Friday, March 11, 2005

Cactus Wings News
11Mar-2005


News items
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* Continental B757 N67134 [29283] received Aviation Partners Boeing blended winglets and was noted at Tucson 10Mar-2005 to begin a flight testing program.

* B747SP P4-FSH [21963], operated by the Ernest Angley Ministries, was noted at Marana 05Mar-2005 wearing "Star Triple Seven" titles and a large star/orbit logo on the tail. It was due to depart Marana on 11Mar-2005, in advance of an upcoming Minstries trip to Africa.

* Phoenix Sky Harbor opened up a new 8-gate passenger concourse "D" at Terminal 4 on Tuesday, 08Mar-2005. It will be used exclusively by Southwest Airlines.

* Ex American MD-90 N904RA [53570], previously stored at Marana, departed MZJ-BFI on 11Mar-2005 on delivery to Lion Air.

* A visit to Marana on 05Mar-2005 confirmed the following aircraft:
3D-GFA B747-136 ex BA, wfu
9G-AND DC-10-30 Ghana
9G-ANE DC-10-30 Ghana
B-18581 A300B4-220 China
B-18582 A300B4-220 China
B-18583 A300B4-220 China
C-FTLO DC-9-32 a/w
C-FTLZ DC-9-32 a/w
C-FTMP DC-9-32 a/w
C-FTMQ DC-9-32 a/w
D-ABZA B747-230B LH Cargo
EC-IUA B747-230B Air Pullmantur, stored
EI-BNA DC-8-63F Saudia
G-BDXA B747-236B ex BA, wfu
G-HLAD A300 Prime, wfu
N118CH A321 ex MyTravel G-JOEE, flightline
N105WP DC-8-73 wfu
N119WF B757-200 ex LTU, used for DoD testing
N129SW B737-2H4 ex SWA
N129TW B747-128 TWA
N133DE DC-9-32 bare metal, inside hgr
N13FE DC-9-14 private, stored
N163AA DC-10-30 ex AA
N164AA DC-10-30 ex AA
N1856U DC-10-30 ex UA
N1857U DC-10-30 ex UA
N199SW EMB-120 Skywest, wfu
N1PC B737-200 Frontier
N211NW DC-10-30 NW
N243BA B747SR-81 ex ANA, wfu
N270BC B747-357 a/w
N281US B727-251 Sunworld, wfu
N3140D L-1011-500 BWIA, intact & stored
N3439F B747-300 a/w, stored
N4508H B747SP-09 a/w
N469V DC-10-40 a/w
N513US B757-251 NW
N514US B757-251 NW
N522US B757-251 NW
N524US B757-251 NW
N525US B757-251 NW (Not 100% on these)
N613US B747-251B NW
N617FF B747-121F Tower Air, testbed for Supertanker
N61CX DC-8 ATI
N68042 DC-10-10 Emery, stored
N68043 DC-10-10 Emery, stored
N68047 DC-10-10 Emery, stored
N708BA B747SP-B5 ex KE
N709BA B747SP-B5 ex KE
N710BA B747-2B5B ex KE
N728DA L-1011 ex DL
N73713 B747-4H6 ex MH
N73714 B747-4H6 ex MH
N747BC B747-4J6 Khalifa/Air Algerie, stored flightline
N747GT B747-357 a/w, being dismantled
N747KV B747SP-44 a/w, wfu
N770WD B767-238 ex QF
N773WD B767-238 ex QF
N774WD B767-238 ex QF
N781AL DC-8-63 ATI
N822V DC-10-40 a/w
N852V DC-10-40 Global Airtanker, stored
N901RA MD-90 ex AA
N902RA MD-90 ex AA
N903RA MD-90 ex AA
N904RA MD-90 ex AA - see above
N905NA B747-123 NASA
N905RA MD-90 ex AA
N924FT B747-259SF Polar, stored
P4-FSH B747SP-31 see above
P4-MDF MD-90 Pro Air, stored
P4-MDG MD-90 Pro Air, stored
P4-MDH MD-90 Pro Air, stored
PK-JIC A300B4-203 Sempati, DoD complex
RP-C8820 B747-2F6B ex PR, wfu
RP-C8830 B747-2F6B ex PR, wfu
RP-C8850 B747-2F6B ex PR, stored
TF-ABE L-1011
TF-ABM L-1011
TF-AMI B747-412 a/w
TF-ARF B747-236B ex BA
VR-CAN B707-138B wings & tail hacked, for museum?

Many more NWA aircraft & others that are known, such as the Starships, were still present.

Deliveries
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10Mar N930LR CRJ900 [15030] to Mesa Airlines at Phoenix
10Mar N204WN B737-700 [29855] to Southwest at Phoenix

Phoenix log
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05Mar N757AF B757 Portland Trailblazers team charter, pkd Swift
07Mar N767TW B732 Ameristar, pkd west cargo
08Mar 58-0087 KC135 USAF, pkd west cargo
09Mar N104HR B72S Houston Rockets team charter, pkd Swift

Aircraft movements
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04Mar
N774WD B767 VCV-MZJ
05Mar
N773WD B767 VCV-MZJ
UAL9937 B735 SFO-GYR N920UA
07Mar
UAL9932 B733 SFO-VCV N318UA
UAL9933 B735 SFO-GYR N916UA
UAL9934 B735 SFO-GYR N917UA
08Mar
N34838 MD82 GYR-YWG
09Mar
N610G B757 IWA-BFM
N785AT B72S ROW-NZC
BOE201 B73G VCV-BFI N378BC
10Mar
N516AT B757 IND-TUS
N67134 B757 LAX-TUS
11Mar
N727XL B727 MHV-PAE
N904RA MD90 MZJ-BFI
N901SJ L100 MZJ-MSLP*
N910SJ L100 MZJ-MSLP*
N926UA B735 GYR-OPF
* - planned movement, unconfirmed
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.



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