ
EX-044 L10 TUS-MSE
PLZ625 B72S GYR-ONT
SWA5004 B732 HOU-MHV


31Dec
AAY9890 MD80 LAS-GYR
FDX9048 DC10 MHV-BGR
UPS9373 B72F PHL-ROW


04Jan
C-FCRE CRJ7 TUS-YUL
AMT7178 B738 IND-GYR N303TZ
SXA476 F100 MHV-CMH


05Jan
N144CS P-3 NGP-IWA
N426JS D328 ADM-IGM
N438JS D328 ADM-IGM
N446AN A320 MZJ-MEX
N788AT B72S ROW-JAX
AAL9676 F100 DFW-MHV
AMT7174 B738 IND-VCV N306TZ
COA9971 MD80 IAH-GYR N16806
COA9972 MD80 IAH-GYR N83870
NWA9751 DC10 MSP-MZJ N211NW
UAL9952 B757 LAX-VCV


06Jan
AMT7174 B738 IND-VCV
COA9971 MD80 IAH-GYR
EIA4482 B747 MZJ-JFK
NWA9869 DC-9 MSP-MZJ N8912E
UAL9953 B735 DEN-GYR N908UA


07Jan
AAY9945 MD87 LAS-GYR N945MA
UAL9957 B733 DEN-GYR
UAL9959 B733 DEN-GYR
UAL9960 B733 DEN-GYR


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.


Monday, January 03, 2005


Ryan MD80 N932AS departing Phoenix, 02Jan-2005. Photo by Troy Prybyski, Minolta 7D Posted by Hello