Cactus Wings News
30Dec-2005
Revisions to this edition are in bold type.
News items
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* Football bowl game charter flights have started. The following aircraft have been noted thru 30Dec-
21Dec N78001 B777 Continental (Rutgers Univ)
23Dec N738US A319 US Airways (Rutgers Univ)
23Dec N224NW DC10 Northwest (Philadelphia Eagles NFL charter)
26Dec N904MA B738 Miami Air (Rutgers Univ)
26Dec N739MA B738 Miami Air (Rutgers Univ)
26Dec N310NW A320 Northwest (Rutgers Univ)
26Dec N550TZ B753 ATA (Ohio State Univ)
27Dec N556NW B753 Northwest (Notre Dame)
28Dec N314US A320 Northwest (Rutgers Univ)
28Dec N78001 B777 Continental (Rutgers Univ)
30Dec N738MA B738 Miami Air (Ohio State Univ)
30Dec N733MA B738 Miami Air (Ohio State Univ)
30Dec N750NA B757 North American (Ohio State Univ)
30Dec N732MA B738 Miami Air (Ohio State Univ)
30Dec N734MA B738 Miami Air (Ohio State Univ)
30Dec N314US A320 Northwest (Notre Dame)
* Ex-Delta B737-200 N382DL [23609], previously stored at Tucson, was ferried TUS-YQB and eastward on 20Dec-2005 on delivery to Teebah Aviation of Jordan.
* Tradewinds Cargo B747-2U3B N923FT [22769] ferried LAX-MZJ on 21Dec-2005 without the #2 engine mounted. During maintenance at LAX the engine pylon was damaged, and the aircraft will be repaired by Evergreen Aviation at Marana.
* NCA Cargo B747 JA8182 [23813], previously conducting flight tests for Boeing at Goodyear, returned to service on 22Dec-2005 GYR-ANC as 'NCA698'.
Airport logs
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Phoenix-
20Dec N485EV B747 Evergreen
21Dec N485EV B747 Evergreen
21Dec N915CK DC91 Kalitta Charters II (west cargo ramp)
22Dec N977UA B732 SkyKing (Swift ramp)
22Dec N485EV B747 Evergreen
22Dec N793A B72F Express.net
23Dec N520UP B747 UPS
23Dec N485EV B747 Evergreen
23Dec N803UP DC87 UPS
23Dec N675UP B747 UPS
25Dec N831LF MD83 Falcon Air (Cutter ramp)
27Dec N866DA B777 Delta (aircraft sub, repeated 28-29Dec)
29Dec N831LF MD83 Falcon Air (Cutter ramp)
30Dec N864DA B777 Delta (aircraft sub)
Deliveries
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21Dec A320 N680AW [2630] to US Airways at Roswell for paint
21Dec MD83 N877GA [53467] to Allegiant Air, ferried GYR-LAS
Aircraft movements
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19Dec
AAY9876 MD83 LAS-GYR (N876GA)
DAL9900 B732 VCV-TUS
DAL9901 B733 SLC-VCV
FDX9052 MD11 airtest MHV
20Dec
N382DL B732 TUS-YQB
AAY9877 MD83 airtest GYR (N877GA)
BOE234 B747 airtest GYR (JA8182)
FDX9054 MD11 airtest MHV
21Dec
AAY9877 MD83 GYR-LAS (N877GA)
BOE234 B747 airtest GYR (JA8182)
TDX923 B747 LAX-MZJ (N923FT)
22Dec
5B-AUE B747 MZJ-? (Air Universal, ex EC-IUA)
AMX882 MD87 GDL-PHX-GYR (N751RA)
MXJ9000 B767 DHN-GYR (N371LF)
NCA698 B747 GYR-ANC (JA8182)
UAL9829 B733 VCV-DEN
23Dec
NWA9753 B757 MZJ-SAT (N522US)
24Dec
PAC9299 B747 OAK-MZJ
26Dec
DAL9902 B763 ATL-VCV
27Dec
N112PS DC93 JEF-VCV
ABD20P B743 MZJ-BGR (TF-ATI)
NWA9750 DC10 MZJ-MSP (N232NW)
NWA9752 DC93 MSP-MZJ (N618NW)
28Dec
C-FFHA CRJ2 BTV-TUS
DAL9901 MD88 ATL-VCV
IDE5050 CRJ2 CAE-TUS
IDE5051 CRJ2 CAE-TUS
IDE5052 CRJ2 CAE-TUS
IDE5053 CRJ2 CAE-TUS
NWA9755 A320 MZJ-MSP (N308US)
UPS9481 B727 DFW-ROW
29Dec
N162BS MD83 airtest TUS*
N34315 B737 airtest TUS*
N439JS D328 IGM-OKC
AAL9642 MD82 DFW-ROW (N951U)
AAL9643 MD82 DFW-ROW (N952U)
AAL9644 MD82 MIA-ROW (N953U)
NWA9754 B757 MZJ-SAT (N525US)
30Dec
AAL9643 MD82 DFW-ROW*
AAL9644 MD82 DFW-ROW*
* - 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 December 2005
http://www.pbase.com/cactuswings/current
