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Lakes Air 7318 is clear of runway 26 on taxiway Bravo eastbound after routing PGA (Page)-PRC (Prescott)-PHX. Hybrid wears United Express colors & Great Lakes titles. Delivery date was April 28, 1995. Other serials - N150YV with Mesa Airlines, ZS-PPM with National Airways (South Africa), N150GL with Raytheon, and also N150UX with Great Lakes Airlines. Tan colored building is Honeywell, the former Allied Signal - located on northside of PHX near runway 8/26. Mesa Airlines use B1900D at PHX.
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Seen approaching runway 27 for departure to LAS & DTW. First flight was March 6, 1973. Delivery date was April 10, 1973. Built as DC-9-31, cvt'd to DC-9-32 in August 1991. Other serials - HI-869 with PAWA Dominicana - operated February 2008 until 2011 & back in new colors in 2014, and also N949N with North Central Als & Northwest Als. Wears FN 9916 with Northwest Als, & FN 916 with Republic Als. PAWA = Pan American World Awys. Temp storage at OPF (Opa-Locka) in 2008 as N949N. Active in Oct 2015 as HI-869.
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"Missouri". KLM 601 heavy from AMS is seen over the numbers landing runway 25L. First flight was September 6, 1979. Delivery date was September 21, 1979. Built as 747-206B, cvt'd to 747-206B(SUD) in 1984, & returned to KLM in January 1985. Other serials - HS-VAA with Phuket Air wearing basic KLM colors - delivered on December 17, 2003. Wears FN OU-010 with KLM. Temporary storage in November 2003 as PH-BUO. Stored at CGK (Jakarta) in May 26, 2005 as HS-VAA. Seen in 2012 at CGK. Has been reported as broken-up. Note United Airlines DC-8-71 & 727-222 eastbound on taxiway Bravo.
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"Francisco de Quevedo". Iberia 969 heavy from MAD is seen over the numbers landing runway 25R. First flight was February 6, 1981. Delivery date was February 18, 1981. Other serials - TF-ATL with Air Atlanta Icelandic - delivered in February 2001, and also EC-HVD with Iberia - delivered in May 9, 2001. Is sad they operated Friday & Saturday only. Stored at MAD (Madrid) as EC-HVD, & was broken-up at MAD in 2008. A SkyWest Brasilia is rolling runway 25R to PMD, with United Airlines 727 behind..
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Seen rolling runway 13 departing to SIN. First flight was February 5, 1991. Delivery date was February 25, 1991. Built as 747-412, & cvt'd to 747-412(BCF) in 2006 by TAECO. Other serials - VQ-BWT with Longtail Aviation - lsd in November 2020, EW-511TQ with Rubystar Awys - del April 2018, N223BA with Boeing Acft Hldg Co, PH-MPQ with Martinair Cargo, VT-AIQ with Air India as "Elephenta" - del October 27, 2005, and also D-ACGC with Air Cargo Germany - lsd May 12, 2010 thru Oct 14, 2020. Wears FN MI with Singapore Als. Temporary storage at TLV (Tel Aviv) on October 14 thru November 20, 2020 as EW-511TQ.
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Seen taxiing to the gate. First flight was April 6, 1986. Delivery date was May 30, 1986. Other serials - F-WWBJ with Airbus Industrie, B-2303 with CAAC, & China Eastern Als, LZ-JXB with Jes Air in 1991, & Vietnam Als in 1992, HS-PCC with PC Air as "Klamkomol" - leased in October 2011 - ceased operations in October 2012, RDPL-34181 with Phoenix Acft Lsg, and also XY-AGD with Air Bagan in 2006. Wears FN 03 with China Northwest Airlines. Temporary storage in January 2011 as XY-AGD, & in September 2006 as B-2303. Stored at DMK (Bangkok) on October 19, 2012 as HS-PCC.
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United 786 to ORD is seen rolling runway 27 wearing small titles. First flight was May 20, 1966. Delivery date was June 6, 1966. Built as 727-22, cvt'd to 727-22(F) freighter. To FedEx as N188FE named "Austin". Wears FN 7568 with United Airlines, & FN 188 with Federal Express. Partially WFU at CWF (Lake Charles-Chenault) - parked by 2 USAF EC-18B/EC-18D ARIA aircraft without tails - 3 ARIA stored were 81-0891 81-0894 & 81-0895. Donated to Southwest Louisiana Technical Community College on March 1, 2007.
