[cactuswings 2078] LOG - Phoenix/Mesa (February 2013)

SEA (2/18/2013)

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A late morning visit turned out to be very productive with a number of interesting sightings.  There were a number of changed gate assignments as well, including some Delta aircraft on concourse B for the first time since they flew TriStars.

 

ANA                 77W  JA782A

Delta               752  N624AG  #6818 (just one DL 757 left for me!)

Frontier            320  N261AV  #218 (a curiosity!)

Hainan              332  B6519

Southwest           73H  N8601C

Southwest           73H  N8607M

United              772          #2996

United Express      EM2  N284YV  still in battleship gray c/s!

Virgin America      320  N628VA  "entourage air"

 

 

PHX (2/18/2013)

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There was just a second to look around…and not much to be seen.  The Mesa hangar was zipped shut with nothing (stored, scrapped, or just parked) nearby.

 

US Airways          321  N565UW  new!

 

 

AZA (2/19/2013)

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It was a Tuesday and this airport is mostly a parking lot on Tuesdays due to the operating practices of Allegiant.  Mesa/Gateway is a slice of Douglas twinjet heaven by the way!  I missed the early Intel ERJ departures and the rumored mid-morning arrivals.  My full log follows.

 

Allegiant                 M80  N408NV

Allegiant                 M80  N409NV

Allegiant                 M80          #420

Allegiant                 M80  N426NV

Allegiant                 M80          #864

Allegiant                 M80          #866

Allegiant                 M80  N881GA

United States of America  VC9  31681   still stored

United States of America  VC9  31683   still stored

                          ER3  N451DJ  my first at the Embraer hangar

                          M80  N305FA  black tail c/s

                          M80  N306FA  blue tail c/s

                          M80  N836NK  all-white c/s

 

 

FFZ (2/19/2013)

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I didn't record any numbers at Mesa's Falcon Field but there was a DC-3, a DC-6, a DC-6 forward fuselage spraypainted "African Queen", and a few other assorted goodies.  There are (obviously, with MD Helicopters and Boeing on site) a lot of helicopter movements here as well as general aviation and light business jets/props.

 

 

PHX (2/21/2013)

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It was a relatively ordinary afternoon at Sky Harbor.

 

Ameriflight             EM2  N266AS

IFL Group               CVR  N371FL

                        762  N250MY

                        DC3  N943DJ  "Spirit of ___"

 

…plus a second Convair in IFL-like colors parked at Cutter Aviation.

 

 

SEA (2/21/2013)

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United                 320         #4171, CO c/s

 

…plus an Icelandair 757.

 

Tobias Lutterodt

"We will bankrupt ourselves in the vain search for absolute security." - Dwight Eisenhower