Friday, August 26, 2005

Cactus Wings News
26Aug-2005


News items
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* America West and USAirways rolled out A320 N109UW [1065] in a new livery for the merged airline on 23Aug-2005. N109UW arrived at Phoenix that evening for a rollout party. Link to photos of the event and airplane: http://www.pbase.com/cactuswings/current

* Ex-Cameroon Gov't B767-200 N769BC [23624], previously stored at Victorville, ferried to Marana on 17Aug-2005. Aircraft has been leased to Flyjet, UK, and will be undergoing maintenance prior to delivery.

* Ex-USAirways F-100 N885US [11345], previously stored at Mojave, has been sold to Alliance Airlines (Australia). It was deregistered on 04Aug-2005 and departed on delivery on 02Aug-2005 MHV-CMA as 'SXA241'.

Airport logs
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Phoenix-
20Aug 159116 C-9B USN
20Aug N320AA B767 AA (Credit Mike & Steve)
23Aug N109UW A320 USAirways new livery

Deliveries
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23Aug B73G N221WN [34259] to Southwest at Phoenix

Aircraft movements
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17Aug
UAL9946 B744 SFO-MZJ (N127UA)

18Aug
N1413A F100 MHV-TUL
N1414D F100 MHV-TUL
N879GA MD83 TUS-MZJ

19Aug
AMT7376 B738 IND-VCV
UAL9949 B744 MZJ-SFO (N127UA)

20Aug
N91SW B732 MHV-MMRX
ATN101 DC87 GYR-SKRG
DAL9903 B732 ATL-VCV
DAL9904 B732 ATL-VCV

21Aug
NWA9751 DC95 MSP-MZJ (N776NC)

22Aug
N233BA B744 GYR-VCV

23Aug
N392UA B733 GYR-AMA
AAL9605 MD83 DFW-ROW (N9305N)
AAL9606 MD83 DFW-ROW (N9307R)
AAL9607 MD83 DFW-ROW (N9306T)
AAL9608 MD82 DFW-ROW (N941AS)
AAL9676 MD83 DFW-ROW (N939AS)
AAL9677 MD82 DFW-ROW (N940AS)

24Aug
N733BA B744 airtest MZJ
N905NA B747 TTS-MZJ
N911NA B747 MZJ-EDW
AAH100 B737 OAK-VCV
EIA4480 B747 SUU-MZJ (N480EV)
RYN6006 B757 MZJ-IAH

25Aug
N393UA B733 GYR-SJO

26Aug
N764MX B757 JFK-ROW
CTT7511 B72S ELP-MHV

* - 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