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User currently offlineSimtim From United States, joined Mar 2006, 46 posts, RR: 0
Posted (3 years 8 months 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 12129 times:

Greetings All,

The other day I was plane spotting at PHNL (Honolulu) and a China Airlines Boeing 747 came in to land. Up until this point I had thought their callsign was "China Air" or simply "China." However, I distinctly heard the pilot and controller use the callsign of "Dynasty." Therefore, when the plane became visible I was surprised to see the China Airlines livery. Can anyone else confirm this?

- Tim


Radar service terminated, squawk and maintain VFR, frequency change approved!
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User currently offlineCorey07850 From United States, joined Feb 2004, 2376 posts, RR: 6
Reply 1, posted (3 years 8 months 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 12130 times:

Dynasty is their official callsign

User currently offlineSimtim From United States, joined Mar 2006, 46 posts, RR: 0
Reply 2, posted (3 years 8 months 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 12122 times:

Thanks Corey for your quick reply!  spin 


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User currently offlineJAGflyer From Canada, joined Aug 2004, 2909 posts, RR: 4
Reply 3, posted (3 years 8 months 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 12091 times:

Other airlines with different callsigns:

SA - Springbok
EI - Shamrock
CI - Dynasty


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User currently offlineDeltaGator From United States, joined Sep 2005, 6341 posts, RR: 19
Reply 4, posted (3 years 8 months 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 12086 times:

Quoting JAGflyer (Reply 3):
Other airlines with different callsigns

A few others...

Airtran is Citrus
ValuJet was Critter
Atlantic Southeast was Candler and now goes by Acey again.


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User currently onlineMir From United States, joined Jan 2004, 13144 posts, RR: 65
Reply 5, posted (3 years 8 months 1 day 10 hours ago) and read 12050 times:

Dynasty is the callsign of China Airlines.

Air China is the callsign of Air China, which is probably why it would be a bad idea to have China Air as a callsign.

All the callsigns you could ever want are in the 7340.1, available here: http://www.faa.gov/ATpubs/

It's a huge file, but it's got everything. There's also www.airlinecodes.co.uk, which is less complete, but still is very comprehensive.

-Mir


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User currently offlineZkpilot From New Zealand, joined Mar 2006, 3487 posts, RR: 10
Reply 6, posted (3 years 8 months 1 day 2 hours ago) and read 11990 times:

British Airways is Speedbird
I always thought that was pretty much the coolest callsign out there.


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User currently offlineTom12 From United Kingdom (Scotland), joined Dec 2005, 1078 posts, RR: 20
Reply 7, posted (3 years 8 months 20 hours ago) and read 11915 times:

Quoting Zkpilot (Reply 6):
always thought that was pretty much the coolest callsign out there.

Totally Agree

America West was Cactus

Tom


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User currently offlineSkyslave From United States, joined Oct 2005, 44 posts, RR: 0
Reply 8, posted (3 years 8 months 19 hours ago) and read 11907 times:

Pinnacle Airlines is Flagship.
Air Cargo Carriers is Night Cargo.

User currently offlineJeffry747 From United States, joined Jun 2005, 926 posts, RR: 3
Reply 9, posted (3 years 8 months 18 hours ago) and read 11883 times:
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Wasn't the callsign for Pan Am "Clipper"?


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User currently offlineDColeMAN From United Kingdom, joined Nov 2004, 274 posts, RR: 16
Reply 10, posted (3 years 8 months 17 hours ago) and read 11872 times:

Quoting Jeffry747 (Reply 9):
Wasn't the callsign for Pan Am "Clipper"?

Correct.

Dale


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User currently offlineORDSPOTTER From Poland, joined Apr 2005, 33 posts, RR: 0
Reply 11, posted (3 years 8 months 10 hours ago) and read 11816 times:

America West Airlines is "Cactus"

USA 3000 Airlines is "Getaway"


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User currently offlineNudelhirsch From Germany, joined Oct 2003, 1437 posts, RR: 27
Reply 12, posted (3 years 8 months 4 hours ago) and read 11789 times:

AFAIK those callsigns were made to better differentiate over the radio.

