SoCal Boneyard Storage and Activity Thread

VCVSpotter · Mon Jun 22, 2020 4:16 am

VCVSpotter wrote:
VCVSpotter wrote:
Delta A320-200 N365NW filed SBD-JFK 3PM - 11:20PM on Sunday, June 21, as DL9938.

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n365nw

Looks like today's flight was cancelled, will likely be moved to DL9963 tomorrow (Monday, June 22).

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/dl9963

It appears that my assumption was correct.

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n365nw

VCVSpotter · Mon Jun 22, 2020 4:17 am

Delta A320-200 N363NW filed SBD-BOS 11AM - 7:10PM as DL9964.

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n363nw

VCVSpotter · Mon Jun 22, 2020 4:19 am

Delta 757-300 N593NW filed VCV-LAX 3:10PM - 4:10PM as DL9960 on Wednesday, June 24, 2020.

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N593NW

VCVSpotter · Mon Jun 22, 2020 4:21 am

10 Air Tanker DC-10-30 N522AX flew ABQ-SBD this evening (June 21) as TANKER912.

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N522AX

eamondzhang · Mon Jun 22, 2020 5:52 am

VCVSpotter wrote:
ANA 777-200 JA706A ferried HND-ANC-SBD today (June 16) as NH9432. Arrived at SBD at 7:35AM local, will likely be scrapped.

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ja706a

Yep it is a part-out and scrap as per Skyliner-aviation.de.

Not at all surprised IMHO - all 772As and 773As coming from Japan should have one fate only: facing the scrapman.

Michael

VCVSpotter · Mon Jun 22, 2020 5:06 pm

JetSuiteX ERJ-145 N246JX (ex N286SK) filed TYR-VCV 10AM - 10:48AM on Tuesday, June 23, 2020. Anyone know if this is a charter, for maintenance and/or paint, or if this is a lease return/retirement?

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N24 ... /KTYR/KVCV

sunking737 · Mon Jun 22, 2020 6:09 pm

I would say paint, conformity. This was one of the planes that flew for short lived California Pacific/ Aero Dynamics..But don't quote me its just a guess, as to the paint

VCVSpotter · Tue Jun 23, 2020 4:45 am

Currently an undelivered 737MAX has its transponder on at VCV as BOE123. Strange that there's activity going on at 9:44PM local. That's pretty late.

https://www.flightradar24.com/BOE123/24c272a6

VCVSpotter · Tue Jun 23, 2020 5:34 pm

AFW-SBD or just another test flight for Air India Government 777-300ER VT-ALV??

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/VTALV

VCVSpotter · Tue Jun 23, 2020 5:48 pm

Southwest 737-700 filed VCV-PHX 12PM - 1:01PM as WN8701.

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/wn8701

VCVSpotter · Tue Jun 23, 2020 7:51 pm

It looks like JetSuiteX ERJ-145LR N246JX is at VCV for paint according to flightradar24 playback. It parked near the paint hangers.

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flig ... x#24c3ff8d

VCVSpotter · Tue Jun 23, 2020 7:52 pm

Swift Air 737-300 filed DEN-VCV 5:45PM - 6:40PM as WQ3517.

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/wq3517

VCVSpotter · Tue Jun 23, 2020 8:02 pm

In the background of several of these photos, a few important things can be seen. This photo was taken within the last week, as there is a SunExpress 737MAX9 that flew in on June 16. Besides showing photos of the grounded undelivered 737MAX, in the 5th photo, an over-view of the flight line can sort-of be seen. So far, it looks like the Eastern 772 is not out of paint yet, and the ecoDemonstrator 772 and FAM 788 are still at their respective parking spots. No unusual aircraft or movement can be confidently seen.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CBwklkNh4V2/

VCVSpotter · Tue Jun 23, 2020 8:19 pm

VCVSpotter wrote:
Southwest 737-700 filed VCV-PHX 12PM - 1:01PM as WN8701.

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/wn8701

Just departed VCV, the registration is N765SW.

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n765sw

VCVSpotter · Wed Jun 24, 2020 12:49 am

VCVSpotter wrote:
Swift Air 737-300 filed DEN-VCV 5:45PM - 6:40PM as WQ3517.

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/wq3517

The flight has now been cancelled.

VCVSpotter · Wed Jun 24, 2020 12:50 am

VCVSpotter wrote:
Delta 757-300 N593NW filed VCV-LAX 3:10PM - 4:10PM as DL9960 on Wednesday, June 24, 2020.

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N593NW

The flight has now been cancelled.

VCVSpotter · Wed Jun 24, 2020 12:52 am

DOJ 737-700 N738A flew HNL-VCV as DOJ169, arrived 5:03PM local.

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n738a

VCVSpotter · Wed Jun 24, 2020 2:46 pm

FAM 787-8 XC-MEX scheduled on a test flight VCV-VCV 11AM - 11:52AM as FAM3523.

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/FAM3523

VCVSpotter · Wed Jun 24, 2020 2:48 pm

Flight plan officially filed for N805SJ, a DC-8F going to SkyBus Jet Cargo: IGM-VCV 9:30AM - 10:10AM for repaint.

