[cactuswings 2643] LOG - Phoenix Area via PDX (November 2013)

SEA (11/6/2013)

Nothing of too much note.

 

Delta Connection   CR7  N606SK

United             739          #0439

United             752          #5475

 

 

GYR (11/6/2013)

Listed below are changes since my visit last week.  Unfortunately traffic for the race at PIR over the coming weekend had not yet started to materialize.

 

at Hangar/Scrap Pad

                   319  N510SG  ex-TAM c/s, partially scrapped

                   320          #632, ex-US Airways c/s

 

…the Iberia A340 was completely gone.

 

on the Field

Shanghai           752  B2833

Shanghai           752  B2834

Sky                733  N707DB  gold c/s

XL Airways         320  FGKHK

Xtra Airways       734  N772AS

                   734  N457UW  ex-US Airways c/s

                   752  N501UA  ex-United c/s

                   762  N68159  ex-United (CO) c/s

                   762  PRVAC   all-white c/s

 

…plus (notably) an ex-Icelandair 757F with no registration, a Meridiana A319, and a UTAir 737 with a colorful tail.

 

 

AZA (11/7/2013)

It was very disappointing to visit Mesa Gateway and, for the first time ever, see NOTHING that was commercial grade.  The Embraer hangar was closed with a bare ramp, the Falcon Air ramp was devoid of MD-80s, the stored VC-9s were not in evidence, the Intel ERJs weren't there (no surprise as I didn't visit at the crack of dawn), there were no firefighting aircraft, and there were no leftover Allegiant aircraft daystopping.  Of note were a KC-135 doing circuits and touch-and-goes and two of those white C-130s.

 

 

PHX (11/7/2013)

Sky Harbor offered a bit more than average on this Thursday afternoon.

 

Aeromexico Connect    ERJ  XAULI

Air Canada            E90  CFHKI

FedEx Feeder          CNA  N897FE  at hangar, on north side of PHX

Westjet               73H  CFWVJ

Westjet               73H  CGZWS   #803

 

…plus a FedEx 757 (first seen here), a Joe Gibbs Saab 2000 (presumably for the aforementioned races, clearly N519JG per Flightaware but can I take it - a philosophical question perhaps!), the Coyotes 757, and a Miami Air 737-800.

 

 

PDX (11/7/2013)

On arrival at dusk, I realized that this airport is as quiet as Sea-Tac at this time of day.  There really wasn't anything of note, certainly no particular reason for me to come back here landside.

  . Horizon hangar – nothing seen

  . Boeing hangar – nothing seen

  . UPS ramp – one fin sticking up over the berm

  . FedEx ramp – aircraft arrived after dusk, not noted

  . Ameriflight ramp – a few Navajos etc. but too far to read from the terminal

  . USAF ramp – nothing seen

  . Biz/FBO – nothing of note