Now, there is not too much overlapping, but Springbok and Shamrock can sure sound very similar on radio...

Do they serve the same airports at all? Probably LHR, maybe 1 or 2 American airports...


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User currently offlineJush From Germany, joined Apr 2005, 1617 posts, RR: 5
Reply 13, posted (3 years 8 months 3 hours ago) and read 11784 times:

Quoting Zkpilot (Reply 6):

DBA (German British Airways) has been Speedway in comparison to speedbird.
Cool thing IMO. Anyway I don't know if they're still carrying this title cause there ain't no real German BA anymore.

Regards
jush


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User currently onlineKELPkid From United States, joined Nov 2005, 4181 posts, RR: 8
Reply 14, posted (3 years 7 months 4 weeks 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 11736 times:

At least one more:

YV (Mesa Airlines) = "Air Shuttle" (one of the dumbest callsigns, IMHO)


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User currently onlineMir From United States, joined Jan 2004, 13144 posts, RR: 65
Reply 15, posted (3 years 7 months 4 weeks 1 day 19 hours ago) and read 11698 times:

Quoting Nudelhirsch (Reply 12):
Now, there is not too much overlapping, but Springbok and Shamrock can sure sound very similar on radio...

I was spotting at JFK once and thought I heard "Shamrock" coming in. It turned out to be "Air Maroc".

Shamrock 111 and Air India 111 used to arrive at the same time at JFK, sometimes one would be following the other. The flights still arrive at the same times, but they're not both numbered 111 anymore (I think Aer Lingus uses Shamrock 11C as the radio callsign).

-Mir


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User currently offlineIFEMaster From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 16, posted (3 years 7 months 4 weeks 1 day 18 hours ago) and read 11687 times:

Quoting Zkpilot (Reply 6):
British Airways is Speedbird
I always thought that was pretty much the coolest callsign out there.

Funny, I always thought it was one of the cheesiest/lamest.

I like 'Shamrock'; I get this picture in my mind of a couple of Leprechauns in pilots' uniforms.

User currently offlineDeltamike172 From United States, joined Mar 2001, 67 posts, RR: 0
Reply 17, posted (3 years 7 months 4 weeks 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 11674 times:

"Clipper" shouldn't be referred to in passed tense!

Pan Am 3, that charter company that flies into Pease, NH and Gary, IN and those weird places with 727s uses that callsign. The Callsign is PAAxxxx and they are called clipper on the radio.

Something that always confuses me is when people refer to these airlines with two letter identifiers. The only identifiers I know are the 3 letter ATC callsigns. That ATpub link will have all the informtion you'd ever need. There are some cute ones out there...

Two letter airline callsigns are confusing real life callsigns such as TNxxxxx and LNxxxxx (Tango November is part 135 air taxi for hire, Lifeguard November is any aircraft that needs priorety handeling for medical reasons). If I could wish for one thing on this forum, it would be the use of real ATC callsigns instead of the 2 letter ones. UAL instead of UA, FFT instead of F9, SWA instead of WN, etc. Well, i could think of some other things one could get rid of, but the entertainment value would go WAY down!

DM

User currently offlineStarlionblue From Greenland, joined Feb 2004, 13593 posts, RR: 68
Reply 18, posted (3 years 7 months 4 weeks 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 11662 times:

Quoting Deltamike172 (Reply 17):
If I could wish for one thing on this forum, it would be the use of real ATC callsigns instead of the 2 letter ones. UAL instead of UA, FFT instead of F9, SWA instead of WN, etc. Well, i could think of some other things one could get rid of, but the entertainment value would go WAY down!

Well, two letter are just as real, but are IATA, not ICAO  Wink

Quoting IFEMaster (Reply 16):
Quoting Zkpilot (Reply 6):
British Airways is Speedbird
I always thought that was pretty much the coolest callsign out there.

Funny, I always thought it was one of the cheesiest/lamest.

Love it. For the record it's inspired by the BOAC logo.


