Friday, March 31, 2006

Cactus Wings News
31Mar-2006


News items
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* US Airways A319 N742PS [1275] has been painted in heritage 'PSA' livery (with US Airways titles) and was officially recognized at a company ceremony in San Diego, CA (SAN) on 30Mar-2006.

* Ex-Continental B737-300 N17309 [23360], previously at Tucson, was painted in full Avolar livery and departed for Tijuana on 30Mar-2006.

* Phoenix/Williams-Gateway Airport (IWA) is having its annual Open House this Saturday, 01Apr-2006, at the airport terminal.

Deliveries
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28Mar B73G N234WN [32502] to Southwest at Phoenix

Airport logs
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* Troy Prybyski overflew Marana-Pinal Air Park on Sat 25Mar-2006, and took a few photos:

http://www.pbase.com/visualapproach/pinal_air_park
Phoenix-
28Mar N733TW B732 Ameristar
30Mar P4-PHS B735

Aircraft movements
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26Mar
N215BB AT43 LGB-TUS
N328AW B733 airtest GYR

27Mar
N215BB AT43 TUS-LUK
N390WL B737 airtest VCV
N8285Q Be2000 CNO-VCV-PMD
AAH320 B732 HNL-MHV (N805AL)
DAL9900 B732 ATL-VCV

28Mar
N237TR B732 OAK-MZJ
N610G B757 BFM-TUS
BOE721 B738 BFI-ROW

30Mar
N104HR B72S GYR-DAL
N17309 B733 TUS-TIJ
N450AX DC10 airtest VCV
N8285Q Be2000 PMD-SNA
ABX80 DC86 airtest GYR (N813AX)
AWE7848 B733 MCN-GYR
AWE7849 A320 MCN-ROW
UAL9904 A320 TUS-ATL (Chicago White Sox baseball charter)

31Mar
CCP673 B722 PAE-IWA-MSP*
COA9970 MD82 MHV-ARG (N23842)
DAL9900 B733 SLC-VCV*
SKW1000 E120 PSP-ROW*
TDX923 B747 airtest MZJ*


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