Movements week of 10.15.01

15Oct
N257AU B73S BWI-MHV
N269AU B73S BWI-MHV
N263AU B73S BWI-MHV
N271AU B73S BWI-MHV

16Oct
DAL9901 B72S GYR-VCV

17Oct
N484UE J31 ABQ-IGM
CCP606 B72S ACY-ROW
N674MC D95 HNL-MHV
N987UA B73S ORD-VCV

18Oct
N235US B73S OKC-MHV
N279MA(?) F-27 LGB-VCV
NWA9751 B72S MSP-ROW
EWW597 DC-8 DAY-ROW
N865AA B72S DFW-MHV
UAL9172 B72S DEN-VCV
COA9971 MD80 HOU-GYR
AMT7073 B72S IND-ROW

19Oct
AMT7175 B72S IND-ROW

Phoenix (PHX) 10.14.01

N128KG G2
N200GT Fa20 Honeywell ramp
N210PT PC12
N227FX LJ60
N29SM LJ31
N356EJ Ce550
N320QS Ce560
N438MC Ce560
N512JT G2
N626BS Ce550
N653EJ Ce650
N75HS Ce750
N750H Fa50 Honeywell ramp
N775TA Be400
N841QS Ce750
N86CP Sabre
N886AT Ce550
N990H Fa900 Honeywell ramp

B-2165 B733 Shandong Airlines, stickered N330AW, c/n 23499
B-2166 B733 Shandong Airlines, c/n 23500
EI-BTX MD80 AMX
G-ORJX ARJ inside Honeywell hgr
N123YV BE1 a/w
N13720 B73G CO
N147AW B73S sports charter
N16237 B738 CO
N177US A321 US
N23721 B73G CO
N306FL B733 Frontier
N333NW A320 NW
N413SW CRJ Skywest, *no* Delta Connection titles
N517AT B757 ATA
N523DA B72S DL
N535DA B72S DL AMS hgr, for storage at VCV
N767AX B767 ABX
N786AT B72S ATA
N818EA B72S NW
N921LG D9S basic Legend c/s, no titles
N960TW MD80 TWA
N9681B MD80 TWA

Tucson, AZ 10.13.01

Hamilton Aviation
============
- No changes since last visit. N54CD and N89CD, both B737-400 ex Citybird,
arrived on Sunday 14Oct.

- Viscount 4X-AVE, which was removed from TUS in Sep 1998, has its fuselage
dumped on the ground near the Pima College hangar. Presumably this was
stored at a DM scrapyard and now brought back to the airport. Arkia
markings clearly visible.

Visible at Bombardier
================
N427FX LJ45
N700HX GLEX hgr
N609BD CL601
N511SC CL604 [5510]
XA-MKI CL604
N603SC LJ60
N254FX LJ60
N3003S LJ31 [31-225]
N50005 LJ31 [31-229]

Active & transient aircraft
==================
'51272' C-12
N2000A Fa2000
N21HR WW24
N4403 HS125
N80TR Fa50
N600WG Fa50

N103FE B72F FDX
N245FE B72F FDX
N312NB A319 NW
N886MA B72F Quest Cargo
N960AX D9S ABX
N998DL MD88 DL

National Aircraft Scrapyard, Tucson, AZ 10.08.01

Type Con No Number Park Code/Markings
A-7 D-220 71-309 AAAE0206
A-7 D-263 71-352 PR
B707 19266 9Q-CBL AACZ0184 Scibe Zaire
B707 17635 EL-AJV AACZ0180
B707 19207 N3161 AACZ0068 a/w
B707 18059 N3831X ex Avianca
B707 17652 N5038 AACZ0078
B707 17646 N519GA AACZ0063 Am. Overseas
B707 17640 N62TA AACZ0073
B707 18391 N752TW AACZ0025 ex TWA
B707 19237 N7564A
B707 19187 N7571A AACZ0010
B707 19326 N7576A AACZ0004 ex AA
B707 18328 N7578A AACZ0005 ex AA
B707 19329 N7579A AACZ0015
B707 19331 N7581A AACZ0003 ex AA
B707 19332 N7582A AACZ0006 ex AA
B707 19334 N7584A AACZ0012
B707 18396 N758TW AACZ0019 ex TWA
B707 17700 N793NA
B707 20057 N86741 ex TWA
B707 20067 N8738 AACZ0116
B707 20456 PT-TCQ a/w
B707 18792 TF-AYA AACZ0155
B707 ????? ????? "CG1340"
B707 ????? ????? Laker
B707 ????? ????? AACZ0074 green stripes
B707 ????? ????? Pan Am
B720 18033 HC-BDB ex EU
B737 20396 C-FEPL ex CP
B737 20397 C-FEPP ex CP
C-119 10876 131691
C-119 10891 131706
C-119 10900 131715
C-119 174 53-8071
C-130 3011 54-1624 AACF0009 OK
C-131 252 53-7800
C-133 45582 59-0531 a/s
CV990 30-10-27 N8356C ex Denver Ports of Call
DC-9 ????? ????? Spirit
DC-9 47054 N941VJ ex USAir
DC-9 47558 N956VJ ex USAir
F-27C ????? ????? ??
F-4 1085 64-0780 Arkansas
F-4 1292 64-0939
F-4 1618 65-0637 Arkansas
F-4 1844 65-0773 HS
F-4 1884 66-0228 HS
F-4 2079 66-7545 AL
F-4 2173 66-7610
F-4 2331 66-7714
F-4 2343 66-7720
F-4 1092 64-0784 Arkansas
F-4C 573 63-7543
F-4C 731 63-7637 AAFP0132
F-4C 1115 64-0798
F-4C 2308 66-7699 AAFP0347
F-4C 2407 66-7761
HR2S-1 ????? 145873 USMC
KC97? ????? ????? SAC band around fslg
S-61 ????? 88' USCG
Visc ????? ????? blue/gold
WW24 8 N101LB
????? ????? ????? "CG1347" USCG
B707 18954 N449J Somali Airlines
T-29 ????? 51-7909 ex NASA