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User currently offlineShyFlyer From United States, joined Jun 2009, 212 posts, RR: 15
Reply 19, posted (3 years 7 months 4 weeks 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 11645 times:

Quoting KELPkid (Reply 14):
Air Shuttle" (one of the dumbest callsigns, IMHO)

It comes from the early days when the airline was Mesa Air Shuttle, running back and forth between FMN and ABQ.


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User currently offlineSpencer From United Kingdom (England), joined Apr 2004, 1112 posts, RR: 28
Reply 20, posted (3 years 7 months 4 weeks 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 11596 times:

British Airways' domestic shuttle flights go under the callsign of...... Shuttle!
Spencer.


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User currently offlineIAHFLYR From United States, joined Jun 2005, 3422 posts, RR: 37
Reply 21, posted (3 years 7 months 3 weeks 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 11509 times:
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I totally believe that BTA should be JetLincoln!


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User currently offlineZkpilot From New Zealand, joined Mar 2006, 3487 posts, RR: 10
Reply 22, posted (3 years 7 months 3 weeks 6 days 3 hours ago) and read 11495 times:

slightly off topic but I remembered this joke that used BA's callsign "speedbird"


"The German controllers at Frankfurt Airport were a short-tempered lot.

They not only expected you to know your parking location, but how to get there without any assistance from them. So it was with some amusement that we (PanAm 747) listened to the following exchange between Frankfurt ground and a British Airways 747 (radio call Speedbird 206) after landing.

Speedbird 206: "Good morning Frankfurt, Speedbird 206 clear of the active."

Ground: "Guten morgan, taxi to your gate."

The British Airways 747 pulls onto the main taxiway and stops.

Ground: "Speedbird, do you not know where you are going?"

Speedbird 206: "Stand by, ground, I'm looking up the gate location
now."

Ground (with typical German impatience): "Speedbird 206, have you never flown to Frankfurt before?"

Speedbird 206 (coolly): "Yes, in 1944. But I didn't stop."" 

[Edited 2006-04-10 15:01:33]


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User currently offline777236ER From United Kingdom, joined Aug 2001, 12706 posts, RR: 58
Reply 23, posted (3 years 7 months 3 weeks 6 days 1 hour ago) and read 11483 times:

First Choice's 'Jetset' is by far and away the coolest callsign.


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User currently offlineOnetogo From United States, joined Feb 2006, 284 posts, RR: 0
Reply 24, posted (3 years 7 months 3 weeks 6 days ago) and read 11463 times:

Star Check is pretty sweet.

User currently offlineAsturias From Spain, joined Apr 2006, 1246 posts, RR: 9
Reply 25, posted (3 years 7 months 3 weeks 5 days 13 hours ago) and read 11379 times:

Iberia's callsign is 'iberia'. Simple.

cheers

Asturias


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User currently offlineBDL2DCA From United States, joined Jan 2006, 313 posts, RR: 0
Reply 26, posted (3 years 7 months 3 weeks 4 days 15 hours ago) and read 11532 times:

Quoting Tom12 (Reply 7):

America West was Cactus

And still is. And according to this thread on CivAv
Cactus Callsign To Remain! (by Fokkerf28 Apr 8 2006 in Civil Aviation)

it will remain the callsign of US after the certificates are merged.


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User currently offline57AZ From United States, joined Nov 2004, 2491 posts, RR: 3
Reply 27, posted (3 years 7 months 2 weeks 5 days 6 hours ago) and read 11299 times:

Then there's the callsign that always gets the attention of the other pilots on the freq-Lifeguard. Lifeguard is the callsign used by air ambulances/med evac flights when carrying patients, transporting organs or enroute to pick up emergency cases. In the ATC hierarchy, Lifeguard flights have priority over everything except an aircraft with a declared emergency and may have to deviate suddenly if the patient takes a turn for the worse. I recall one TV documentary where a Lifeguard flight was operated from ANC to Siberia to pick up a critically burned child for transport to the Shriner's Hospital in CVG. The child's condition was so grave that both the Soviet and US governments gave the flight a waiver exempting it from clearing customs inspections so as not to delay the child's transport.


