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Speedbird 47C!?!?!?  
User currently offlineBoeingfanyyz From Canada, joined Jul 2005, 991 posts, RR: 2
Posted (7 years 2 months 1 week 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 1348 times:

Alright y'all,

I was just listening to my scanner when I heard a plane with the identification "Speedbird 47 Charlie" hop on. I've never heard a BA plane with this registration before so Im wondering if anyone has any idea?

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User currently offlineUA777222 From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 3348 posts, RR: 13
Reply 1, posted (7 years 2 months 1 week 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 1322 times:

I would guess that's it's a charter or non-passenger flight. That or you misheard.... What airport at what time?

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User currently offlineKanebear From United States of America, joined May 2002, 953 posts, RR: 2
Reply 2, posted (7 years 2 months 1 week 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 1290 times:

I'd suspect it's the same thing we've read about here before. BA will change the code/suffix a code used by ATC to avoid confusion with a similarly numbered flight either on the departure end or the arrival end.

User currently onlineNWADC9 From United States of America, joined May 2004, 4857 posts, RR: 10
Reply 3, posted (7 years 2 months 1 week 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 1248 times:

Quoting Kanebear (Reply 2):
I'd suspect it's the same thing we've read about here before. BA will change the code/suffix a code used by ATC to avoid confusion with a similarly numbered flight either on the departure end or the arrival end.

Especially in a diversion when they stop at a city then continue onward.


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User currently onlineEGTESkyGod From United Kingdom, joined Jun 2005, 1686 posts, RR: 14
Reply 4, posted (7 years 2 months 1 week 4 days 2 hours ago) and read 1118 times:		 Support Airliners.net - become a First Class Member!

I believe the "C" stands for charter.

When Concorde used "C" in the callsign, it usually meant a round the bay charter, with the "C" standing for Charter, or looking like a boomerang as the route suggests.


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User currently offlineOly720man From United Kingdom, joined exactly 9 years ago today! , 6183 posts, RR: 11
Reply 5, posted (7 years 2 months 1 week 4 days 1 hour ago) and read 1034 times:

BA use those codes quite regularly for scheduled services, along with many other airlines, e.g. BMI, LH, EI, EZY.

See section 5 in document below about reasons.

http://www.eurocontrol.int/safety/ga...blic/level_bust/BNotes/BN_Gen3.pdf


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User currently offlineTribird1011 From Canada, joined Mar 2005, 183 posts, RR: 0
Reply 6, posted (7 years 2 months 1 week 3 days 21 hours ago) and read 879 times:

Quoting Boeingfanyyz (Thread starter):
I was just listening to my scanner when I heard a plane with the identification "Speedbird 47 Charlie" hop on. I've never heard a BA plane with this registration before so Im wondering if anyone has any idea?

Call sign: Speedbird 47C
Flight Number: BA098
Route YYZ-LHR
ETD 2055

Regular flight, not a charter

Also, if you listen earlier during the day you will hear Speedbird 9M

Call sign: Speedbird 9M
Flight Number: BA092
Route YYZ-LHR
ETD 1815

Interesting to note that both inbound flights come in with their regular flight number
BA 099 -> BA098: ATC arrival Speedbird 99; ATC departure Speedbird 47C
BA 093 -> BA092: ATC arrival Speedbird 93; ATC departure Speedbird 9M



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