Friday, February 09, 2007

Cactus Wings News
09Feb-2007




News items
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* America West fleet update:
CRJ9 N902FJ [15002] returned from Goodyear 25Jan-2007 in the new US Airways Express livery. CRJ9 N904FJ [15004] returned from Goodyear 06Feb-2007 in the new US Airways Express livery.
CRJ9 N927FJ [15027] returned from Goodyear 28Jan-2007 in the new US Airways Express livery. CRJ9 N942LR [15042] returned from Goodyear 20Jan-2007 in the new US Airways Express livery.
B733 N305AW [24012] returned from Roswell 19Jan-2007 in the new US Airways livery.
B733 N309AW [24711] returned from Roswell 01Feb-2007 in the new US Airways livery.
B733 N335AW [28740] noted at company hangar 05Feb-2007 without titles and tail logo; returned to lessor. Gone by 09Feb-2007.
A320 N620AW [052] returned from Roswell 23Jan-2007 in the new US Airways livery.
A320 N624AW [055] returned from Roswell 19Jan-2007 in the new US Airways livery.
A320 N640AW [448] returned from Roswell 02Feb-2007 in the new US Airways livery.
B757 N902AW [23322] ferried to Roswell on 07Feb-2007 to be repainted.
B757 N913AW [22207] returned from Roswell 19Jan-2007 in the new US Airways livery.

* B737-200 N381DL [23608], currently at Victorville, was noted on 05Feb-2007 in full Silver Sky livery.

* Ex-Aeromexico MD-87s N1003Y [48068] and N1075T [49724], currently stored at Goodyear, will be parted out.

* Ex-USAirways B737-300 N393US [23315], last noted at Marana on 13Jan-2007, has been leased to KD Avia (Russia).

* Ex-Delta B737-200 N311DL [23083], previously at San Bernardino, has been sold to Wings of Lebanon and exported from the USCAR on 26Jan-2007.

* Western, which provided service between Bellingham, WA and Phoenix/Williams-Gateway, suspended flights on 08Feb-2007. Western flights were operated by Xtra Airways. B737-400 N42XA was painted in the airline's livery as seen in this photo:
http://www.visitingphx.com/ip7n42xa.html (photo by Mike & Steve, www.visitingphx.com)

Aircraft movements
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20Jan
NWA9752 DC93 MZJ-SAT (N9333 - Return to service)
NWA9868 A319 MSP-MZJ (N302NB - Returned to lessor)

21Jan
N393US B733 MZJ-TUS-SJO
QXE9800 CRJ7 MZJ-PDX

22Jan
AAY9883 MD83 MZJ-LAS (N883GA)
ASA9450 MD80 SEA-VCV

23Jan
N245WA B732 VCV-GYR
N45NA DC93 airtest MZJ
BOE99 B73G SBD-GED

25Jan
N73714 B744 MZJ-ROW
N767AT B767 airtest GYR
AMX810 MD80 PHX-MZJ (EI-BTX)

27Jan
N610G B757 CEW-TUS-BFM
ASH9421 CRJ9 GYR-PHX

29Jan
N539DS DH84 VCV-YYZ
NWA9750 DC93 MSP-MZJ
QXE9800 CRJ7 MZJ-PDX

30Jan
N315DL B732 VCV-SAT-BOG
ASA9253 B732 SEA-TUS
ASA9254 B732 SEA-TUS
NWA9751 DC95 MZJ-SAT

31Jan
ASA9451 B737 SEA-MZJ
RTN170 B190 MZJ-PWA

01Feb
EGF800 SF34 IGM-ABI
RTN170 B190 MZJ-PWA

02Feb
ASH9420 CRJ9 GYR-PHX
CES5999 MD82 OAK-MZJ (B-2127)

03Feb
AMX885 MD87 PHX-ROW (N204AM)
ASH7011 E145 ABQ-GYR

04Feb
EGF807 SF34 IGM-ABI

05Feb
N140SC L10 MHV-SBD
N497AN B733 LAP-TUS-OAK-HNL
N792A B727 TUS-SBD
NWA9750 B747F LAX-MZJ (N618US)

06Feb
N381DL B732 airtest VCV
N45NA DC93 airtest MZJ
AWE9247 A320 ROW-LAP
UPS9370 B727 ROW-MEM

07Feb
N45NA DC93 airtest VCV
N984RT B722 ROW-OPF

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