Cactus Wings News
13Oct-2006
News items
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* America West/US Airways fleet update:
B733 N315AW [23734] returned from Miami in the new livery 22Sep-2006.
B733 N155AW [23777] returned from Miami in the new livery 07Oct-2006.
A320 N647AW [762] returned from Roswell in the new livery 26Sep-2006.
A320 N656AW [1079] returned from Roswell in the new livery 05Oct-2006.
A319 N824AW [1490] returned from Roswell in the new livery 26Sep-2006.
A319 N829AW [1563] returned from Roswell in the new livery 25Sep-2006.
A319 N830AW [1565] returned from Roswell in the new livery 04Oct-2006.
B757 N909AW [24522] returned from Roswell in the new livery 23Sep-2006.
B757 N910AW [24523] returned from Roswell in the new livery 04Oct-2006.
CRJ9 N907FJ [15007] returned from Goodyear in the new livery 22Sep-2006.
CRJ9 N908FJ [15008] returned from Goodyear in the new livery 30Sep-2006.
* Ex-Avensa B737-200 N968PG [20909], currently WFU at Roswell, will be scrapped.
* Ex-Delta B727-232s N531DA [21814] and N542DA [22391], currently WFU at Victorville, have been sold to be scrapped.
* Ex-Avianca B757-200 N767AN [23767] passed through Tucson on 10/11Oct-2006 on its way to be converted to freighter for new operator VarigLOG.
* Ex-Polar B747-200SF N534MC [21832] arrived at Marana on 12Oct-2006 for pre-delivery maintenance to new operator Southern Air. N509MC [21221] is expected to follow.
Airport logs
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Phoenix-
23Sep N702DR E135
25Sep N852MJ E145 Delta Connection
28Sep C-GQCA A320 AC Jetz
28Sep N872SJ DC87 a/w, opb Murray Air
28Sep N519LR CRJ7 UA Exp, at Mesa hgr
29Sep N921R DC87 Murray Air
30Sep N516LR CRJ7, at Mesa hgr
30Sep 96-0007 C-17A
01Oct N583CC B732 white/blue c/s
03Oct N808LR E145 Delta Connection, at Mesa hgr
03Oct N732MA B738 BSK
03Oct 92-9000 VC25A USAF
04Oct N140SC L101 Orbital
04Oct 70-0455 C-5A USAF
04Oct N752MA B734 BSK
04Oct 95-0102 C-17A USAF
11Oct N448US B734 white/blue stripes
Phoenix/Williams-Gateway-
29Sep N767TW B732 Ameristar (painted a/w for a movie shoot)
01Oct N349PA B722 Pan Am
Deliveries
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27Sep B73G N256WN [32514] to Southwest at Phoenix
Aircraft movements
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22Sep
N703BA B777 TUS-MZJ
N944AA DC93 VCV-SAT
CTT7902 B722 OPF-ROW
LIA900 DH8A HOU-MZJ (V2-LDP)
NWA9751 DC94 MZJ-DHN
24Sep
FRL9600 E145 GYR-PHX
25Sep
ARG1050 B732 LAP-TUS
NWA9751 DC10 MSP-MZJ (N223NW)
26Sep
BOE438 B738 BFI-IWA-BFI (N6067E, Alaska rudder)
CTT7640 B722 ROW-OPF
27Sep
N331AW B733 PHX-VCV
N371PC A300 MZJ-YQX
FRL9960 DHC8 PHX-GYR
28Sep
N870GX B733 SJO-TUS-VCV
LLB6102 B722 ROW-LAP
29Sep
N925VJ DC93 TUS-YIP
N926VJ DC93 TUS-YIP
LLB6102 B722 ROW-LAP (2nd aircraft?)
03Oct
C-FUCL B767 YYZ-MZJ
N477GX B738 SJO-TUS-VCV (Varig c/s)
06Oct
N625VA A320 YUL-VCV
N847EX DHC8 SLN-GYR
07Oct
N375DL B732 VCV-YLW
N625VA A320 VCV-SFO
VRG9781 MD11 VCV-JFK
08Oct
N921AW B735 MEX-TUS-MEX
09Oct
NWA9752 DC10 MSP-MZJ (N224NW)
10Oct
N767AN B757 MEX-TUS
AAL9604 B767 AFW-ROW
ASH7007 E145 ICT-GYR
11Oct
N767AN B757 TUS-VQQ
N960PG MD80 ROW-MMTM
AAH320 B732 GYR-BRO
FDX9051 MD11 GYR-LAX
12Oct
N534MC B747 SWF-MZJ
N95YV B190 MZJ-PWA
13Oct
N446US B734 TUS-INT
N959PG MD83 ROW-MIA
FRL9964 DHC8 GYR-GJT
* - 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
