Friday, March 10, 2006

Cactus Wings News
10Mar-2006


News items
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* B-25H N5548N [43-4106], named "Barbie III", is still present at Mesa/Falcon Field since Dec-2005, offering rides for $350. It will be present until April.

* Ex-Delta MD11 N806DE [48477], previously stored at Montreal, was purchased by UPS and ferried to Roswell on 02Mar-2006.

* US Airways fleet update-
CRJ900 N934FJ [15034] Painted into new US Airways livery at Goodyear. Returned to Phoenix on 06Mar-2006.

Airport logs
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Mesa/Falcon Field-
05Mar N7973B HU16 cream/blue paint
05Mar N. HU16 gray USN-type livery
05Mar N1048Y S61N Croman
05Mar N5548N B25H "Barbie III"

Phoenix-
05Mar 85-1362 C130
06Mar JA8077 B744 JAL - Baseball charter
06Mar JA8078 B744 JAL - Baseball charter
08Mar B727M B722 Nomads
09Mar N77014 B777 COA 'Peter Max' - private charter
09Mar N88ZL B707 - Bon Jovi tour charter


Aircraft movements
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02Mar
FDX9005 MD11 MHV-LAX (N525FE)

04Mar
N676PA SF34 ABQ-IWA
N767AT B767 HNL-VCV

05Mar
N176UA B744 MZJ-PHX-AMS (Not 03Mar as previously reported)

08Mar
PCE4372 B733 INT-MZJ (N372PA)

09Mar
C-FFHA CRJ2 TUS-YUL
N1453D F100 MHV-TUL


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