Friday, January 13, 2006

Cactus Wings News
13Jan-2006

News items
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* America West fleet update:

A320 N664AW [1621] returned to Phoenix in new US Airways livery on
12Jan-2006. FRF details unknown.

A320 N622AW [054] LRF in America West livery was HP596 SLC-PHX
09Jan-2006. Ferried to Macon for painting into new US Airways livery.

A319 N838AW [2615] LRF in America West livery was HP35 MCI-PHX on
09Jan-2006. Ferried to Roswell for painting into US Airways "America
West Heritage" special livery - which retains the basic America West
fuselage and tail colors/logos with US Airways titles. Estimated
return to Phoenix 14Jan-2006 before sunrise.

* Ex-Paradise Int'l A300 N461LF [677, formerly PK-KDP] ferried thru
Phoenix from Honolulu to Dothan, AL on 11Jan-2005, in full Paradise
Int'l livery and the registration taped on.

* Delta B767-300s N116DL [23275], N118DL [23277], and N119DL [23278]
have all been returned to their lessor and are now stored at
Victorville. Two of the ferry flights are listed below (one earlier
last week) but the flight number-registration tie-ups are not known.

Airport logs
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Phoenix-
09Jan N465AT B732 SkyKing
09Jan N889NC B73G
11Jan N461LF A300 Air Paradise Int'l
12Jan N605AL DC87 ATI

Aircraft movements
==================
09Jan
N17309 B733 airtest TUS
FDX9003 DC10 LAX-GYR

10Jan
AAY9861 MD83 GYR-SFB
AWE7823 B757 GYR-PHX (N901AW)
DAL9901 B763 ATL-VCV
NWA9750 DC94 MSP-MZJ (N760NW)
NWA9751 DC93 MSP-MZJ (N621NW)

11Jan
N1427A F100 MHV-TUL
N376US B733 TUS-OAK
N461LF A300 HNL-PHX-DHN
MES3690 RJ85 MSP-MZJ
NWA9750 B747 VCV-MSP
NWA9751 DC93 MSP-MZJ (N616NW)
NWA9752 DC93 MSP-MZJ (N615NW)

12Jan
CAA9325 CRJ7 airtest TUS
DAL9900 B763 ATL-VCV
NWA9751 DC93 MSP-MZJ (N619NW)
NWA9752 DC93 MSP-MZJ (N623NW)

13Jan
MES3690 RJ85 MSP-MZJ
NWA9750 B757 MSP-MZJ
NWA9751 B757 MZJ-MSP

* - 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 the region:
http://www.pbase.com/cactuswings/current

Monday, January 09, 2006

Cactus Wings News
09Jan-2006

News items
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* America West fleet changes:
A320 N664AW [1621] LRF in old livery was HP534 LAS-PHX 04Jan-2006.
Ferried to Roswell for repaint into new US Airways livery.

A320 N680AW [2630] was delivered to Roswell for painting into new US
Airways livery. Ferried Roswell - Phoenix on 31Dec-2005 and FRF was
HP287 PHX-SJC 01Jan-2006.

B733 N328AW [23377] was returned to the lessor and ferried PHX-MCN on
05Jan-2006. LRF was HP210 ONT-PHX 04Jan-2006.

A319 N836AW [2570] LRF in old livery was HP175 LAS-PHX on 06Jan-2006.
Ferried to Roswell for repaint into new US Airways livery.

A319 N816AW [1350] LRF in old livery was HP771 IND-PHX on 05Jan-2006.
Ferried to Roswell for repaint into new US Airways livery.
(credit to F. Loevenvig)

* Ex-Phoenix Police Department MD-500 helicopters N521FB, N525FB,
N526FB, N527FB, N528FB, N529FB, and N8990F were noted in a fenced
compound at Mesa/Falcon Field on 07Jan-2006.
(credit to S. Forshaw)

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

* Following up on the previous report on charter flights into Phoenix...

31Dec N432UA A320 United (Ohio State Univ)
31Dec, 03Jan N683CA B72S Champion Air (Ohio State Univ)
31Dec, 03Jan N750WL B757 Hooters Air (Ohio State Univ)
31Dec, 03Jan N782UA B777 United (Ohio State Univ)
31Dec N929RD B757 Ryan Intl (Ohio State Univ)
31Dec, 03Jan N292AS B72S Champion Air (Ohio State Univ)
31Dec N681CA B72S Champion Air (Ohio State Univ)
31Dec N750NA B757 North American (Ohio State Univ)
31Dec N733MA B738 Miami Air (Ohio State Univ)
31Dec, 03Jan N906MA B738 Miami Air (Ohio State Univ)
31Dec N738MA B738 Miami Air (Ohio State Univ)
01Jan N556NW B753 Northwest (Notre Dame)
02Jan N314US A320 Northwest (Notre Dame)
03Jan N739MA B738 Miami Air (Ohio State Univ)
03Jan EI-DMZ B738 Ryan Int'l (basic Futura livery, TransGlobal
Vacation titles) (Ohio State Univ)
03Jan N436UA A320 United (Ohio State Univ)
03Jan PH-HZB B738 Sun Country (basic Transavia livery) (Ohio State Univ)
03Jan N732MA B738 Miami Air (Ohio State Univ)
03Jan N526NA B757 Ryan Int'l (Ohio State Univ)

Airport logs
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Phoenix-
31Dec N915CK DC91 Kalitta Charters II
02Jan N102DA B767 Delta 'Spirit of Delta' livery - aircraft sub
02Jan N785TW DC91 Ameristar
06Jan N727NK B72S Miami Heat basketball charter
06Jan N140SC L1011 Orbital (transient)
07Jan N679MG B72S Champion Air
07Jan N732MA B738 Miami Air
08Jan N697BJ DC93 Columbus Blue Jackets hockey charter

Mesa/Falcon Field-
30Dec N5548N B-25 - parked

Aircraft movements
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31Dec
N34315 B733 TUS-SDF-YYR-KEF-FRA

03Jan
NWA9752 DC93 MSP-MZJ (N965N)

04Jan
N727GP B727 SAT-SBD
VP-BMC B737 ROW-TKI

05Jan
N610G B757 ANC-IWA
AAY9877 MD83 LAS-GYR (N877GA)
USA9239 B733 PIT-MZJ (N394US)

* - 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 the region:
http://www.pbase.com/cactuswings/current