Thursday, January 04, 2007

Cactus Wings News
04Jan-2007


News items
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* America West fleet update:

B733 N160AW [23782] returned from Roswell 31Dec-2006 repainted in new US Airways livery.

* Ex-Aeromexico DC-9-32 N481SG [48126, ex XA-AMB] previously stored at Goodyear, was repainted in full Bravo Air Congo livery and departed on delivery 21Dec-2006.

* Ex-USAirways B737-300s N586US [23931] and N587US [23932] passed through Phoenix on 23Dec-2006, both all white with no markings. These were sold to subsidiaries of Jetlease and have been rumored to be for Silver Sky (Argentina) as evidenced by a Google search.

* Ex-Zip B737-200 N167WP [21717, ex C-GCPN], previously stored at Mojave, was repainted in full RAVSA Venezuela livery and departed on delivery 28Dec-2006.

* Mexican Air Force B737-300 TP-03 [24361], at Tucson for routine maintenance, departed back to Mexico on 29Dec-2006.

Airport logs
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Phoenix-
18Dec N237NW DC10 NWA+
18Dec N486EV B747 EIA (also noted 19, 20, 21
18Dec N456PA B744 Polar
19Dec N486EV B747 EIA
19Dec 80812 C130
19Dec N805AM B757 AMX
19Dec C-GPWG A320 ACA+
19Dec N523MC B747 GTI
20Dec C-FPWD A320 ACA+
20Dec N681UP B747 UPS
21Dec N522MC B747 GTI
22Dec C-GPWG A320 ACA+
22Dec N540MC B747 GTI
23Dec N488EV B747 EIA
24Dec N561TZ B753 AMT+
26Dec N756AF B757+
26Dec N709EV CRJ7 ASQ (diversion)
26Dec PH-HZX B738 SCX
27Dec N801SC B738 SCX+
27Dec N740EH B738 BSK+
27Dec N683CA B722 CCP+
27Dec N345AN B763 AAL
27Dec N709UW A319 USA (Philadelphia Eagles livery)
28Dec N37NY B734+
30Dec N295AS B722 CCP+
30Dec N738MA B738 BSK+
30Dec N883GA MD83 AAY+
30Dec N293AS B722 CCP+
30Dec N550TZ B753 AMT+
30Dec N880GA MD83 AAY+
30Dec N295AS B722 CCP+
30Dec N41XA B734 CXP+
30Dec N147AW B732+
31Dec N866GA MD83 AAY+
31Dec N868GA MD83 AAY+
31Dec N41XA B734 CXP+
31Dec N294AS B722 CCP+
31Dec N295AS B722 CCP+
31Dec N866GA MD83 AAY+
31Dec N868GA MD83 AAY+
01Jan N871GA MD83 AAY+
01Jan N552TZ B753 AMT+
02Jan N294AS B722 CCP+
02Jan N913AN B738 AAL+
02Jan N732MA B738 BSK+
02Jan N41XA B734 CXP+
02Jan N560TZ B753 AMT+
02Jan N873GA MD83 AAY+
02Jan N295AS B722 CCP+

Phoenix/Williams-Gateway
20Dec N707AR B707 Omega Tanker
20Dec N707MQ B707 Omega Tanker
21Dec AMT7279 B738 .-IWA-LAX
02Jan N861GA MD83 AAY+
02Jan N865GA MD83 AAY+

+ sports charter

Deliveries
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21Dec B73G N262WN [32519] to Southwest at Phoenix

Aircraft movements
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18Dec
N306WA B733 VCV-GWO

19Dec
N696BR CRJ2 TUS-YYC
N775SM E135 SJO-TUS
ASA9450 MD82 OKC-MHV
NWA9752 DC95 MZJ-DHN (N781NC)

20Dec
N774WD B767 MZJ-FTW
NWA9750 B757 MZJ-SAT (N542US)

21Dec
N196SW E120 VCV-SGF
N481SG DC93 GYR-LNK
COM9455 CRJ2 CVG-TUS

22Dec
N952AE JS31 IGM-PNC
KHA252 B722 ROW-SFO (N252US)
NWA9750 DC93 MSP-MZJ (N89S)

23Dec
N586US B733 PHX-ROW
N587US B733 PHX-ROW
CTT7643 B722 PDX-SBD (N7643U)

26Dec
BOE89 B73G BFI-VCV (N358BJ)
FLG5970 CRJ2 TUS-MEM
FLG5971 CRJ2 TUS-MEM

27Dec
N336PH D328 IGM-HYI
FLG5970 CRJ2 TUS-MEM

28Dec
N167WP B732 MHV-TMB
CTT7639 B722 FWA-ROW (N7639U)
CTT7644 B722 STL-ROW (N7644U)
CTT7743 B722 SBD-ROW
GTI977 B743 ROW-ANC
KHA2854 B722 FWA-ROW
MXJ8646 B767 MZJ-LAS

29Dec
AAL9612 MD82 DFW-ROW
FRL9703 DHC8 GTF-GYR (N926HA)
KHA2284 B722 PHX-ROW
MAF003 B733 TUS-MEX (TP-03)
SOO9752 B747 ANC-VCV (N752SA)

31Dec
ASH9421 CRJ2 PHX-GYR

03Jan
N244WA B732 TUS-YWG
COM9469 CRJ2 CVG-TUS
COM9470 CRJ2 CVG-TUS
FRL9961 DHC8 GYR-PHX (N926HA)

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