Friday, November 11, 2005

Cactus Wings News
11Nov-2005


News items
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* Ex-United B747-400 N183UA [25379], currently at Marana, has been sold to TUI and has been re-registered F-WLUV. The aircraft will be operated by Corsair and will be re-registered F-HLUV upon entering service.

* Ex-USAirways (Metrojet livery) B737-200 N241US [22443], currently WFU at Mojave, has been sold to be scrapped.

Airport logs
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Phoenix-
09Nov N880DP DC93 Detroit Pistons basketball charter
09Nov C-GQCA A320 AC Jetz (Swift ramp)
10Nov N503MG B727 Roush Air
10Nov N509RH Saab2000
10Nov N519JG Saab2000

Aircraft movements
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05Nov
CAA9970 CRJ7 TUS-SLC
MES3690 RJ85 MSP-MZJ
NWA9868 B744 DTW-MZJ (N664US)

06Nov
N766UA B777 GYR-AFW

07Nov
CAA9320 CRJ2 airtest TUS
CAA9970 CRJ2 TUS-ATL
MES3690 RJ85 MSP-MZJ
NWA9868 B744 PDX-MZJ (N662US)
NWA9751 B757 MZJ-PHX (N541NW)
NWA9752 A319 DTW-MZJ (N305NB)
NWA9753 A319 DTW-MZJ (N306NB)

08Nov
ABD20P B743 BGR-MZJ (TF-ARI)
CAA9970 CRJ2 ATL-TUS
DAL9900 B733 ATL-VCV
FDX9026 MD11 airtest MHV (N525FE)
MES3690 RJ85 MSP-MZJ
MYT005 B757 BGR-MZJ
NWA9751 A320 MZJ-PHX (N333NW)
NWA9752 A319 PHX-MZJ (N308NB)
NWA9755 B757 PHX-MZJ (N542US)
NWA9754 B757 MSP-MZJ (N537US)
VP-BTF B735 GYR-TUS-YOW

09Nov
N226G B757 ROC-TUS-GEG
N707KN B707 BGR-MZJ*
DAL9900 B733 BOS-VCV
DAL9901 B733 LGA-VCV
MES3690 RJ85 MSP-MZJ
NWA9868 B744 PDX-MZJ (N663US)
NWA9750 A320 MZJ-PHX (N309US)
NWA9751 A320 MZJ-PHX (N332NW)
NWA9752 A319 PHX-MZJ (N309NB)
NWA9754 A320 MZJ-MSP (N310NW)
NWA9753 A319 PHX-MZJ (N312NB)
TSC81 A310 TUS-YUL

10Nov
N942PG B732 TUS-BZE*
DAL9901 B733 LGA-VCV
FDX9037 MD11 MHV-PHX-MHV (N525FE)
MES3690 RJ85 MSP-MZJ
NWA9750 A319 MSP-MZJ (N304NB)
NWA9751 A319 MSP-MZJ (N307NB)
NWA9752 A319 DTW-MZJ (N303NB)
NWA9753 A320 MZJ-MSP (N331NW)

11Nov
N878GA MD83 TUS-GYR
DAL9900 B733 LGA-VCV
FIN8969 MD11 VCV-HEL* (OH-LGG)
NWA9751 DC93 MSP-MZJ

* - 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
=========
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

Monday, November 07, 2005

Cactus Wings News
07Nov-2005


Revisions to this issue are in bold type.

News items
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* America West A320 N670AW [2029] flew its last revenue flight for America West on 28Oct-2005, HP74 SEA-PHX. Noted parked outside of the AWE hangar on 30Oct-2005 without titles or logos, and by 05Nov the aircraft had departed. It ferried PHX-YYR-CPH-MCT as 'GCC029', seen CPH on 06Nov-2005, still in basic America West livery with no titles/logos.

* Ex-Phuket Air B757 N719BC [25131] and ex-Krygyz Airways B757 N802AM [26270], both currently stored at Victorville, have been leased to Ariana Afghan Airlines for delivery at end of Nov-2005.

* Ex-Aeromexico MD-83 N945AS [49643], currently at Goodyear, has been leased to Allegiant Air.

Deliveries
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26Oct CRJ9 N956LR [15056] to Mesa (America West Express livery) at Phoenix
05Nov A319 N837AW [2595] to America West at Phoenix

Airport logs
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Phoenix-
29Oct N698SS B72S Texas Rangers (Swift ramp)
31Oct N801DM B757 Dallas Mavericks (Swift ramp)
01Nov N511RH Saab 2000 (Swift ramp)
03Nov PH-MCT MD11 Martinair (west cargo ramp)
05Nov N756AF B757 (Swift ramp)
06Nov N375PA B733 Pace (Swift ramp)

Tucson 07Nov-2005-
5V-BII MD83 Sosoliso Airlines c/s (Hamilton ramp)

Aircraft movements
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29Oct
N746AP B732 PDX-TUS
VP-BTI B735 GYR-TUS-YOW (ex-N920UA)

30Oct
CAA9320 CRJ7 airtest TUS
MES3690 RJ85 MSP-MZJ
MES3691 RJ85 OKC-MZJ
MES3694 RJ85 OKC-MZJ
NWA9868 B757 DTW-MZJ (N539US)
NWA9870 A320 DTW-MZJ (N333NW)

31Oct
AWE7806 B733 GYR-PHX
NWA9868 B757 MSP-MZJ (N541US)
TSC87 A310 YYZ-TUS

01Nov
N226G B757 ORF-TUS-GEG
N702TA B747 MHV-SAT (ex G-VZZZ)
N746AP B732 TUS-LAP
CAA9971 CRJ7 SLC-TUS
DAL9900 B733 LGA-VCV
DAL9903 B767 ATL-VCV
DAL9904 B767 ATL-VCV
MES3690 RJ85 MSP-MZJ
NWA9868 B757 DTW-MZJ

02Nov
N332AW B733 airtest GYR
N488UE JS32 IGM-MEZ
DAL9900 B733 LGA-VCV
MES3690 RJ85 MSP-MZJ

03Nov
C-FGQR CRJ2 YQG-TUS (c/n 8051)

04Nov
N1462C F100 MHV-TUL
N450AX DC10 airtest VCV

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

New photos from October 2005, including Edwards AFB 2005:
http://www.pbase.com/cactuswings/current