US Airways | 1986 Boeing 757-2S7 | cn 23567, ln 97 | N905AW

KPHX (Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport) - 30 DEC 2006

 

"Cactus 432" departing RWY 8 en route to Kahului Airport (OGG/PHOG) - Maui, Hawaii. This aircraft formerly wore the "Ohio" livery with America West Airlines before being painted in the US Airways livery in OCT 2006.

In the background is the Honeywell 707 testbed aircraft.

 

Production Site: Renton (RNT)

First Flight: 02 MAY 1986

 

Delivery to Republic Airlines: 19 MAY 1986 as N605RC

Hex Code: A7DB4C

Fleet Number: 605

Configuration: C14Y179

Engines: 2x Rolls-Royce RB211-535E4

 

To Northwest Airlines: 01 OCT 1986 as N605RC

Hex Code: A7DB4C

Fleet Number: 5605

Configuration: C14Y179

Engines: 2x Rolls-Royce RB211-535E4

 

To America West Airlines: 11 MAY 1987 as N605RC

Hex Code: A7DB4C

Fleet Number: 905

Configuration: C14Y176

Engines: 2x Rolls-Royce RB211-535E4

 

Re-registered to America West Airlines: 21 AUG 1987 as N905AW

Hex Code: AC81D4

Fleet Number: 905

Configuration: C14Y176

Painted in "Ohio" special livery in OCT 1995

Aircraft named "City of Columbus" in OCT 1995

 

To US Airways: 27 SEP 2005 as N905AW

Hex Code: AC81D4

Fleet Number: 905

Configuration: C14Y176

Repainted in US Airways livery in OCT 2006

 

*** Update ***

To American Airlines: 09 DEC 2013 as N905AW

Leased from Castlelake

Hex Code: AC81D4

Fleet Number: 905

Configuration: C14Y176

Engines: 2x Rolls-Royce RB211-535E4

 

Withdrawn from use on 19 NOV 2015

Stored at Goodyear (GYR) 23 NOV - 10 DEC 2015

Stored at San Bernardino (SBD) 10 DEC 2015 - APR 2023

Broken up in APR 2023 at SBD

Done