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User currently onlineKELPkid From United States, joined Nov 2005, 4181 posts, RR: 8
Reply 28, posted (3 years 7 months 2 weeks 5 days ago) and read 11278 times:

Hey,

I heard a new one on the scanner yesterday, "Willamette" (pronounced Will-Ahm-it for you non-Oregonians  Wink ). They were shooting practice approaches to several Willamette valley airports (appropriately enough)...anyone know how to find out who the callsign belongs to?

Thanks!

Brent


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User currently offlineZkpilot From New Zealand, joined Mar 2006, 3487 posts, RR: 10
Reply 29, posted (3 years 7 months 2 weeks 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 11221 times:

Quoting KELPkid (Reply 28):
I heard a new one on the scanner yesterday, "Willamette" (pronounced Will-Ahm-it for you non-Oregonians ). They were shooting practice approaches to several Willamette valley airports (appropriately enough)...anyone know how to find out who the callsign belongs to?

For most callsigns, airport codes, airline codes etc I use http://www.airlinecodes.co.uk/
however this Willamette is obviously a smaller operator so it isn't listed there..
Actually I struggled to find it anywhere.


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User currently offlineBobster2 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 30, posted (3 years 7 months 2 weeks 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 11218 times:

Quoting KELPkid (Reply 28):
anyone know how to find out who the callsign belongs to?

The FAA knows. See the link back in Reply 5.

User currently offlineDColeMAN From United Kingdom, joined Nov 2004, 274 posts, RR: 16
Reply 31, posted (3 years 7 months 2 weeks 4 days 14 hours ago) and read 11207 times:

Quoting Spencer (Reply 20):
British Airways' domestic shuttle flights go under the callsign of...... Shuttle!

I believe on the non-shuttle domestic flights, "British" is the callsign which is used.


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User currently offlineSlamClick From United States, joined Nov 2003, 9996 posts, RR: 79
Reply 32, posted (3 years 7 months 2 weeks 4 days 14 hours ago) and read 11212 times:

Quoting Jeffry747 (Reply 9):
Wasn't the callsign for Pan Am "Clipper"?



Quoting DColeMAN (Reply 10):
Correct.

Actually, PanAm was "THE Clipper XXX"

* * *


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User currently offlineBri2k1 From United States, joined Dec 2004, 832 posts, RR: 4
Reply 33, posted (3 years 7 months 2 weeks 3 days 22 hours ago) and read 11127 times:

Quoting Tom12 (Reply 7):
America West was Cactus



Quoting ORDSPOTTER (Reply 11):
America West Airlines is "Cactus"



Quoting Mir (Reply 5):
All the callsigns you could ever want are in the 7340.1, available here: http://www.faa.gov/ATpubs/
It's a huge file, but it's got everything. There's also www.airlinecodes.co.uk, which is less complete, but still is very comprehensive.



Quoting Zkpilot (Reply 29):
For most callsigns, airport codes, airline codes etc I use http://www.airlinecodes.co.uk/
however this Willamette is obviously a smaller operator so it isn't listed there..
Actually I struggled to find it anywhere.

Is anyone reading the thread or just posting away?

Quoting Mir (Reply 15):
Shamrock 111 and Air India 111 used to arrive at the same time at JFK, sometimes one would be following the other.

On Monday, flying into BOS, I was on UA 744, and B6 444 was right behind us. (I was of course listening in on channel 9). The tower controller advised both pilots of this fact, since we evidently had been vectored in by different approach controllers. I guessed if there would be any confusion, it would be between those two flights, one mistaking an instruction meant for the other. I was surprised when a completely different aircraft with a completely different callsign and flight number mistook an instruction meant for us! I don't remember the other plane's call sign, but it was very different from ours or the B6 aircraft. Funny...


