Wednesday, October 19, 2005

Cactus Wings News
19Oct-2005


Note: revisions will be shown in bold type.

News items
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* Ex-America West A320 N671AW [2077, currently at Goodyear]; and N670AW [2029, still in AWE service] will be leased to Air Deccan (India) in Dec-05.

* America West A319 N802AW [0924] was featured in America West's annual United Way 'Hope Takes Flight' Jet Pull event. Teams of employees and other groups took turns pulling the A319 with a large rope; the winner was crowned for the fastest time. Photos of the event (link):
http://www.pbase.com/cactuswings/current

* Air France B777-300 F-GSQK arrived at Phoenix/Williams-Gateway on 12Oct-2005 for hot weather testing of the galley iceboxes. The aircraft arrived as 'BOE531' suggesting the aircraft is L/N 531. Need confirmation of the MSN of this aircraft. Photo (link):
http://www.pbase.com/image/50983241

* Honeywell acquired ex-My Travel B757-225 N757HW [22194, formerly G-JALC]. The aircraft ferried YYR-PHX on 18Oct-2005, wearing the basic My Travel livery without titles. Photo of the B757 can be found on www.visitingphx.com, link here:
http://www.visitingphx.com/phxboeings.html

Honeywell's CV580 N580AS [002] also arrived at Phoenix on 19Oct-2005. No word yet as to when the B720 (N720H, c/n 18384) will be retired.

* Ex-JetsGo MD-83 N161BS [53464, ex C-FKLO], previously at Tucson, was delivered to Avianca on 15Oct-2005, ferrying TUS-BOG as 'AVA001'.

* Ex-United B737-500s N901UA [25001] and N908UA [25008] have been re-registered VP-BTD and VP-BTE, respectively. Both aircraft ferried GYR-TUS on 16Oct-2005.

* Ex-Aloha B737-2B5 N819AL [23791], currently at Victorville, was noted on 15Oct-2005 in full Premier Airlines livery (Thanks to D. Chainey).

* Ex-Southwest B737-200 N92SW [22964], previously at Mojave, was delivered to Avior Airlines, Venezuela in full livery on 14Oct-2005, ferrying MHV-SAT as 'N92SW'.

Deliveries
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13Oct A319 N832AW [2570] to America West at Phoenix (Old c/s)
18Oct B757 N757HW [22194] to Honeywell at Phoenix

Airport logs
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Williams-Gateway (IWA)-
11Oct N610G B757 Comco - departed
12Oct N5017Q B773 Air France (F-GSQK) - dep 14Oct

Phoenix/Deer Valley (DVT)-
19Oct N580AS CV580 Honeywell

Phoenix (PHX)-
13Oct C-GWJF B73G Westjet - Return of WJA seasonal service
13Oct N792AS B734 Alaska - 'Salmon Thirty Seven' livery
14Oct N682RW DC95 Detroit Red Wings - pkd at Cutter
15Oct N678MG B72S Champion Air
15Oct N945AS MD83 bare metal/primer - ex AMX in transit to GYR
18Oct N757HW B757 ex-My Travel livery, no titles, to Honeywell

Aircraft movements
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10Oct
DAL9900 MD80 ATL-VCV
NWA9750 DC10 MSP-MZJ (N221NW)

11Oct
AMT7492 B738 IND-VCV
NWA9751 DC93 MSP-MZJ (N9344)

12Oct
BOE531 B773 BFI-IWA (F-GSQK)
RYN6006 B757 MZJ-RFD
UPS9389 MD11 ROW-HNL

13Oct
EIA4480 B747 MHR-MZJ (N480EV)
FDX9029 MD11 LAX-MHV
NWA9754 A320 DTW-MZJ
NWA9756 DC95 MSP-MZJ
NWA9758 A320 MSP-MZJ

14Oct
N92SW B732 MHV-SAT
AMX861 MD83 GDL-PHX-GYR (N945AS)
BOE531 B773 IWA-BFI (F-GSQK)
FAB5051 B732 MHV-YOW (C-FACP)
FDX9036 MD11 airtest MHV (N525FE)
NWA9752 A320 MSP-MZJ
NWA9753 A320 ONT-MZJ
NWA9863 B757 IND-MZJ
RTN170 B190 MZJ-PWA

15Oct
N88ZL B707 LAX-MHV
AVA1 MD83 TUS-BOG
FDX9038 MD11 airtest MHV (N525FE)
NWA9750 A320 IND-MZJ

16Oct
N151GA B190 MZJ-MEZ
VP-BTD B735 GYR-TUS-YOW
VP-BTE B735 GYR-TUS-YOW
AWE7707 B733 PHX-GYR (N324AW)

17Oct
N423SK P3 TUS-ORF (USDHS)

18Oct
NWA9751 A320 MSP-MZJ

19Oct
N993PG MD82 TUS-ROW*
BOE234 B747 YUM-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/
Photography
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New slides for sale and auction:
http://www.airlinehobby.com/stores/CACTUS_WINGS_PHOTOGRAPHY.cfm
New photos from October 2005:
http://www.pbase.com/cactuswings/current