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Seen on the IGS landing runway 13 from CTU. First flight was November 30, 1993. Delivery date was December 14, 1993. Other serials - B-2599 with Air China - del on March 12, 2004 thru March 31, 2013, HS-BRK with Orient Thai Airlines - del on August 27, 2013 thru August 30, 2018, and also N180AE with High Air Power in 2019. Wears FN 599 with China Southwest Airlines. Temporary storage by Air China at CTU (Chengdu) on March 31, 2013, & by Orient Thai Airlines at DMK (Bangkok) from August 31, 2018 thru October 18, 2019 as B2599. Stored at MZJ (Marana) on October 20, 2019 as N180AE.
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Seen turning on the IGS landing runway 13 from MNL. First flight was November 4, 1982. Delivery date was March 29, 1983. Built as A300B4-203, & cvt'd to A300B4-203(F) freighter in 1998. Other serials - F-WZMV with Airbus Industrie, N474AS with Express.net Airlines in 2000, Air Macau Cargo in 2006, & Air Hong Kong, EI-OZI with Air Contractors in February 2010, and also OO-DLZ with DHL / EAT. WFU on August 1, 2012 by Air Contractors. Stored at EGBP (Kemble) on September 20, 2012 as EI-OZI wearing DHL yellow, & was broken-up on August 8, 2016 at EGBP.
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A late afternoon departure rolling runway 27 wearing pink colors & old style titles. First flight was May 20, 1969. Delivery date was May 23, 1969. Other serials - N856N with Piedmont Airlines, and also N720US with USAir, US Airways, Piedmont Airlines, & Dallas Aerospace - the scrapper! Wears FN 211 with PSA, FN 856 with Piedmont Airlines, & FN 720 with USAir. WFU by US Airways in October 1990 and stored at AMA (Amarillo) as N720US, & was broken-up at AMA on July 15, 1991.
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TWA 204 to STL is seen approaching runway 27 for departure. Ozark 588 to STL is out of view - using long range DC-9-34 equipment! First flight was April 5, 1983. Delivery date was May 27, 1983. Other serials - N905TW with McDonnell Douglas, & American Airlines - after TWA merged into American Airlines in December 2001. Wears FN 9005 with TWA, & FN 4TE with American Airlines. Stored at ROW (Roswell) in June 18, 2006 as N905TW, & has been reported as broken-up at ROW.
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Philippine Airlines heavy 747 rolling runway 13 routing HKG-MNL. First flight was October 31, 1993. Delivery date was November 19, 1993. Other serials - RP-C7471 with Philippine Airlines - reserialed from N751PR to RP-C7471 in February 2009, N751PR with WTCTr, and also RP-C5751 with Philippine Airlines - ntu. Wears FN 751 with Philippine Airlines. Stored at MZJ (Marana) on September 5, 2014 as RP-C7471, & was broken-up during August 2016 at MZJ. Note KLM Asia, Japan Airlines, & two China Airlines 747 tails.
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Seen lining up runway 13 departing to SGN. First flight was February 14, 1995. Delivery date was January 25, 1996. Built as B767-324ER, & cvt'd to B767-324ER(BCF) in November 2018. Other serials - N739DH with DHL as freighter, G-OOBK with First Choice Airways - del in December 2009, & Thomson Airways, EI-CMD with Blue Panorama as "Citta di Milano", S7-RGV with Region Air - lsd to Vietnam Airlines, N48901 & N1785B with The Boeing Company, and also VN-A762 with Vietnam Airlines. 2 incidents - hard landing September 19, 2000 at SGN (Ho Chi Minh City), & in October 3, 2010 at BRS (Bristol). Active on June 18, 2020 as N739DH.
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United 837 heavy from SFO is seen on the IGS landing runway 13. First flight was June 25, 1993. Delivery date was June 17, 1994. Other serials - N60659 with The Boeing Company. Originally built for Northwest Airlines, but was ntu. Wears FN 8105 with United Airlines. Stored at VCV (Victorville) on October 29, 2017 thru February 13, 2018 as N105UA. Ferried to & stored at MXE (Maxton) on February 13, 2018. Sisters N174UA & N175UA stored VCV on October 26, 2017, sister N180UA stored VCV on October 27, 2017, & sisters N107UA & N128UA stored VCV on October 29, 2017 .
