Friday, April 01, 2005

Cactus Wings News
01Apr-2005


News items
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* Ex-Southwest B737-200 N104SW [23110], currently at Mojave, was noted painted in TranSky colors on 26Mar-2005.

* Ex-United B737-500 N956UA [26704], currently at Tucson, has been sold to Air Malawi.

* Ex-United B737-300s N323UA [23955] and N324UA [23956], previously stored at Victorville, departed on 31Mar-2005 to San Jose, Costa Rica.

* Ex-Continental Express ATR-42s N15823 [165] and N16824 [166], currently stored at Roswell, have been sold to UTAir (Russia).

Deliveries
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30Mar N931LR CRJ9 [15031] to Mesa Air at Phoenix
31Mar N207WN B73G [34012] to Southwest at Phoenix
01Apr N675AW A320 [2405] to America West at Phoenix

Logs
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Phoenix (PHX)
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27Mar N948MA MD87 Allegiant
29Mar N355MC B743 Polar Air Cargo (Thx Mike & Steve)

Williams-Gateway (IWA), 28Mar-2005
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N315FV MD83 a/w - Op for JPATS
RA82042 A124 Volga-Dnepr
97-0043 C-17 USAF
08-0054 C-17 USAF

Tucson (TUS), 31Mar-2005
Hamilton Aerospace (update only)
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N225US B732 Ryan Int'l c/s (fleur-de-lis logo)
N? MD82 Ryan Int'l c/s (stylized R/eagle logo)
N905TA MD82
N978PG MD82 basic Air Liberte c/s, AVIATION FLEET SOLUTIONS titles
N956UA B735 basic United c/s

Pima College
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C-GGMP DHC8 deHavilland c/s - ramp
N115FE B727 basic FedEx c/s - ramp
N4NA G1 basic NASA c/s - parking lot
N903RC B732 ex Lorair, previously WFU/derelict, is now gone.
OB-1547 B727 AeroPeru - inside hangar, visible from front windows
P4-MED L1011 Flying Hospital - ramp nearby

Elsewhere
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N17773 B72S pvt - pkd cargo ramp
N330E SH330 - GA ramp
N67134 B757 Continental - winglet testbed
N777VV Se210 - Moved to SE hardstand, WFU from fire training
XA-ADD Do28 - Carga Express Intl - exec ramp

Aircraft movements
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26Mar
N833CA B190 ICT-MZJ-MEZ
DAL9900 B732 ATL-VCV
RTN170 B190 MZJ-ICT

29Mar
APW345 DC86 MIA-ROW
AWE7825 B757 PHX-GYR
UAL9943 B767 SFO-VCV N603UA

30Mar
N17773 B72S COS-TUS - Colorado Rockies charter
N698SS B72S DAL-GYR - Texas Rangers charter
N792FT DC87 TUS-MCC
N905RA MD90 airtest MZJ
N978PG MD82 EDW-TUS - Aviation Fleet Solutions titles
AAH100 B73G SNA-GYR
AAY9948 MD80 LAS-GYR
FAO9999 B733 TUS-RME

31Mar
N323UA B733 VCV-SJO
N324UA B733 VCV-SJO*
N698SS B72S GYR-ABQ
RTN170 B190 MZJ-ICT

01Apr
RYN6001 B732 TUS-ICT* N225US
UAL9911 B763 SFO-MZJ

* - planned movement
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. Codes can be translated at The Airline Codes Website:
http://www.airlinecodes.co.uk/
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