Friday, February 04, 2005

Cactus Wings News
04Feb-2005
News items
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* Ex-Dubai Airwing B747SP-31 A6-SMM [21963] was re-registered P4-FSH and arrived at Marana on 28Jan-2005, wearing an all white c/s.


* Two CRJ-700s previously stored at Tucson departed on 02Feb-2005 for Dayton, using PSA Airlines call signs (JIA9381 and JIA9382).

* Ex-Aero Continente B757-200 N151GX [24451], previously stored at Marana, was ferried MZJ-ICT on 25Jan-2005, likely destined for Ryan Int'l and/or their new low-cost carrier, Sunship1 Airlines. Website for Sunship1 is located at:
http://www.sunship1.com/

* A list of local airshows and other events is now posted in the Cactus Wings Yahoo Calendar. Feel free to post any other aviation-related event, that is to be held locally to the Southwest USA, that you hear of.

Deliveries
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* 29Jan A320 N674AW [2359] to America West Airlines. Ferried TLS-PIK-BGR-PHX as N674AW.
* 29Jan CRJ-900 N927LR [15027] to Mesa Airlines/America West Express. Ferried YMX-GRR-ICT-PHX as ASH27.
* 01Feb CRJ-900 N928LR [15028] to Mesa Airlines/America West Express. Ferried YMX-GRR-COS-PHX as ASH28.

Phoenix log
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29Jan 91-1231 C-130 USAF
29Jan 94-6702 C-130 USAF
30Jan N410BN B72S at Swift
31Jan N143G MD87 at Swift
31Jan N. B763 AAL - aircraft sub
02Feb N707JT B707 dep SJD

Aircraft movements
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28Jan
P4-FSH B74L arr MZJ

29Jan
AAY9945 MD87 LAS-GYR N945MA
ATN310 DC-8 MCC-MHV

30Jan
N727RE B727 VCV-LAS

31Jan
N957UA B735 GYR-GSO
FAO9901 B72S SAT-TUS

02Feb
JIA9381 CRJ7 TUS-DAY
JIA9382 CRJ7 TUS-DAY
UAL9931 B733 SFO-VCV N320UA

03Feb
AAY9866 MD80 GYR-LAS N866GA
AAY9868 MD80 LAS-GYR N868GA
AMT7282 B738 IND-VCV

04Feb
N178AW B732 TUS-YQG

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.


Thursday, February 03, 2005

Phoenix Feb02-2005
Airbus A320-232
C/N: 2359 N674AW Full delivery routing Toulouse-Prestwick-Bangor-Phoenx Reg. Jan28-2005 to CIT Leasing Corp on lease to America West Airlines. First revenue service Jan31-2005 HP206 Phoenix-Albuquerque.
Phoenix Jan29-2005
Airbus A320-232. While writing this, Airbus A320-232 c/n: 2359 N674AW is overhead Albuquerque on delivery from Bangor to CIT on lease to America west Airlines, expected I/S Mondy Jan31-2005.

Tuesday, February 01, 2005