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User currently onlineKELPkid From United States, joined Nov 2005, 4181 posts, RR: 8
Reply 34, posted (3 years 7 months 2 weeks 3 days 16 hours ago) and read 11086 times:

Quoting Zkpilot (Reply 29):
however this Willamette is obviously a smaller operator so it isn't listed there..
Actually I struggled to find it anywhere

Upon close examination of the FAA document referenced above, it appears that small, regional operators can have a letter of agreement with a local ARTCC, approach facility, or tower that allows them to use a callsign...

[Edited 2006-04-20 01:28:11]


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User currently offlineHiggi91 From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2008, 54 posts, RR: 0
Reply 35, posted (1 year 5 months 4 days 2 hours ago) and read 9914 times:



Quoting 777236ER (Reply 23):
First Choice's 'Jetset' is by far and away the coolest callsign.

same here Big grin


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User currently onlineViscount724 From Switzerland, joined Oct 2006, 10833 posts, RR: 9
Reply 36, posted (1 year 5 months 3 days 21 hours ago) and read 9835 times:



Quoting Starlionblue (Reply 18):
Quoting Deltamike172 (Reply 17):
If I could wish for one thing on this forum, it would be the use of real ATC callsigns instead of the 2 letter ones. UAL instead of UA, FFT instead of F9, SWA instead of WN, etc. Well, i could think of some other things one could get rid of, but the entertainment value would go WAY down!

Well, two letter are just as real, but are IATA, not ICAO

The 2-letter IATA codes are just as "real" as 3-letter ICAO codes but are used for different purposes. I think most A.net users can identify more easily with the 2-letter IATA codes which are used for reservations and ticketing, just like they're probably more familiar with 3-letter IATA airport/city codes (AMS/LHR/TLV).rather than 4-letter ICAO codes (EHAM/EGLL/LLGB). And why use one more letter than necessary? I find it easier to relate to Amsterdam as AMS rather than EHAM. Whenever I encounter an ICAO code I always have to look it up. I guess it depends on your area of involvement in the industry.

The IATA codes (airline and airport) also decode when you move your mouse over them, which the ICAO codes do not.

User currently offlineStarlionblue From Greenland, joined Feb 2004, 13593 posts, RR: 68
Reply 37, posted (1 year 5 months 3 days 17 hours ago) and read 9784 times:



Quoting Viscount724 (Reply 36):
bably more familiar with 3-letter IATA airport/city codes (AMS/LHR/TLV).rather than 4-letter ICAO codes (EHAM/EGLL/LLGB). And why use one more letter than necessary? I find it easier to relate to Amsterdam as AMS rather than EHAM. Whenever I encounter an ICAO code I always have to look it up. I guess it depends on your area of involvement in the industry.

The extra letter is needed since a lot of airports don't get commercial service and there wouldn't be enough three letter combinations for them.


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User currently offlineUnited_Fan From United States, joined Nov 2000, 5808 posts, RR: 11
Reply 38, posted (1 year 5 months 3 days 10 hours ago) and read 9680 times:

National's (Vegas-bades) was 'Red Rock',Virgin America is "Redwood'.


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User currently offlineAAH732UAL From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 39, posted (1 year 5 months 6 hours ago) and read 9457 times:

Primaris- Whitecap- ICAO=WCP
Miami Air- Biscayne- ICAO=BSK
Xtra Air- Ruby Mountain- ICAO=CXP

Those are probably some of the more crazy ones.

[Edited 2008-07-05 11:29:18]

User currently offlineJoseKMLB From United States, joined May 2008, 403 posts, RR: 0
Reply 40, posted (1 year 5 months 5 hours ago) and read 9421 times:

NK= spirit goes by "spirit wings"

User currently offline411A From United States, joined Nov 2001, 1594 posts, RR: 9
Reply 41, posted (1 year 4 months 4 weeks 1 day 20 hours ago) and read 9375 times:

Several rather interesting conversations heard at LAX, many years ago.
.........

"Los Angeles tower, good afternoon, Speedbird 591, at the outer marker."

LAX tower: "What kind of bird is at the outer marker?"

Speedbird 591:
That's a SPEEDBIRD 591 at the outer marker, we have come non-stop from London, and we would appreciate landing clearance on 25 left"

Tower: " Speedbird 591 is cleared to land, 25 left."