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Seen wearing older colors taxiing to the gate after landing runway 13 from TPE. First flight was March 29, 1996. Delivery date was May 1, 1996. Other serials - B-16409 with EVA - reserialed from N409EV to B-16409 in November 2000, and also N409EV with WFBN - Wells Fargo Bank NW. Wears FN 09 with EVA as N409EV. Stored at SBD (San Bernardino) on January 26, 2015 as N409EV. No more 747-45EM's with EVA.
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Operated by FAK Services Incorporated. Seen eastbound on taxiway Alpha approaching runway 25L for departure. Built in 1982. Other serials - N855SA with Atsinger Aviation Llc, N77FK with K Services, N83AL with Allegheny International Svc Inc, Henley Manufacturing Holding, FAK Services Inc, and Allegheny International, and also N77EK with General Electric Capital Corp, Atsinger Aviation Llc, Sun Air Jet Llc, and K Services Inc. Gulfstream IVSP N77FK cn 1357 also in db.
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Seen lining up runway 27 for departure to DEN wearing a red meatball on tail. First flight was June 26, 1987. Delivery date was July 15, 1987. Wears FN 348 on nose gear doors & forward base of tail with Continental Airlines. Stored at ARG (Walnut Ridge) on September 1, 2009 as N69348, and was broken-up at ARG in October 2009. Short wait for the beer cans! She only flew for Continental Airlines!
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Seen wearing bold titles rolling runway 25L departing to SFO. First flight was February 11, 1981. Delivery date was February 25, 1981 to Frontier Airlines. Delivered to United Airlines in April 1986. Other serials - N7353F with Frontier Airlines, 5N-BGA with Space World Airline in July 2003, N806MT with AFTrust Sub1, and also N996UA with WTCTr. Wears FN 9296 with United Airlines, & FN 353 with Frontier Airlines. Stored at VCV (Victorville) in November 2001. Moved to & stored at GWO (Greenwood) in July 2010 as N806MT. Reported broken-up at LOS (Lagos) in January 2013 as 5N-BGA.
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"City of Milwaukee". Seen rolling runway 25 departing to DTW. First flight was August 11, 1986. Delivery date was November 22, 1986. Other serials - N518US with Delta Air Lines - delivered in December 2009 due to merger between Northwest Airlines & Delta Air Lines as Delta Air Lines, US Bank, and First National Bank of Boston. Wears FN 5518 with Northwest Airlines. Stored at MZJ (Marana) in July 2010 as N518US, & was being broken-up at MZJ in 2014. Construction on LAS runway 25L just started.
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"Bang Rachan". Seen rolling runway 13 departing to BKK. First flight was August 12, 1994. Delivery date was December 14, 1994. Other serials - F-WWKR with Airbus Industrie. Wears FN C with Thai Airways International. WFU on March 31, 2014, & temp stored at DMK (Bangkok-Don Mueang) - April 1, 2014 thru July 15, 2019. Moved to/Stored at SBD (San Bernardino) on July 16, 2019 as HS-TEC, & was broken-up second half 2019 at SBD. Thai 777 continues later to SEL. See Japan Asia DC-10-40 tail - with more than 17 other aircraft in photo? See red tail A320?
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Seen on taxiway Alpha approaching runway 25L. Built in 1980. Other serials - EC-HCU with Aerovento SA, Vuelos Mediterraneo, and Victor Echo, and also N19WP with Sky Harbor Air Service and Laughlin. Also used serials - C-FBWY N244AM and N1012B. Sadly, W/O January 31, 2004 at Reus, Spain (REU) with Medit Air Vuelos Mediterraneo as EC-HCU attempting to route REU-BCN. On take-off passing thru 80 kts the nose gear collapsed. Caused substancial damage to props, engines, and fuselage - 0 fatalities.
