Monday, October 10, 2005

Cactus Wings News
10Oct-2005


Revisions in bold
News items
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* America West (now US Airways) A320 N671AW [2077] has been retired from the fleet. Last revenue service was HP237 27Sep-2005 Detroit-Phoenix. Ferried HP7808 29Sep-2005 Phoenix-Goodyear (Thanks to Flemming Loevenvig).

* Ex-Buffalo Air Consolidated Vultee PBY-5A C-FOFI [CV-343] arrived at Glendale, AZ last week for a future museum collection. US registration N343CV has been reserved.

* Ex-United B737-500 N917UA [25384], currently at Goodyear, has been sold to Air Malawi.

* Centurion Air Cargo leased DC-10 N306FV [47889], currently at Goodyear in an all-white livery.

* Ex-Continental MD-82 N72822 [49482], currently at Tucson, has been sold to Sosoliso Airlines, Nigeria.

* Three United B767-300s currently stored at Marana, N648UA [25285], N654UA [25392], and N656UA [25394], have all been re-leased to United and are expected to depart soon.

* Ex-ATA B727-200 N775AT [21511], currently stored at Roswell, has been sold to be parted out.

Airport logs
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Phoenix-
05Oct N502MG B727 Roush Air - arrived from VNY
06Oct N555TZ B753 ATA - arrived from EDW

Williams-Gateway-
10Oct N610G B757 Comco

Aircraft movements
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29Sep
AWE7808 A320 PHX-GYR (N671AW)

30Sep
AMT7279 B738 IND-VCV
COA9970 B737 GYR-TUS
DAL9900 B763 ATL-VCV

01Oct
N395UA B733 GYR-SJO
N992PG MD82 SDM-VCV

02Oct
N1435D F100 MHV-TUL
AJT99 B72S GYR-LAP

03Oct
DAL9900 B767 ATL-VCV

04Oct
N1433B F100 MHV-TUL

05Oct
ASA9201 B73G ROW-SEA
COA9970 B73G MCO-TUS
DAL9900 B767 ATL-VCV
NWA9750 B757 MSP-MZJ
RYN5511 MD80 TUS-RFD
UAL9832 B733 DEN-VCV (N343UA)

06Oct
FDX9004 MD11 airtest MHV (N525FE)

07Oct
N30MP B72S LGB-VCV
DAL9900 B767 ATL-VCV
NWA9751 DC93 MSP-MZJ (N994Z)
NWA9754 A320 DTW-MZJ (N306US)

08Oct
NWA9750 DC93 MSP-MZJ (N964N)

09Oct
N959PG MD83 TUS-ROW
N963PG MD83 TUS-ROW

10Oct
CAA9321 CRJ7 airtest TUS
NWA9753 DC94 MSP-MZJ
RYN6001 B757 BOS-MZJ
RYN6004 B757 RFD-MZJ*
UAL9926 B763 MZJ-SFO*


* - 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/