Goodyear, AZ Mar28-2004

As usual it is not a complete report, as some aircraft are in the hangar and some parked behind the hangar and unable to read the registration.

Airbus A300
0304 203 N308FV All white/silver with Philippine tailfin colors.

Airbus A310
0570 324 N229BA Basic Singapore colors, no titles/logo.

Airbus A320
0283 211 N754US Basic Aircanada colors, no titles/logo.

Boeing 727
18843 76C N721JE Full US Postal colors.
19089 22C N426EX Full US Postal colors.
19090 22C N427EX Full US Postal colors.
19097 22C N428EX Full US Postal colors.
19099 22C N421EX Full US Postal colors.
19287 51C N416EX Full US Postal colors.
19289 51C N426EX Full US Postal colors.
19475 223 N316NE Full US Postal colors.
19495 223 N314NE Full US Postal colors.
19597 82C N528PC Full US Postal colors.
19665 172C N527PC Full US Postal colors.
19702 223 N313NE Full US Postal colors.
19703 223 N311NE Full US Postal colors.
20042 134C N424EX Full US Postal colors.
20190 223 N315NE Full US Postal colors.
20193 223 N312NE Full US Postal colors
20662 224 EC-HBR All white/no titles/logo
21266 227 C-FACW No registrastion, still in Allcanada colors C/N pinted on aft fuselage with small numbers.
21416 222 N7269U Basic United colors, no titles/logo.
21424 222 N7277U Basic United colors, no titles/logo.
21455 281 N328FV Australian Air Express
21557 222 N7279U Basic United colors, no titles/logo.
21565 222 N7287U Basic United colors, no titles/logo.
21566 222 N7288U Basic United colors, no titles/logo.
21567 222 N7289U Basic United colors, no titles/logo.
21569 222 N7291U Basic United colors, no titles/logo.
21570 222 N7292U Basic United colors, no titles/logo.
21571 222 N7293U Basic United colors, no titles/logo.
21572 222 N7294U Basic United colors, no titles/logo.
21826 2Q8 N831L Basic Delta colors, no titles/logo.
21892 222 N7297U Basic United colors, no titles/logo.
21897 222 N7443U Basic United colors, no titles/logo.
21901 222 N7447U Basic United colors, no titles/logo.
21905 222 N7451U Basic United colors, no titles/logo.
21906 222 N7452U Basic United colors, no titles/logo.
21908 222 N7454U Basic United colors, no titles/logo.
21913 222 N7459U Basic United colors, no titles/logo.
21989 231 N84357 Basic Capital Cargo colors, no titles/logo.

Boeing 737
21735 2Q8 N121NJ Full old Vanguard colors.
21927 232C N806AL Full Aloha colors.
22575 2U9 N149AW Full America West colors, no engines
22782 2E3 N138AW Full America West colors, no engines
22859 247 N235WA Full Delta Express colors.
22979 2T5 N120NJ Full old Vanguard colors.
23100 232 N328DL Full Delta Express colors.
23219 3G7 N151AW Basic America West colors, at the runway testing engines, towed back to the hangar.
23359 3T0 N14308 Basic Continental colors, no titles/logo
24361 322 N355UA Full United colors
24362 322 N356UA Full United colors
24378 322 N367UA Full United colors.
24379 322 N358UA Full United colors.
24452 322 N359UA Full United colors.
24453 322 N360UA Full United colors.
24454 322 N361UA Full United colors.
24671 322 N396UA Full United colors.

Boeing 747
22709 SR-81 JA8156 basic All Nippon colors, no titles/logo
21939 212B N525UP All white no titles/logo
21550 206B N725SA Basic KLM colors, no titles/logo minus all engines and many parts.
23056 306 PH-BUU Full Phuket Airlines colors.
24066 412 N728BA All white with dark blue finn, no titles/logo.
24405 4H6 N73714 Basic Malaysia colors, no titles/logo

Boeing 757
23227 236 N227AN All white and grey, no titles/logo
24122 236 N241CV Fly Air titles
24135 236 N335FV Full Air Holland colors.
24136 27B N136CV Coredon.com colors, with Turkish flag.
28482 231 N714P Basic American Airlines colors, no titles/logo.


Boeing 767
22218 232 N106DA Full Delta colors
22224 232 N112DL Full Delta colors
22226 232 N114DL Full Delta colors
22227 232 N115DA Full Delta colors, being fueld on th ramp.
23802? 241 N770QT Full VARIG colors
23802? 241 PP-VNP Full VARIG colors
23805 241 PP-VNR Full VARIG colors.

Boeing 777-222
26916 222 N777UA Full United Air Lines colors.
26917 222 N766UA Full United Air Lines colors.
26935 222 N789UA Full United Air Lines colors.
28714 222 N205UA Full United Air Lines colors.
30213 222 N207UA As above
30214 222 N208UA As above


Douglas DC-7C
45549 N777EA No titles/logo intact

Douglas DC-9
48125 32 N481SF Basic Aeromexico colors, no titles/logo
48126 32 N481SG Basic Aeromexico colors, no titles/logo
48127 32 XA-AMC Basic Aeromexico colors, no titles/logo
48129 32 XA-AME Basic Aeromexico colors, no titles/logo.

