Friday, July 29, 2005

Cactus Wings News
29Jul-2005


News items
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* Two ex-Fly Air B757-200s currently stored at Goodyear are due to deliver to Jet2 (UK) this weekend. B757-200 N241CV [24122] was deregistered on 11May-2005 to the UK, due to become G-LSAA. B757-200 N136CV [24136] was deregistered on 10May-2005 to the UK, due to become G-LSAB. Both have a planned routing of GYR-SLN-YYR-SEN.

* Ex-Delta B737-200 N235WA [22859], currently at Tucson, was noted on 23Jul-2005 in full SAT (Russia) livery.

* Ex-USAirways B737-300 N528AU [24410], currently stored at Marana, will be scrapped.

* Maxjet B767-200 N770WD [23896], previously at Marana, was delivered to the airline and ferried MZJ-TUS-IAD on 22Jul-2005 as 'MXJ001'.

Deliveries
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29Jun CRJ9 N939LR [15039] to Mesa Air (America West Exp c/s), Phoenix

Airport logs
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Phoenix/Williams-Gateway 23Jul-2005:
N932ML DC93 a/w, purple stripe (US Navy Firebird II)
XA-TXS DC87 Aeropostal

Tucson 23Jul-2005:
N235WA B732 SAT c/s, at Hamilton Avn
N44094 CH54 Heavylift Helicopters
N612RM S61N Carson Helicopters
N822US MD82 red c/s, at Hamilton Avn

Aircraft movements
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22Jul
N770WD B767 MZJ-IAD
N932ML DC93 HMN-IWA (Firebird II)

23Jul
N140SC L10 BGR-MHV
N358UA B733 GYR-DHN
CTT7909 B72F MHV-SAN (N909PG)
FFT9306 B733 DEN-MZJ (N306FL)
NWA9751 DC95 MSP-MZJ (N785NC)

25Jul
N825PH DHC8 MHV-GTF
OAE101 DC10 LAS-VCV

26Jul
N488UE JS32 IGM-AXS

27Jul
C-FFHA CRJ2 TUS-YUL (c/n 8043)
N688BR CRJ2 airtest TUS
CAA9972 CRJ7 TUS-SLC

28Jul
UPS9529 MD11 MHV-ROW

29Jul
ATN604 DC87 GYR-TOL*

* - 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/

Photography
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New slides for sale and auction:
http://www.airlinehobby.com/stores/CACTUS_WINGS_PHOTOGRAPHY.cfm

New photos from July 2005:
http://www.pbase.com/cactuswings/aviation

Thursday, July 28, 2005

Aeromexico.
Boeing 737-752W XA-PAM seen at Las Vegas Jul21-2005 with winglets. Delivered to Aeromexico Jul26-2005 Las Vegas Mexico City as AMX847.

Boeing 777-200ER
32718 N745AM reserved Jun22-2005 for ILFC on lease to Aeromexico
32719 N746AM reserved Jun22-2005 for ILFC on lease to Aeromexico