Gunsontheroof From United States, joined Jan 2006, 2969 posts, RR: 17 Reply 9, posted (3 years 7 months 1 week 2 days 18 hours ago) and read 5957 times:
Very cool, although it'll be strange hearing "Cactus" dominating ATC channels in PHL and CLT...
WesternA318 From United States, joined Oct 2004, 4349 posts, RR: 28 Reply 10, posted (3 years 7 months 1 week 2 days 18 hours ago) and read 5957 times:
Quoting Airwave (Reply 8): With a callsign like Cactus, the "new" US Airways is destined to be the new pricks on the block.
LMAO, anyone tries to compete with US, we'll just prick em where the sun dont shine (and it shines PLENTY in PHX).
Get that worldly look, one country at a time. Work Hard, Fly Right.
I always used to wonder why they used "Tee Double-you Eh" - 4 syllables, and not "Trans World" - 2 syllables. Isn't brevity fairly important in vocal radio communications?
DC8FriendShip From United States, joined Apr 2005, 204 posts, RR: 3 Reply 12, posted (3 years 7 months 1 week 2 days 5 hours ago) and read 5588 times:
Quoting Olympus69 (Reply 11): I always used to wonder why they used "Tee Double-you Eh" - 4 syllables, and not "Trans World" - 2 syllables. Isn't brevity fairly important in vocal radio communications?
N766UA From United States, joined Jul 1999, 6814 posts, RR: 51 Reply 15, posted (3 years 7 months 1 week 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 5458 times:
Why would they keep cactus? Their biggest market is going to be the east coast. No cacti there. And besides, the company is called "US Airways." Hmm.. I don't get it.
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Airwave From United States, joined Mar 2006, 1117 posts, RR: 14 Reply 17, posted (3 years 7 months 1 week 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 5402 times:
Quoting N766UA (Reply 15): Why would they keep cactus? Their biggest market is going to be the east coast. No cacti there. And besides, the company is called "US Airways." Hmm.. I don't get it.
I was wondering the reasoning, too, and here's some ideas I came up with.
HP has more pilots than US mainline
"Cac-tus" compared to "U-S-Air"--2 syllables to three, also stands out more in communications.
It's another subtle way to show how HP is the top dog in this merged company
Which is more creative and probably has a cooler history to it, honestly?
While their biggest market is East Coast, they *are* based out in the desert.
Hopefully, someone will be able to confirm or negate something.
Quoting Keego (Reply 16): Its good but ya gotta love "Shamrock". just the one word lets you know what country the airline is from.
That's true. Although I can't help but think of what you'd call one of their birds in turbulence. (Hint, think MickeyD's, lol )
Airwave
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PanAm747LHR From United Arab Emirates, joined Sep 2005, 183 posts, RR: 1 Reply 25, posted (3 years 7 months 1 week 2 days 2 hours ago) and read 4775 times:
I would have to say that Clipper is first, followed by Speedbird, Springbok, Shamrock and then Cactus.
Just my two cents...
Nick
26 MATURRO727: hey top five: -Springbok -Clipper -Speedbird -Cactus -Shamrock but there is other interesting callsigns for me are: BIG "A" of Arrow Airways, ICEAIR -
27 N1120A: Another cool one is Citrus, AirTran's call sign. Personally, my favorite is Red Rock, the call sign of the Las Vegas-based National that liquidated po
28 DeltaRules: There's also "Getaway", callsign for USA 3000. DeltaRules
29 Flight7E7: Yes-clipper was classy and you knew the blue meatball was heading home or off to some foreign, exotic land that we would see in our imaginations. Ques
30 AndesSMF: I dont see this emphasized enough, HP bought out US, if the took the US name, which makes a lot of sense due to the route structure, I could almost g
31 LTU932: That's American Eagle who's using this callsign. The full callsign for MQ is "Eagle Flight".
33 Tiger119: - I always thought they were called "T-World?" - Cactus, Citrus and Waterski (as previously mentioned) are my favorite. David
34 DualQual: You might be thinking of how they were often refered to as "T-Way". On a side note I am sure that made it onto the radio as the callsign on more than
36 DLKAPA: My Guess is because nobody cares about marketing the airline when they're making radio comms.
37 Cactus739: Really? Great to hear that Cactus will be around forever.... [Edited 2006-04-08 23:36:15]
38 Airwave: No, I don't know, actually; it was but an idea on my part. But it makes sense. If the majority are used to saying it, then you go with what the major
39 COERJ145: Now that would be awsome!!! However, AS's Call Sign is "Alaska".
40 LXLucien: Hi No one uses Reggaebird... unfortunatly The coolest is QS (AfricanSafariAir) - "Zebra" or ME - "Cedar Jet", allways sounds nice! And one of the wors