When waiting between the runways for crossing clearance, the tower asked...

"Speedbird 591, we have not seen you here before"

Speedbird 591: This is our first non-stop flight to Los Angeles.
........

When it's time for the airplane to return to London at 10pm it's...

"Good evening Los Angeles tower, Speedbird 592 is ready for departure."

Tower: "Good evening Speedbird 592, cleared for takeoff 25 left."

Speedbird 592: "Cleared for takeoff 25 left. Be advised we will have a very long takeoff roll"

Tower: "Understand 592, we'll be watching."

(592 used every bit of the 12,000 feet available. The airplane was a B707-436).

------

Years later, when B747's were first in use....

LAX ground: "Clipper One, can you expedite taxi?"

Clipper One: "Sorry, we can not, we are all new to this large airplane, and are still learning what all the levers and switches do."

LAX ground: "We understand Clipper One, we are still learning what all the switches do in the tower cab also."

Unknown voice: "Clipper would be hard pressed to find their backside, even if the lights were on.

No replies heard.

All factual.

User currently offlineAirbalticfan From United States, joined May 2008, 99 posts, RR: 0
Reply 42, posted (1 year 4 months 4 weeks 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 9301 times:



Quoting Zkpilot (Reply 22):

Speedbird 206 (coolly): "Yes, in 1944. But I didn't stop.""

That was great answer...lol it made my day!

User currently offlineBWilliams From United States, joined Sep 2007, 212 posts, RR: 0
Reply 43, posted (1 year 4 months 4 weeks 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 9262 times:
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To add to the "cool callsigns" list:

Atlas Air - "Giant" -- confused the hell out of me the first time I heard it until I went searching.


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User currently offlineDavid L From United Kingdom, joined May 1999, 8273 posts, RR: 41
Reply 44, posted (1 year 4 months 4 weeks 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 9235 times:



Quoting Starlionblue (Reply 18):
Love it. For the record it's inspired by the BOAC logo.

Actually, the logo came via BOAC from Imperial Airways.

Yes, I know that reply is two years old but I also know the culprit poster is still around... even if his real name has transformed from Tauren Hunter (?) into Blood Elf Mage (from Neighbours).  duck 

Quoting Viscount724 (Reply 36):
The 2-letter IATA codes are just as "real" as 3-letter ICAO codes but are used for different purposes. I think most A.net users can identify more easily with the 2-letter IATA codes which are used for reservations and ticketing

Agreed. The 3-letter codes are less cryptic for non-US Airports.


... but I may be wrong
User currently offlineStarlionblue From Greenland, joined Feb 2004, 13593 posts, RR: 68
Reply 45, posted (1 year 4 months 4 weeks 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 9191 times:



Quoting David L (Reply 44):

Quoting Starlionblue (Reply 18):
Love it. For the record it's inspired by the BOAC logo.

Actually, the logo came via BOAC from Imperial Airways.

Yes, I know that reply is two years old but I also know the culprit poster is still around... even if his real name has transformed from Tauren Hunter (?) into Blood Elf Mage (from Neighbours).

I feel watched.  rotfl  And yes it was a Tauren Hunter. I don't play that toon so much nowadays.


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User currently offlinePGNCS From United States, joined Apr 2007, 1454 posts, RR: 10
Reply 46, posted (1 year 4 months 3 weeks 4 days 20 hours ago) and read 9018 times:



Quoting IFEMaster (Reply 16):
Quoting Zkpilot (Reply 6):
British Airways is Speedbird
I always thought that was pretty much the coolest callsign out there.

Funny, I always thought it was one of the cheesiest/lamest.

I think you're going to be in the distinct minority on that one, but to each his own.  Smile

I used to hear "Night Cargo" as a call sign, and thought it was both the most descriptive and depressing call sign I had ever heard. I have no idea who the operator was.

User currently offlineAAH732UAL From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 47, posted (1 year 4 months 3 weeks 4 days 18 hours ago) and read 9002 times:

Quoting PGNCS (Reply 46):
I have no idea who the operator was.

