Friday, June 03, 2005

Cactus Wings News
03Jun-2005


News items
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* Dakota Heritage DC-3 N5831B [42-100882], previously stored at Avra Valley, departed to the UK on 30May-2005.

* Ex-Air Canada B747-400 [24883], currently stored at Marana, has been leased to Aerolineas Argentinas.

* Ex-United B737-500 N946UA [26687], currently at Goodyear, was noted by Mike & Steve on 29May-2005 now painted all white with no registration, only a 'Q' on the nose gear door. Noted test flying as N946UA on 01Jun-2005 GYR-GYR.

Deliveries
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31May B73G N213WN [34217] to Southwest Airlines, Phoenix

Aircraft movements
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27May
N394UA B733 GYR-MIA
AWE7304 B757 GYR-PHX
UAL9910 B733 VCV-LAX N328UA
UAL9911 B733 VCV-LAX N386UA

29May
AWE7819 B757 GYR-PHX

30May
N5831B DC3 AVQ-KEF-WIC-LPL

31May
N902RA MD90 airtest MZJ
AMX837 MD83 PHX-GYR N946AS
FFT9304 B733 DEN-ROW N304FL
NWA9750 B747 LAX-MZJ N631US
UAL9942 B763 SFO-MZJ N648UA
UAL9945 B763 IAD-MZJ N656UA
UAL9946 B763 LAX-MZJ N655UA

01Jun
C-FEZT CRJ2 YQG-TUS
N434JS D328 OKC-IGM
N672BR CRJ2 airtest TUS
N822US MD82 YHM-TUS
N946UA B735 airtest GYR
UAL9949 B763 SFO-MZJ N654UA

02Jun
BOE524 MD11 airtest MZJ N256UP
CAA9977 CRJ2 TUS-ARA
NWA9751 DC10 MSP-MZJ

03Jun
N902RA MD90 MZJ-ANC
FDX9028 MD11 airtest GYR*


* - 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/

Thursday, June 02, 2005

Aeromexico
McDonnell Douglas MD80
49658 83 N946AS returned to lessor May31-2005 AMX837 Mexico City-Phoenix-Goodyear.
48079 82 XA-TRD returned to lessor May04-2005 to Roswell, NM

Boeing 757-23A25490 N490AM will be returned soon to lessor and at Goodyear, AZ

Wednesday, June 01, 2005

Cactus Wings Sales Table

Cactus Wings is hosting a sales table at the LAX Airliner Expo. Details:
Who: Cactus Wings Sales Table (Terry Nash and Troy Prybyski)
What: LAX Airliner Expo - Summer 2005
Where: Hacienda Hotel at LAX
When: June 11, 2005 9:00am to 3:00pm
Website: http://www.jetpsa.com/LAX/index.html

We will have plenty of fresh new slides and prints from the winter shooting season. We hope you stop by our table, located near the front door, and say hello!