Recent airport visits
Tucson (TUS) 6 OCT 2001
============
New & noteworthy at Hamilton Aviation
--
N32719 B72S Falcon Air, parked
N868AC B734 a/w, in front of hangar
* 2 B72S inside hangar being stripped & painted, probably for DHL.

Visible at Bombardier
--
N1TS GLEX
N816SQ GLEX
N823TR LJ31
N430FX LJ45
N60VE LJ60 [60-222]

Active & transient
--
N415TH WW24
N636DD Robinson R44
N712CC G4
N773TR HS125
N81KA HS125
N91DP LJ31
NX46Z USAF Trinidad (?)
XB-FKT LJ31

N12305 B72S basic DHL c/s, n/t
N103FE, N272FE FedEx
N902AX D9S ABX

Goodyear (GYR) 7 OCT 2001
=============
N105WP DC-8 a/w
N190GC LJ35
N307FV A300 a/w
* 11 Midway B73G stored behind the hangars, all full c/s + titles.

Avra Valley (E14) 07 OCT 2001
==================
N749VR L749 Restored, now has "The Blue Feeling" and www.aviodome.nl
titles painted on it.
N105CF L1049 bare metal, engines missing
N560BD Ce560 transient

Marana (MZJ) 07 OCT 2001
=============
A quick visit to the perimeter here revealed:
N158GE A300 Trans Aer
N158UA B747 ex UA
N161UA B747 ex UA
N164UA B747 ex UA
N270BC B743 a/w
N3140D L15 BWIA
N619FF B747 ex Tower Air
N636FE B747 a/w
N638FE B747 a/s, blue tail
N73730 B763 basic old Egyptair c/s, n/t (ex SU-GAO)
N745SJ B747 Southern Air
N747BC B744 ex Air China
N79712 B747 ex Korean Air
N79713 B74F a/w

* MD90, ProAir c/s w/ blue tail, missing rudder
* 2 ex-AA MD90s present, one of which is N903RA
* From my perspective, it appeared that most of the last-reported residents
were still there.

Tucson (TUS) 8 OCT 2001
============
- Nothing changed at Hamilton Aviation.

Visible at Bombardier
--
N495BA CL604 [5495] painted
N3000S LJ45 [45-161] a/w
N638BJ LJ45
N531AT LJ31
N220LJ LJ31
N109JR LJ60
N430FX LJ45
N450TR LJ
N22UF LJ31
N254FX LJ60
N505H LJ45
N40084 LJ45
N3003S LJ31 [31-225]
N429FX LJ45
B-HMA GLEX a/w
N700AH GLEX primer
N700XM GLEX primer
N155LG Monster.com Airship

No hassles encountered at any airport mentioned above.

Movements week of 10.01.01

01Oct-

All MHV arrivals:
N717AA B72S AAL9545
N264AU B73S USA
N261AU B73S USA
N218US B73S USA9268
N39081 DC10 COA9975
N49082 DC10 COA9976
N12064 DC10 COA9974
N98876 MD80 COA
N936AS MD80 COA9979
N14840 MD80 COA9978
N57837 MD80 COA9973
N34838 MD80 COA9977
N72830 MD80 COA
N72829 MD80 COA
N14818 MD80 COA
N72824 MD80 COA
N937MC MD80 COA9982
N938AS MD80 COA9980

Others on 01Oct
DAL9902 B72S ATL-GYR
UAL9383 B744 SFO-VCV
UAL9846 B72S DTW-VCV
N161US DC10 LAX-ROW NWA9750

02Oct-
N2189M C-130 CEW-MHV
N802US MD81 PIT-MHV USA9268
N83870 MD82 IAH-MHV COA9970
EWW597 DC-8 EWR-ROW
N151US DC10 LAX-ROW NWA9750
UAL9860 B72S DEN-VCV
UAL9862 B72S DEN-VCV
UAL9867 B72S DEN-VCV
UAL9869 B72S SFO-VCV
UAL9877 B73S MCI-VCV

03Oct-
N848AA B72S DFW-MHV AAL9551
N14336 B733 IAH-MHV COA9970
N477AC MD82 IAH-MHV COA9971
N369DL B73S ATL-LAS-MHV DAL9905
N804US MD81 PIT-MHV USA9268
N273AU B73S BWI-MHV USA9269

