Monday, January 28, 2008

Recent activity to/from the storage airfields:
 
N584NK A321 BFM-VCV 27Jan
N607UA B767 airtest VCV 23Jan, VCV-ANC 24Jan
N618NW DC93 MZJ-MHV 22Jan
N764TA B734 GYR-AEX 24Jan
N870TV DC87 GYR-MIA 23Jan
N961AE JS32 IGM-AXS 22Jan
 
ACA7067 B767 YUL-TUS-MZJ 24Jan
ASA9203 MD80 SEA-VCV 26Jan
ASA9451 MD80 SEA-VCV 28Jan (scheduled)
FKS1850 B747 ANC-VCV 27Jan (scheduled)
WCP8742 B757 FAT-MHV 23Jan, MHV-OAK 26Jan (N742PA)
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Friday, January 04, 2008

A recent Arizona Republic article about expansion plans for Glendale Airport - including facilities to handle more and larger bizjets:

http://www.azcentral.com/business/articles/0103biz-gl-airport0104-ON.html

Monday, October 22, 2007

Recent movements

16Oct N747GE B747 FAI-VCV
16Oct N94EV MD82 MIA-GYR
17Oct BAW9201 A320 BGR-GYR (Reportedly G-BUSC)
17Oct EIA5747 B744 MZJ-PAE (N747BC)
18Oct N237NW DC10 MZJ-SAT
18Oct N302DL B732 VCV-TUS
18Oct N305DL B732 VCV-TUS
18Oct N835BA B73G LAX-ROW
20Oct EIA5780 B744 PAE-MZJ (N780BA)
21Oct AAL9636 MD83 ROW-STL

Thursday, September 27, 2007

Aircraft movements this week -

18Sep N982JM B722 HNL-MHV
21Sep N233BC B735 SBD-ACA
21Sep N240TF B733 airtest MZJ
21Sep ASA9001 B734 VCV-SEA
22Sep ADB5236 A124 IAD-VCV-IAD
22Sep AJT210 B722 LAS-GYR
23Sep N240TF B733 MZJ-NAS
24Sep N130AR C130 BJC-MZJ
24Sep N932RD MD80 IWA-TUS
25Sep N605UA B767 VCV-RME
25Sep N727PN B727 airtest TUS
25Sep AAL9616 MD83 TUL-ROW
25Sep ASA9462 MD83 ONT-VCV
25Sep ASH9420 CRJ2 GYR-PHX
25Sep ASH9421 CRJ2 PHX-GYR
25Sep THA8461 B743 HNL-ROW
25Sep UPS9416 DC87 SDF-ROW
26Sep N130AR C130 MZJ-BJC
26Sep N727PN B727 TUS-YWG
27Sep UPS9415 DC87 SDF-ROW

Thursday, August 30, 2007

Recent activity

Mesa/Kunpeng CRJ2 B-7693 ferried GYR-PHX on Friday 24Aug-2007. It was noted this week at the Mesa hangar, joining sister ship B-3073 (ex-N27191).

Ex-USAirways Express Jetstream 32 N919AE ferried IGM-HOU on 24Aug-2007.

Ex-Aeromexico MD87 XA-SFO was reregistered N673HC and ferried MZJ-GYR on 29Aug-2007.

Ex-Delta B732 N378DL departed GYR on 28Aug-2007 bound for Europe.

A UPS B721 was retired SDF-ROW on 28Aug-2007 as UPS9390.

B733 N460TF airtested at MZJ on 30Aug-2007.

United Beverage B721 N727VJ (Kingfisher livery) arrived TUS on 29Aug-2007.

B721 N727PN was noted at TUS 28Aug-2007 in a corporate livery with 'Peter Nyberg' script titles on the lower fuselage.

Saturday, August 25, 2007

Marana Arrival

Northwest DC93 N8933E ferried MSP-MZJ on 23Aug-2007.

Thursday, August 23, 2007

Recent activity

B747SP VP-BLK flew LAS-MHV-LAS on 21Aug-2007

Pace B733 N373PA has been based at IWA filling in for DOJ flights.

Mesa CRJ2 N17217 in full Kunpeng livery has been at PHX since 10Aug-2007. Expected to deliver to China the week of 27Aug-2007.
Photo link: http://www.visitingphx.com/alpkunpeng.html

Primaris B757 N742PA with Constellation titles, has been sitting at PHX since 21Aug-2007.

Ex Aeromexico MD80 EI-BTY ferried MZJ-GYR on 19Aug-2007. It was re-registered N895GA for pre-delivery to Allegiant Air.

Ex Aeromexico MD87 N755RA arrived TUS on 18Aug-2007.

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Marana Arrival
NWA9869 DC93 MSP-MZJ - 15Aug-2007
ID unknown...

Monday, May 21, 2007

Cactus Wings News
21May-2007

Aircraft movements
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28Apr
N747FU B747SP ROW-SBD

03May
N757HW B757 MZJ-MIA

04May
N765TA B734 airtest GYR (for USDOJ)

08May
NWA9753 DC93 MZJ-DHN
UPS9517 B727 SDF-ROW

09May
N727VJ B727 airtest TUS

10May
N245WA B732 GYR-BGR
CTT7763 B722 ROW-OPF

11May
AMX827 MD83 MEX-TUS (XA-SWW possibly?)

15May
NWA9752 DC93 MSP-MZJ

16May
ESS9900 B757 MEX-TUS-MZJ
NWA9750 DC93 MZJ-SAT

17May
AAH320 B732 airtest TUS

18May
N145RD DC3 MHV-SNA
AAH321 B732 TUS-OAK

19May
N993PG MD80 ROW-SJO
ASH7003 CRJ2 ORD-GYR
NWA9750 A319 MZJ-BFM

21May
NWA9868 B747 DTW-MZJ

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/

Monday, April 16, 2007

Cactus Wings News
16Apr-2007

News items
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* Ex-Alaska B737-790 N629AS [30626], previously at Marana, has been delivered to Lucky Air (China) and was exported from the USCAR on 27Mar-2007.

* Ex-Estafeta B737-200 N110ER [23065, ex XA-ACP], previously stored at Roswell, departed 11Apr-2007 to Europe.

* Ex-Air Canada DC-9-30 N881JM [47199, ex C-FTLX], previously stored at Mojave, departed 11Apr-2007 to Opa Locka.

* Ex-Varig B737-300 N493AN [24093, ex PP-VOR], was noted passing through Tucson on 14Apr-2007 on its way to Asia.

* Mesa DHC-8 N987HA [425] was noted at Phoenix 11Apr-2007 wearing the new USAirways Express livery, believed to be the first of the type to wear the new livery.

Aircraft movements
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11Apr
N110ER B732 ROW-DFW-PSM-KEF
N232DZ B733 VCV-PDX-SBD
N881JM DC93 MHV-PHX-SAT-OPF
ASA9102 B73G SEA-MZJ
ASH9428 DHC8 PHX-GYR
ASH9701 DHC8 GYR-PHX (N987HA)

13Apr
N496UE JS32 IGM-SAT
N932ML DC93 MHV-ABQ

14Apr
N493AN B733 MEX-TUS-OAK-HNL-PKMJ-PTRO-WBGG
N645AS B73G airtest MZJ
N982CA CRJ1 airtest TUS
AMX818 MD87 GDL-PHX-MZJ (XA-SFO)

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