Friday, August 04, 2006

Cactus Wings News
04Aug-2006


News items
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* Bombardier DHC-8-401Q C-FJJA [4001] was noted at Phoenix/Williams-Gateway 18Jul-2006 wearing Bombardier's new corporate livery and "Turbo Profits" titles.

* Embraer ERJ-190 PP-XMB [1900002] was noted at Phoenix 02Aug-2006 for a customer presentation.

* Piper PA-44 Seminole N258AT [4496082] was destroyed at Phoenix/Williams-Gateway during a thunderstorm that produced a microburst on 19Jul-2006.

* Ex-Allegro MD-82 N977PG [49877] arrived Marana on 01Aug-2006 to be scrapped.

* Ex-Hooters Air B757 N750WL [23928], currently stored at Victorville, was recently noted in full Aladia.com livery (which can be viewed on the aladia.com website).

Airport logs
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Phoenix-
19Jul N17773 B722
28Jul N733TW B732 Ameristar
01Aug 97-0042 C-17
02Aug PP-XMB E190 Embraer

Deliveries
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26Jul B73G N248WN [32509] to Southwest at Phoenix

31Jul B73G N249WN [34951] to Southwest at Phoenix

Aircraft movements
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18Jul
N328DL B732 airtest TUS

19Jul
DAL9900 MD88 VCV-LCQ

20Jul
N750WL B757 airtest VCV
DHC4001 DHC8 IWA-ICT

21Jul
VRG9942 B777 GRU-TUS-MZJ

23Jul
PEN685 SW4 IWA-BNA

24Jul
N1426A F100 MHV-TUL
N932RD MD80 IWA-TUS
NWA9750 DC95 MZJ-JAN

26Jul
N140SC L101 airtest MHV
N679BR CRJ2 MZJ-CKB

27Jul
N222DZ B733 MEX-TUS-MZJ

28Jul
N326AW B733 PHX-VCV

29Jul
AAL9668 F100 VCV-ROW

31Jul
N328DL B732 TUS-SEA-ANC-UHPP

01Aug
FAO9991 MD80 FLL-MZJ (N977PG)
NWA9752 DC94 MZJ-DHN

02Aug
N586US B733 GYR-IND
N686BR CRJ2 MZJ-YUL
N985PG B732 TUS-MIA
DAL9900 B732 ATL-VCV

03Aug
N881AN B735 MEX-TUS-TIJ
DAL9900 B732 ATL-VCV

04Aug
N389US B733 TUS-GYR
N685BR CRJ2 MZJ-YUL
DAL9900 B732 ATL-VCV
EGF805 SF34 IGM-MCI

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