04Oct-
N843AA B72S DFW-MHV AAL9559
N252AU B73S MCI-MHV USA9280
N864US Fk100 MCI-MHV USA9281
UAL9812 B744 SFO-VCV
UAL9884 B744 LAX-VCV
EWW597 DC-8 SEA-ROW
UAL9809 B73S ORD-VCV

05Oct
5W-SAM B738 HNL-GYR PAO738
N886AA B72S DFW-MHV AAL9560
BLR943 J31 DRO-IGM
DAL9902 B72S ATL-GYR
DAL9903 B72S CVG-GYR
DAL9904 B73S MCO-GYR
OZR5017 FRJ SAT-ROW

PHOENIX (PHX) 09.23.01

ATTN: SPOTTING AT PHOENIX SKY HARBOR INT'L
DUE TO AN INCREASE OF SECURITY AT (PHX), LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS HAVE INFORMED THE CACTUS WINGS STAFF MEMBERS THAT NO PHOTOGRAPHY WILL BE ALLOWED ON ANY OF THE TERMINAL PARKING GARAGES. THIS BAN IS IN EFFECT FOR THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE AND WILL HOPEFULLY BE LIFTED IN THE WEEKS TO COME. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS HAVE ALSO STATED THAT AT NO TIME WILL VEHICLES BE ALLOWED TO PARK NEAR ANY AIRPORT PERIMETER FENCE. THIS INCLUDES THE AREAS ON OLD TOWER ROAD AND ALONG EAST CARGO.

CUTTER AVIATION IS STILL ALLOWING PHOTOGRAPHY FROM THE OBSERVATION DECK. THIS AREA IS ALSO BEING MONITORED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS


09.23.01 MOVEMENTS

N334SW, SOUTHWEST 737-300 (SHAMU)
N948WP, DELTA 737-300 (I/C)
N700GS, SOUTHWEST 737-700
N622AW, AMER. WEST A320
N300SW, SOUTHWEST 737-300 (N/C) SPIRIT OF KITTYHAWK
N905AW, AMER. WEST 757 (OHIO)
N924UA, UNITED 737-300 (SHUTTLE/BLUE)
N406WN, SOUTHWEST 737-700 (N/C)
N801SY, SUN COUNTRY 737-800
N629SW, SOUTHWEST 737-300 (SILVER ONE)
N640A, AMERICAN 757
N14839, CONTINENTAL MD80
XA-SWW, AEROMEXICO MD80 (N/C)
N564UA, UNITED 757

Interesting movements for this week

17Sep
VGD7003 B73S MCI-MZJ
N849AA B72S DFW-MHV
N122KH B743 VCV-MZJ
EWW598 DC-8 DAY-ROW

18Sep
9M-TGA B72S flight test TUS (presumably delivered same day)
N921L D9S STL-VCV
N931L D9S STL-VCV
N986Z D9S STL-VCV
N988Z D9S STL-VCV

19Sep
N73751 B72S LCQ-GYR
N103CK L10 flight test @ VCV
UAL9176 DC10 LAS-PMD

20Sep
BLR943 J31 or J41 DRO-IGM )
BLR944 J31 or J41 DRO-IGM ) Screen gave acft type as "JSTA"
N76752 B72S LCQ-GYR
TWA9551 D9S MCI-VCV
TWA9553 D9S MCI-VCV
N901FR A319 PHX-GYR

21Sep
RYN232 B72S TUL-GYR
DAL9900 B72S ATL-GYR
COA9971 MD80 IAH-MHV
N844AA B72S TUL-MHV

A note about recent terrorist activities and spotting.

Cactus Wings has received many questions from people planning trips to the Phoenix and Tucson area regarding spotting and increased security. From what we have noticed so far, there have been reports of people being asked to leave the perimeter fence areas by airport police. We highly recommend not to even attempt to visit Luke Air Force Base. Roads in the area are closed and security is very high. If you have a trip already planned to visit the are we suggest you contact one of the following numbers and ask how the airport is dealing with security and photographers.

Contact numbers:

Phoenix Area

Phoenix Sky Harbor (PHX) - Airport Operations (602) 273-2035, Airport Police (602) 262-7626

Phoenix Goodyear Airport (GYR) - (623) 932-1200

Mesa Falcon Field (FFZ) - (480) 644-2444

Williams Gateway Airport (IWA) - (480) 988-1013

Scottsdale Airport (SDL) - (480) 312-2321

Tucson Area

Tucson International (TUS) - Airport Authority (520) 573-8100

Tucson Ryan (RYN) - (520) 883-9800


Additional helpful reports from spotters in the area can also be found on the Yahoo Phoenix Spotters Club.



Thank You,

The Cactus Wings Team.

cactuswings@usa.net

Midway Airlines shuts down

All aircraft being returned to lessors.
Checking some basic ownership info, appears most are owned by GECAS and the former FSBU (now WFBU).
GECAS aircraft could end up at MHV, FSBU aircraft at MZJ.