41 Reggaebird: Thank you for the compliment Mdsh00.
42 Reggaebird: I actually wrote to Air Jamaica and suggested that they change their callsign. Never got a response though. Reggaebird
43 Ouboy79: So the original HP coughed up the cash to buy out US Airways? That's news to me. I seem to recall it being essentially a true merger financed by outs
44 Tiger119: - OK, who is or was "Flagship?" - What about "Brickyard" for Republic. Republic's HQ is in Indy, home of the famous "Brickyard!" David
45 Heathrow: I haven't seen much of a shift towards merger besides the livery change. They still have seperate flights, and at YYZ atleast, the US/HP desks are 3 f
47 Web: I like keeping 'Cactus'; it adds class to the brand. And in keeping with fun callsigns, I think AA should change from 'American' to 'Yankee'. And mayb
54 JFKLGANYC: I said it from the beginning...this is an awesome move!! Combines two company's histories very well IMO. PJ
55 Argonaut: Way back in January, I was on an America West A320 service with US Airways in-flight mags and US Airways safety cards in every seat-back pocket. Plus
56 Tiger119: - I think they would need special permission from George Steinbrenner
57 HPRamper: When the computer systems are merged, THEN it will finally seem like one true airline. All that will be left, to the consumer's eyes, are employee un
58 Supa7E7: This is a gesture by Doug Parker to give HP people some pride.... some lasting significance to their airline, America West, which is now vanishing. It
60 Luv2fly: Maybe for the simple reason if it was not for Cacti they would be no US!
61 Mir: I for one am going to miss "USAir". I thought it sounded much more classy than "Cactus". There's a VOR called Brickyard, and so I think the callsign i
62 Sx36: University Of North Dakota's callsign is "Sioux."
63 DeltaGator: I was thinking "Mouthbreather" or "Yokel." As has already been said...Speedbird is a great one. I also liked Critter when ValuJet was around. That wa
64 N1120A: Nah, I think those are the ones Delta is considering when they form their new holding company upon emergence from Chapter 11
65 N1120A: double post. delete please[Edited 2006-04-09 05:41:02]
67 Ouboy79: You can reverse it and it would be true as well. DP has stated that America West was facing liquidity issues and probable bankruptcy without this mer
68 Web: 'Windy city' was a good one. A little off-topic, but where did C8's Saabs go? I know they had quite a few of them.
70 Ouboy79: I know a couple are now (will be) flying with Regions Air as Co Connection service out of CLE.
71 CRJ 900: well my vote goes to "EMPRESS"- CP Air
72 DualQual: Brickyard is used as the radio callsign for Republic. As for VOR confusion, there is Las Vegas Nevada AND New Mexico in addition to Charleston WV and
73 Mir: Hmm, good point. That had slipped my mind for some reason. -Mir
74 N766UA: Hence the "Dixie" taxiways in ATL and CVG!
75 Piercey: sweet! something to spot! sry its o/t, but C8's saab was the first propliners I ever flew with. Loved the airline and the c/s coming to MDW when I st
76 FutureFO: Republiuc is Brickyard. Shuttle America is ShuttleCraft, CHQ is CHautauqua, Waterski is all Trans States flights. Anyways Cactus is appropriate for th
77 Positiverate: Air Jamaica also used to go by "Juliet-Mike" for a time, often shortened to "Julie-Mike". Good to see HP gets to keep some of their heritage in the n
78 Tiger119: - Republic Airlines is one of three airlines owned by Republic Airways Holdings, each having their own call sign, Republic Airlines call sign is Bric
79 RJ111: Can anyone provide a link to all the airlines' callsigns? Cheers if you do.
80 ORD2PHL: While we are on the callsign subject, can someone tell me what the callsign 'Snowshoe" is for? I heard it more than once on Channel 9 flying from PHL
81 Mah584jr: Snowshoe is for "Heritage flight" Below is their website. http://www.flyheritage.com/ This is a fairly up-to-date link to all the callsign names belo
82 Mah584jr: http://www.airlinecodes.co.uk/callsign.asp This site however allows you to type in any call sign and find the airline that coincides. This site has fa
83 VS11: Very interesting discussion. Who comes up with the callsigns? Is it ICAO that approves suggestions by the airlines themselves? Many of these callsigns
84 AAden: catcus is such a cool call sign why can't everybody have something original like that
86 Beertrucker: Critter just always sounded so good. was always fun to hear it. I would like to see them in the sky again someday.
87 AirEMS: Just a side questions how are the call signs assigned? Is it the FAA who hands them out??? I'm sorry I have to say with my job the best all time call
88 VivaGunners: I like "KESTREL" for My Travel Airways UK, and in my opinion "DYNASTY" (China Airlines) is a good one too.
89 UK_Dispatcher: Above are two of my favourites - you guys beat me to it. Another few of my favourites are: "Springbok" - SAA "Jetset" - First Choice Airways "Felix"
90 FutureFO: Elite was pretty good as Canada 3000. I like Springbok, PolarTiger, And of course Chautauqua. Sean from MCO and SDF
91 BWI757: I second that, and it has a certain elegance when the voice on the radio has that British accent... BWI757
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I always liked the Cactus Call Sign.
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