McDonnell Douglas MD-80
49111 82 N951AS All white, partly Alaska Airliens logo on rudder.
49233 82 N932AS All white, partly Alaska Airlines logo on rudder.
49399 83 N316FV Full Transjet colors.
49402 83 N314FV Transjet titles
49441 82 N35836 Full Continental colors.
49442 83 N494AP Full Avioimpex colors.
49480 82 N15820 Full Continental colors.
49483 82 N76823 Full Continental colors.
49634 82 N34838 Full Continental colors.
49635 82 N14839 Full Continental colors.
49777 87 N807NK All white, no titles/logo, no engines.

Douglas DC-10
46540 30 N304SP All white no titles/logo
46541 30 N541SA All white no titles/logo
47812 30F N1853U Basic United colors, no titles/logo
47889 30 N306FV Al white no titles/logo
47980 30F N322FE Basic Federal Express colors, no titles/logo (back).

McDonnell Douglas MD-11
48476 N805DE Full Delta Airlines colors.
48479 N808DE As above
48480 N809DE As above
48500 PP-VPO Full VARIG colors
48501 PP-VPP Full VARIG colors.
48565 N810DE As above
48579 N276UP All white, no titles/logo.
48600 N813DE Full Delta Airlines colors.
48601 N812DE As above
48623 N814DE As above
48624 N815DE As above

Las Vegas McCarran International Apr03-2004

DC-10-30
47837 N1855U cockpit section was gone by Mar31-2004, and today Apr03 there was only the rear part of the fuselage with tailfin left.

Fokker F-28 MK0100
11392 N897US and 11398 N898US were both out of the storage area and parked in front of the hangar with all covers from windows and engines removed, so it looks like they will leave LAS soon.

Aeromexico DC-9-32 XA-AMD is scheduled to be returned to lessor Apr05-2004 and Boeing 757 N301AM next week, Aeromexico's last Boeing 757.

Cactus Wings Aircraft Report
02Apr-2004

* Southwest B737-700 N454WN [29851] arrived at Phoenix on delivery. It arrived without winglets on 29Mar-2004 as SWA5001 BFI-PHX.

* Mesa Airlines/America West Express CRJ-900 N917FJ [15017] arrived at Phoenix on delivery on 26Mar-2004. DHC-8 N987HA [425] also arrived on 26Mar-2004 on delivery.

* US Dept of Homeland Security P-3B Orion N423SK [LC-5220] arrived at Phoenix on 29Mar-2004 and was noted parked on the west cargo ramp until sometime on 31Mar.

* The 2004 Thunderbird Balloon and Air Classic was held 26-28Mar-2004 at Glendale Municipal Airport (GEU). Photos have been posted in the photos section of Cactus Wings. Aircraft noted at the event:

78-0549 USAF F-15C 'EG'
78-0548 USAF F-15C 'EG'
N138AM P-38J Lightning (Planes of Fame)
N167X BAc 167 Strikemaster
N186AM F-86 Sabre Jet (Planes of Fame)
N1940K Spitfire MK 9 Replica
N260X Hawker Mk 11 Sea Fury
N31107 Nanchang China CJ-6A
N396ZA L-39A
N40980 T-28C
N801RB Red Baron PT17
N803RB Red Baron PT17
N805RB Red Baron PT17
N808RB Red Baron PT17
N88874 C-47 "Puff" (CAF)
N9323Z B-17 "Sentimental Journey" (CAF)
N999WT Howard DGA-15P


Aircraft seen but unidentified (any help on the following is appreciated):
US Army Cessna L-19 Birddog
F4U Corsair
TBM Avenger
Flight of 4 L-39s (Worldwide Warbirds aircraft)
Hawker Hunter (blue)
T-6 (Tuskogee Airmen)
... anything else?

Sadly, MiG 17 N508M, which was to be featured as part of the classic jet performances, crashed enroute to the airshow on 25Mar-2004. The crash happened after departing Roswell, NM. The pilot was killed in the accident.

Aircraft movements
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29Mar
N186UA B744 VCV-BFM
ABD38P B757 MZJ-KEF TF-ARE
UAL9967 B777 SFO-GYR*

30Mar
CFG670 B757 MZJ-BGR D-ABNT

31Mar
N230BA A310 HNL-GYR
N698SS B72S DAL-GYR
COA9972 MD80 IAH-GYR N14831
COA9973 MD80 IAH-GYR N938MC
UPS9556 MD11 GYR-HNL

01Apr
N616AU B757 MHV-YQX
N698SS B72S GYR-OAK
AAL9750 B757 MCI-VCV
FIN600 MD11 VCV-BFL

02Apr
KHA9735 B72F ROW-FWA*

Boeing 737-3G7
23219 N151AW After being stored at Goodyear, AZ since May15-2003 it was out on the runway today for engine run, was towed back to the hangar area. Still in basic America West Airlines colors, no titles/logo

Full report from Goodyear wilfo shortly. But all Airbuses from US Airways are gone or inside a hanagr. 119 confimred aircraft seen today.