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Approaching runway 24L. Manufact'd on Sept 22, 1967. Delivered on Dec 9, 1967. Built as DC-8-61, cvt'd to DC-8-61(F) freighter in Sept 1994. Other serials - N8771 with Eastern Air Lines, 5N-HAS with AeroPeru & Pluna, C-GMXD with Nationair, C-FTJX with Air Canada, N914BV with Buffalo Awys, TF-VLW with Eagle Air/Arnarflug, and also 6Y-JGH with Air Jamaica - del Dec 1973. Wears FN 914 with Capitol Awys. Temp storage at LAS in 1987 as N914CL. Broken-up at MIA (Miami) March 6, 1993 as N914BV.
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"Marianthi". Operated by Pacific Executive Jet Charter. Holds while Western Als 727-247 N2811W rolls runway 27. Built in 1973. Other serials - LY-AJB with Avia Baltika Avtn, N111RA with R. Adair, N7BR with BA Lsg, XA-SXD with Enlaces Aereos de Occidental, N25WJ with Socal Airshares, Indiana Acft Chrtr, N55PD with Intl Jet Mrktg, N7AT with Airmed Inc, N905WJ with World Jet Inc, N234RB with B&B Awys, N234RB Inc, Travelair Inc, and also N713Q with Consolidated Awys, D. Howard Acft Sales, and W.H. Landsdale.
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Seen approaching runway 27 for departure to LAX & SLC. First flight was June 20, 1978. Delivery date was June 28, 1978. Other serials - N282WA with Delta Air Lines & RP Aviation, and also 9L-LEO with Teeba Airlines. Wears FN 579 with Delta Air Lines, & FN 832 with Western Airlines. Temporary storage at VCV (Victorville) in November 2002 as N282WA - for preparation as 9L-LEO.
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Seen on IGS landing runway 13 from CAN. First flight was June 20, 1991. Delivery date was July 3, 1991. Other serials - UR-CTD with YanAir - delivered in October 2019, UR-GAW with Ukraine Int'l Airways - delivered April 18, 2007, B-2543 with BBAMgt, and also N898ED with WFBNw. Wears FN 543 with China Southern Airlines. Fitted with winglets in November 2009. Temporary storage at KBP (Kiev) on September 2017 as UR-GAW. Active with YanAir as UR-CTD in November 2019, hopefully!
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Operated by Time Incorporated. Seen from West Imperial Terminal parking, eastbound on taxiway Alpha parking at AiResearch. Built in 1983. Other serials - N175ST with Southeast Toyota Distributers, Jayhawk Incorporated, and Time Incorporated, and also N550CW with Cleveland Peak Llc, Aircorp Incorporated, Pacific Institute Aviation Corporation, Relinquished Aviation IV Llc, and Jayhawk Incorporated. Serial N10MZ was also used. Note the two American Airlines 747F freighters.
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Operated by Wings West Airlines for American Eagle wearing full American Eagle colors. Seen over the numbers landing runway 25L from SAN. Built in 1991. Delivery date was May 17, 1991. Other serials - SE-G43 with Saab Aircraft AB, and also N243AE with Flagship Airlines, Nashville Eagle, & American Eagle Airlines. Wears FN 243 B with Wings West Airlines. Damaged beyond repair at DFW (Dallas-Ft Worth) from hail storm on April 5, 2003. Ferried to & stored at ABI (Abilene) on April 9, 2003 as N243AE, & was eventually broken-up after being parted out.
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On short final landing runway 18L from MDW. First flight was November 13, 1968. Delivery date was December 19, 1968. Other serials - N867AT with AirTran - wfu in June 2003, PH-DNV with KLM as "Warschan", N946ML with Express One Int'l & IASG Int'l Airline Support Grp, N967VV with Valujet - del in November 1995, and also XA-UDA with Aero California - del in January 2005. Wears FN 967 with ValuJet, & FN 867 with AirTran. Stored by Aero California at MHV (Mojave) in 2008 as XA-UDA.
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"City of Shepparton". Qantas 107 heavy from SYD is seen rolling out runway 24L with thrust reversers deployed. First flight was September 29, 1980. Delivery date was October 15, 1980. Other serials - DQ-FJE with Air Pacific - leased September 19, 1999. Wears FN CC with Qantas. Last revenue flight with Qantas was August 4, 2002. Stored at MZJ (Marana) in August 9, 2002 as VH-ECC, & was broken-up in 2005 at MZJ.