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N805SJ
https://www.facebook.com/BoneyardSafari ... tn__=EHH-R

VCVSpotter · Wed Jun 24, 2020 3:11 pm

VCVSpotter wrote:
VCVSpotter wrote:
Swift Air 737-300 filed DEN-VCV 5:45PM - 6:40PM as WQ3517.

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/wq3517

The flight has now been cancelled.

Looks like it has been moved to today. Swift Air 737-400 filed DEN-VCV 12:45PM - 1:32PM as WQ3517.

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/SWQ ... /KDEN/KVCV

VCVSpotter · Wed Jun 24, 2020 3:12 pm

VCVSpotter wrote:
VCVSpotter wrote:
Delta 757-300 N593NW filed VCV-LAX 3:10PM - 4:10PM as DL9960 on Wednesday, June 24, 2020.

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N593NW

The flight has now been cancelled.

Now clicking on the link it says that it's scheduled....I guess it got un-cancelled??? :roll:

VCVSpotter · Wed Jun 24, 2020 5:43 pm

Some stories on Instagram showing the Ex DHL DC-8F N805SJ arriving at VCV.

https://www.instagram.com/stories/direc ... _906219639
https://www.instagram.com/stories/direc ... 4206264748
https://www.instagram.com/stories/direc ... 3667982230

VCVSpotter · Wed Jun 24, 2020 6:17 pm

VCVSpotter wrote:
FAM 787-8 XC-MEX scheduled on a test flight VCV-VCV 11AM - 11:52AM as FAM3523.

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/FAM3523

Flight now delayed to 12PM, arrival back at VCV scheduled for 1:30PM.

VCVSpotter · Wed Jun 24, 2020 7:42 pm

VCVSpotter wrote:
VCVSpotter wrote:
FAM 787-8 XC-MEX scheduled on a test flight VCV-VCV 11AM - 11:52AM as FAM3523.

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/FAM3523

Flight now delayed to 12PM, arrival back at VCV scheduled for 1:30PM.

Delayed again, now departing 1:30PM arriving 3:00PM. At this point, I wouldn't be surprised if it is cancelled.

VCVSpotter · Wed Jun 24, 2020 7:43 pm

VCVSpotter wrote:
VCVSpotter wrote:
VCVSpotter wrote:
Swift Air 737-300 filed DEN-VCV 5:45PM - 6:40PM as WQ3517.

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/wq3517

The flight has now been cancelled.

Looks like it has been moved to today. Swift Air 737-400 filed DEN-VCV 12:45PM - 1:32PM as WQ3517.

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/SWQ ... /KDEN/KVCV

Currently inbound to VCV, registration is N440US. Scheduled out VCV-SAN 3PM - 3:47PM as WQ3518.

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n440us
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/wq3518

VCVSpotter · Wed Jun 24, 2020 7:44 pm

Delta A320-200 N349NW filed SBD-JFK 9AM - 5:21PM as DL9938 tomorrow (June 25).

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n349nw

VCVSpotter · Wed Jun 24, 2020 7:45 pm

Delta A320-200 N350NA filed SBD-ATL 10AM - 5:20PM as DL9939 tomorrow (June 25).

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n350na

VCVSpotter · Wed Jun 24, 2020 8:22 pm

Delta A320-200 filed SBD-MIA 9AM - 4:47PM as DL9936 on June 26.

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/DAL ... /KSBD/KMIA

FX1816 · Thu Jun 25, 2020 2:21 am

Delete this post please!

VCVSpotter · Thu Jun 25, 2020 2:59 am

Delta 757-300 N591NW filed SBD-SLC 12PM - 2:30PM as DL9965 tomorrow (June 25).

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n591nw

VCVSpotter · Thu Jun 25, 2020 3:18 am

A photo of the Eastern Airlines 777-200ER (N771KW) fully painted at VCV has emerged on a 'competing website' that posts PHOTOS of JETS. Looks like it was rolled out of the paint hanger in the late afternoon today (June 24).

VCVSpotter · Thu Jun 25, 2020 4:18 am

All 12 Qantas A380s will be stored in the Mojave Desert for at least 3 years.

https://www.executivetraveller.com/news ... retirement

VCVSpotter · Thu Jun 25, 2020 4:29 am

FAM 787-8 XC-MEX test flight VCV-VCV likely moved to tomorrow (June 25) same time.

VCVSpotter · Thu Jun 25, 2020 4:56 am

VCVSpotter wrote:
Delta A320-200 filed SBD-MIA 9AM - 4:47PM as DL9936 on June 26.

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/DAL ... /KSBD/KMIA

Registration is N364NW.

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n364nw

Aviation35 · Thu Jun 25, 2020 6:50 am

photographed the Jetsuite today at VCV and she is still infant of the hangar. Eastern 772 is out of hangar and I took a few photos. Also got the Skybus jet cargo DC-8 this morning.

AndoAv8R · Thu Jun 25, 2020 2:16 pm

Anyone know why Swift Air is operating so many VCV-DEN flights?