Cactus Wings Aircraft Report
26Mar-2004

* Mesa Airlines CRJ700 N504MJ [10066] was noted at Phoenix on 17Mar-2004 in the new United c/s. It ferried to Denver on 22Mar.

* Ex-USAirways B757-200s N615AU [27146] and N616AU [27147], both stored at Mojave, have been leased to First Choice Airways, UK.

* Ex-American Eagle SF-340Bs N346SB [346], currently stored at Kingman, has been sold to Colgan Air.

* Luxair B737-700 LX-LGR [33803] arrived at Goodyear on 18Mar-2004 to have winglets installed. It departed on delivery 26Mar-2004 GYR-BGR as LGL002.

* Ex-America West B737-300 N150AW [23218], previously stored at Goodyear, has been delivered to Pace Airlines. Ferried GYR-INT as PCE4150 on 19Mar-2004.

* United B737-500 N908UA [25008], previously stored at Goodyear, has returned to service. Ferried GYR-ORD on 23Mar-2004 as UAL9925.

* A Condor B757 that was stored at Marana, either D-ABNP or D-ABNT, returned to service. CFG670 ferried MZJ-BGR and eastward on 25Mar-2004. A tie up would be appreciated.

Aircraft movements
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18Mar
LGL002 B73G BFI-GYR LX-LGR
UAL9924 B72S VCV-GYR N7284U

19Mar
COA9970 MD80 MHV-ARG N14886 (thanks Jeff)
PCE4150 B733 GYR-INT N150AW

20Mar
N335FV B757 PWM-GYR

21Mar
N241CV B757 YQX-TUS-GYR

22Mar
N967AS MD80 MHV-MEX
GCO4063 DC10 MHV-LAX

23Mar
N17812 MD80 VCV-ANC
GCO4062 DC10 MZJ-LAX
NWA9750 A320 MZJ-MSP
UAL9925 B735 GYR-ORD N908UA
WOA912 MD11 GYR-LAS

24Mar
NWA9868 B747 SEA-MZJ
UAL9924 B72S VCV-GYR N7277U

25Mar
N136CV B757 YQX-TUS
CFG670 B757 MZJ-BGR
LGL001 B73G GYR-BGR LX-LGR

26Mar
N11249 Be1 MZJ-ICT
N960BW C212 1V6-MZJ
GLA07 Be1 CYS-MZJ

Any help with tie-ups is appreciated!

Las Vegas McCarran International Mar24-2004.

Douglas DC-10-30
47837 N1855U Now on blocks, all the undercarriage have been removed.

No changes to the other three planes 2 F100 and one EMB-120.

Doolittle Raiders 62nd Annual Reunion will be held in Tucson Apr14 to Apr18 -2004
There eill be 5 B-25 and Falcon Field's B-17 will be taking off from Mesa, Falcon Field Apr14 and fly in formation to Tucson, where they will be on static display until Apr18 - 2004.

Las Vegas McCarran International Mar21-2004

No changes
DC-10-30
47837 N1855U still the empty hulk in basic UAL colors, no titles/logo

Embrear EMB-120 Brasilia
120-237 N199SW in basic SkyWest colors, no titles/logo

Fokker F-28 MK0100
11392 N897US Full US Airways colors
11398 N898US Full US Airways colors

Phoenix Sky Harbour Mar18-2004

Airbus A300B4-203
0235 N307FV had eta Goodyear 1217 as XNA9307 Mar18-2004 but was seen landing at Phoenix Sky Harbour at 1230, still all white, no titles/logo.

Airbus A319-112
1494 N320NP Seen at Phoenix Mar19-2004 white fuselage, dark blue tail with titles: Blue Moon Aviation, operated by Frontier Airlines.

Cactus Wings Aircraft Report
12Mar-2004

News items
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* Ex-AWAir A310 N409AN [409] and ex-Lion Airlines A310 N410AN [410], both currently stored at Mojave, have been sold. N409AN will be scrapped.

* Ex-Continental DC-10-30 N12080 [47981], previously stored at Mojave, was sold to Omni Air Intl and ferried MHV-TUL on 02Mar-2004.

* Air France B777-300ER N5017Q [32723] performed air tests at Tucson on 08Mar-2003 in advance of delivery.

* Ex-America West Express/Freedom Air CRJ700 N505MJ [10070] ferried PHX-DEN as ASH9505 on 10Mar for entry into United Express service.

* Incorrectly reported a month ago, United Airlines' new low-cost-carrier 'Ted' inaugurated Phoenix-Denver service on 11Mar-2004.

Aircraft movements
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08Mar
N601AW A320 ROW-MCN
BOE521 B773 BFI-TUS N5017Q

09Mar
AAL9655 F100 TUL-MHV

10Mar
AAL9779 B757 MCI-GYR N714P
ABD47P B747 BGR-MHV
ASH9505 CRJ7 PHX-DEN

11Mar
N681SW B743 VCV-SBD

12Mar
GTI859 B747 MQY-VCV*
UAL9927 B72S VCV-GYR