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"City of Boston". Seen on overcast afternoon over the numbers landing runway 27 from DTW. First flight was May 2, 1985. Delivery date was May 17, 1985. Other serials - N505US with WTCTr, & WFBNw - both banks involved! Northwest Orient Airlines renamed Northwest Airlines on October 1, 1986. Registered to Northwest Airlines in November 2005 wearing FN 5505. Wears FN 505 with Northwest Orient Airlines. Stored at MZJ (Marana) on September 9, 2008 with 76,339 hrs TT as N505US, & was broken-up in 2010 at MZJ.
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Operated by Wings West Airlines for American Eagle. Seen over the numbers landing runway 27 from PSP. Delivery date was in December 1985. Other serials - C-FIOC with SkyCare Air Ambulance - in February 2018, & Orca Airways in 2012, N2680V with Pioneer Airlines, VH-EER with Pel-Air Express, N346AE with Wings West Airlines, N632TR with Sierra West Airlines and Career Aviation, and also VH-SSW with Newcastle Aviation, McKinley Air Charter, & Pel-Air Express. Wears FN 346 with Wings West Airlines. Active with SkyCare Air Ambulance in 2018 as N632TR.
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Business end of Delta 422 to ATL is seen holding short runway 27 for departure. First flight was September 26, 1978. Delivery date was October 24, 1978. Registered to Delta Air Lines on November 14, 1978. Other serials - N518DA with Aventura Aviation Llc. Wears FN 518 with Delta Air Lines. WFU & stored at VCV (Victorville) in January 2003 as N518DA. Still at VCV in May 2019 laying on ground, without wings or engines, only the fuselage & tail assembly remaining.
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Operated by Starship Enterprise Leasing. Seen westbound on taxiway Alpha to taxiways November, Papa, & Quebec to runway 24L on northside. Built in 1996. Other serials - N882GA with Sunfuelks Holdings Finance, Imaginary Images Inc, & DCT Services Llc. Note Thai International Airways 747-4D7 and Delta Air Lines MD-11 on taxiway Bravo. Also Japan Airlines, All Nippon, China Airlines, & Tower Air 747's, with China Eastern MD-11 facing north in alley east of Tom Bradley International Terminal.
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Delta 79 heavy from MCO over numbers landing runway 25L. 1 of 2 MD-11's leased from Mitsui Lsg to operate MCO-LAX-NRT-LAX-MCO. Other is N891DL. First flight was in December 1990. Delivery date was December 22, 1990. Built as MD-11, & cvt'd to MD-11(F) freighter in October 2000. Other serials - N412SN with Western Global in 2015, PP-SPE with VASP - delivered December 30, 1993, N705GC with Gemini Air Cargo as "Elaine" in 2001, & Cielos del Peru, N892DL with Mitsui Lsg, G-OALM with Air Europe - ntu, and also N383WA with World Awys Cargo. Active with Western Global in May 2020 as N412SN.
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Seen over the numbers landing runway 6L from VRN. First flight was January 13, 1986. Delivery date was February 1, 1986. Delivered to Universair in 1987. Other serials - N317AW with America West Airlines in 1990, N687SW with Southwest Als wearing FN 687, OO-ILG with Air Belgium, N103GU with Aviateca, TG-AMA with TACA / Aviateca, SE-DLG with Air Sweden, Kenya Airways, & Time Air Sweden, and also N891L with Sunworld Int'l Airlines. Wears FN DM with Universair. Stored at TUS (Tucson) on February 15, 2016 as N687SW, & reportedly broken-up at TUS.
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Seen on short final landing runway 6L from EMA. First flight was May 10, 1988. Delivery date was May 24, 1988. Built as 737-3Q8, & cvt'd to 737-3Q8(QC) freighter in January 1996. Other serials - EC-FET EC-593 & EC-160 with Viva Air, OB-2089-P with Peruvian Airlines - delivered in June 2014, N846AC with ACG - Aviation Capital, F-GIXO with Europe Airpost & L'Aeropostale, N241LF with ILFC in 1995. WFU in November 2013 as F-GIXO. Ceased operations with Peruvian Airlines on October 1, 2019 using OB-2089-P.