VCVSpotter · Thu Jun 25, 2020 4:03 pm

FAM 787-8 XC-MEX filed VCV-VCV 10:30AM - 11:22AM as FAM3523 for a test flight.

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/FAM3523

VCVSpotter · Thu Jun 25, 2020 4:56 pm

Southwest 737-700 filed VCV-PHX 12PM - 1PM as WN8700.

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/wn8700

vaughanparry · Thu Jun 25, 2020 5:38 pm

A slightly off-topic question (please point me to another thread that might answer it): how do airlines decide where to send their redundant aircraft? For example, BA sent my "pet" 744, G-BNLK, to RAF St. Athan in South Wales for scrapping but I've seen other examples elsewhere including VCV. I've always assumed, correctly or otherwise, that it was principally a matter of available space but do other factors play a part? TIA.

vaughanparry · Thu Jun 25, 2020 5:38 pm

A slightly off-topic question (please point me to another thread that might answer it): how do airlines decide where to send their redundant aircraft? For example, BA sent my "pet" 744, G-BNLK, to RAF St. Athan in South Wales for scrapping but I've seen other examples elsewhere including VCV. I've always assumed, correctly or otherwise, that it was principally a matter of available space but do other factors play a part? TIA.

VCVSpotter · Thu Jun 25, 2020 5:56 pm

vaughanparry wrote:
A slightly off-topic question (please point me to another thread that might answer it): how do airlines decide where to send their redundant aircraft? For example, BA sent my "pet" 744, G-BNLK, to RAF St. Athan in South Wales for scrapping but I've seen other examples elsewhere including VCV. I've always assumed, correctly or otherwise, that it was principally a matter of available space but do other factors play a part? TIA.

Most of the time if they are storing the aircraft (while retaining ownership) then I'd imagine they'd send it somewhere relatively close (with the cheapest parking rate) so they don't waste fuel/money parking it. If it's getting parted out or going to a new owner, then it will probably go to the highest bidder. For example, when Lufthansa decided to store their A340s, they sent them to Teruel. However, their MD-11Fs (which were going to Boeing) flew all the way to VCV.

VCVSpotter · Thu Jun 25, 2020 7:39 pm

VCVSpotter wrote:
VCVSpotter wrote:
VCVSpotter wrote:
Delta 757-300 N593NW filed VCV-LAX 3:10PM - 4:10PM as DL9960 on Wednesday, June 24, 2020.

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N593NW

The flight has now been cancelled.

Now clicking on the link it says that it's scheduled....I guess it got un-cancelled???

They keep changing their mind with this one. It didn't fly out yesterday, and now it's filed VCV-ATL 10AM - 5PM as DL9961 on Friday, June 26, 2020.

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/DAL ... /KVCV/KATL

VCVSpotter · Thu Jun 25, 2020 8:16 pm

According to this tweet, a Singapore Airlines spokesperson stated that some of their A380 fleet would be stored in the US, and in the comments, Mainly Miles commented that the first would be going at the end of this month. Something to watch for......anyone have more details? I would imagine that it would be either VCV or GYR (they have both taken SQ aircraft before).

https://twitter.com/SpaethFlies/status/ ... 1628132352

VCVSpotter · Thu Jun 25, 2020 8:43 pm

VCVSpotter wrote:
Southwest 737-700 filed VCV-PHX 12PM - 1PM as WN8700.

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/wn8700

Registration is N7839A, just landed at PHX.

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n7839a

VCVSpotter · Fri Jun 26, 2020 4:05 am

Delta A320-200 N359NW filed SBD-CLT 9AM - 4:10PM as DL9936 on June 27.

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n359nw

VCVSpotter · Fri Jun 26, 2020 4:05 am

Delta 757-300 N588NW filed SBD-ATL 11AM - 6PM as DL9960 on June 27.

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n588nw

VCVSpotter · Fri Jun 26, 2020 3:30 pm

According to flightradar24 Crystal Cruises 777-200LR P4-XTL hasn't left SBD yet this Instagram post says that they're flying to China in P4-XTL which was 4 days ago...is P4-XTL now untrackable on flightradar24 too? Does anyone know if P4-XTL is still at SBD or if it has left already?

https://www.instagram.com/p/CBt_vr5B_eo/

VCVSpotter · Fri Jun 26, 2020 3:32 pm

After getting fooled plenty of times by Air India Government 777-300ER VT-ALV, maybe now it's actually coming to SBD???? It's half-way across Arizona which is further than its usual 'test pattern.'

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/VTALV

The777Man · Fri Jun 26, 2020 7:12 pm

VCVSpotter wrote:
After getting fooled plenty of times by Air India Government 777-300ER VT-ALV, maybe now it's actually coming to SBD???? It's half-way across Arizona which is further than its usual 'test pattern.'

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/VTALV

it did arrive according to FR24.

The777Man

VCVSpotter · Fri Jun 26, 2020 7:39 pm

Southwest 737-700 N558WN en route VCV-PHX as WN8700.

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n558wn

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