Friday, September 02, 2005

Cactus Wings News
02Sep-2005

News items
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* Ex-Trans Northern C-117D N32TN [43301], previously parked at Holbrook, AZ after an emergency landing in March, departed on 24Aug-2005 to Opa-locka via Texarkana.

* Ex-United B737-300s N389UA [24664] and N392UA [24667], both previously stored at Goodyear, have been leased to ATA Airlines. N389UA departed on 02Sep-2005 to Amarillo for repainting.

* Ex-USAirways Fokker 100 N888US [11357], previously stored at Mojave, has been sold and delivered to Alliance Airlines (Australia).

* Five ex-JetsGo MD-83s, currently stored at Tucson, have been re-registered as follows:

c/n 53463 ex C-FKLT to N160BS
c/n 53464 ex C-FKLO to N161BS
c/n 53465 ex C-FKLY to N162BS
c/n 53466 ex C-FKLZ to N163BS
c/n 53488 ex C-FRYA to N164BS

N160BS was noted airtesting at Tucson on 27Aug-2005 in full Avianca livery.

* Ex-Northwest DC-9-31 N955N [47160], currently stored at Marana, has been sold to be parted out.

* Ex-China Airlines A300 B-18582 [197], currently stored at Marana, has been sold to be parted out.

Airport logs
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31Aug N348PA B72S Pan Am - pkd at Cutter

Aircraft movements
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24Aug
N32TN C117 P14-TXK-OPF

26Aug
AAL9635 B767 ROW-MCI (N317AA)

27Aug
N160BS MD83 airtest TUS
N315FV MD80 IWA-GYR
N73713 B744 airtest MZJ
NWA9750 DC93 MSP-MZJ

28Aug
OAE888 DC10 VCV-FHU (interesting troop mov't)

29Aug
N425JS D328 OKC-IGM
EIA4480 B747 MZJ-SUU (N480EV)
NWA9750 DC94 MSP-MZJ (N756NW)
RYN6002 MD80 RFD-IWA
USA9239 B733 CLT-MZJ

30Aug
N726BC MD83 VCV-MZJ

31Aug
N315FV MD80 GYR-IWA
AAY9945 MD80 SFB-GYR (N945MA)
NWA9750 DC95 MSP-MZJ
NWA9751 DC93 MSP-MZJ
NWA9753 DC93 MSP-MZJ
SWA8502 B73G ROW-DAL

01Sep
C-FFVE CRJ2 YUL-TUS (c/n 8048)
N24089 B732 TOL-MZJ
AAY9864 MD83 GYR-LAS (N864GA)
AWE7301 B733 PHX-IWA
DAL9901 B732 ATL-VCV
NWA9750 DC93 MSP-MZJ
NWA9751 DC10 MSP-MZJ

02Sep
AMT389 B733 GYR-AMA (N389UA)


* - 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, uploaded this week:
http://www.airlinehobby.com/stores/CACTUS_WINGS_PHOTOGRAPHY.cfm