Cactus Wings News
21Mar-2005News items
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* Luke AFB held its biennial 'Luke Days' airshow 19/20Mar-2005. Over 250,000 spectators took in the airshow, a record number. Our photos from the airshow can be viewed at the Cactus Wings Photography page.
* B-17G N390TH 'Liberty Belle' [44-85734] was in Arizona recently at three locations:
11-13Mar-2005, Tucson, for the 390th Bombing Group reunion
13-18Mar-2005, Deer Valley
18-21Mar-2005, Luke AFB for 'Luke Days 2005'
* Ex-United B737-500s N951UA [] and N955UA [] were noted 20Mar-2005 at Goodyear in full Smart Wings livery.
* Ex-MyTravel A321 N118CH [2060, formerly G-JOEE], previously at Marana, ferried MZJ-YUL as 'THY8101' on 18Mar-2005 on delivery.
* Four ex-United B737-500s, all previously at Goodyear, are being re-registered and prepared for delivery as follows:
- N939UA [26672] to VP-BSQ, last seen Goodyear 05Mar-2005, not noted 12Mar-2005, assumed delivered
- N949UA [26692] to VP-BSV, noted Goodyear 05Mar and 12Mar-2005, ferried GYR-BGR-KEF-SNN 16Mar-2005
- N950UA [26695] to VP-BSW, noted Goodyear as such 12Mar-2005, ferried GYR-BGR-KEF-SNN 16Mar-2005
- VP-BSX noted 19Mar-2005, possible ex N952UA [26699] but not confirmed
* Ex-Southwest B737-200 N129SW [22340], currently stored at Marana, will be scrapped.
* Ex-Continental MD-82 N93875 [49125], currently stored at Roswell, will be scrapped.
Deliveries
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17Mar B737-700 N205WN [34010] to Southwest at Phoenix
Phoenix log
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14Mar C-GVFA B727 First Air, pkd west cargo
15Mar N623NW B747 Northwest, T3 gates (MZJ-PHX-HNL)
Aircraft movements
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12Mar
N822US MD82 GYR-YHM-YYR-KEF-BUC
UAL9875 B733 VCV-ORD
UAL9974 B733 DEN-VCV
13Mar
N955UA B735 airtest GYR
AAL9666 B767 ROW-AFW N308AA
AAL9667 MD80 MCI-ROW N901TW
15Mar
5N-BHI B732 MHV-BGR-KEF-BEL
NWA9750 B747 MZJ-PHX-HNL N623NW
16Mar
VP-BSV B735 GYR-BGR
VP-BSW B735 GYR-BGR
17Mar
N660VV DC10 NRT-TUS (-MZJ??) [46660]
ABD39P B757 MZJ-BGR
18Mar
N303FV B72S GYR-TUS
THY8101 A321 MZJ-YUL N118CH
21Mar
AAL9750 B757 DFW-VCV
RTN170 B190 MZJ-PWA
RUF22 B737 ROW-ABI (???)
UAL9956 B733 LAX-VCV
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.