2Q SNC Air Cargo Carriers (USA) Night Cargo

http://www.aircar.com .....I think they serve YIP a lot.

[Edited 2008-07-10 00:00:39]

User currently offlineZuluAviator994 From Australia, joined Mar 2008, 506 posts, RR: 0
Reply 48, posted (1 year 4 months 3 weeks 4 days 5 hours ago) and read 8945 times:
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Any Idea of who Jet-Lagged is?


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User currently onlineKELPkid From United States, joined Nov 2005, 4181 posts, RR: 8
Reply 49, posted (1 year 4 months 3 weeks 4 days 4 hours ago) and read 8933 times:



Quoting ZuluAviator994 (Reply 48):
Any Idea of who Jet-Lagged is?

No idear, but ExpressJet (IATA: XE ) is "Jetlink"  Wink


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User currently offlineIAHFLYR From United States, joined Jun 2005, 3422 posts, RR: 37
Reply 50, posted (1 year 4 months 3 weeks 3 days 21 hours ago) and read 8896 times:
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Quoting ZuluAviator994 (Reply 48):
Any Idea of who Jet-Lagged is?

 Smile

Quoting KELPkid (Reply 49):
ExpressJet (IATA: XE ) is "Jetlink"

BTA......could be Jetlincoln if you're flyin around Houston!

Or, Jeglagged in the pre-jet days when they were driving around some slug AT-42 or AT-72, but those E120's the kids flew the hell out of them! Then the jets came on the scene!


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User currently offlineP3Orion From United States, joined May 2006, 426 posts, RR: 2
Reply 51, posted (1 year 4 months 3 weeks 3 days 21 hours ago) and read 8880 times:
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Quoting IAHFLYR (Reply 50):
BTA......could be Jetlincoln if you're flyin around Houston!

What is the story behind "Jetlincoln?" They do not have a good reputation at ORD.


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User currently offlineJER757 From United Kingdom, joined Jun 2006, 246 posts, RR: 0
Reply 52, posted (1 year 4 months 3 weeks 3 days 9 hours ago) and read 8819 times:



Quoting DColeMAN (Reply 31):

I believe on the non-shuttle domestic flights, "British" is the callsign which is used.

"British" was the callsign used by BACX/BACON/Whatever else they called it before they flogged it off to BE.

AFAIK all non-shuttle domestic flights use the Speedbird callsign (they certainly do down to JER anyway). BA CityFlyer now use the callsign "Flyer".

I like WW's callsign - "baby". sounds kinda cute!


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User currently offlineIAHFLYR From United States, joined Jun 2005, 3422 posts, RR: 37
Reply 53, posted (1 year 4 months 3 weeks 3 days 9 hours ago) and read 8811 times:
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Quoting P3Orion (Reply 51):
What is the story behind "Jetlincoln?" They do not have a good reputation at ORD

Goes way back to the morning IIRC in last 80's when they combined Britt Air and some others to form the BTA Jetlink call sign cuzz we had no advance information that the BTA wasn't going to Britt Air any longer, sounds like he said JetLincoln, so it stuck for a few of us.

They have a good reputation down in these parts.....sure you aren't getting them confused with some other CO Express folk?  Smile


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User currently offlineZuluAviator994 From Australia, joined Mar 2008, 506 posts, RR: 0
Reply 54, posted (1 year 4 months 3 weeks 3 days 8 hours ago) and read 8807 times:
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Quoting IAHFLYR (Reply 50):
Quoting ZuluAviator994 (Reply 48):
Any Idea of who Jet-Lagged is?

 
Quoting KELPkid (Reply 49):
ExpressJet (IATA: XE ) is "Jetlink"

Or, Jeglagged in the pre-jet days when they were driving around some slug AT-42 or AT-72, but those E120's the kids flew the hell out of them! Then the jets came on the scene!

Okay, thanks, guess my hearing may not be the best sometimes  Wink  sly 


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User currently offlineP3Orion From United States, joined May 2006, 426 posts, RR: 2
Reply 55, posted (1 year 4 months 3 weeks 3 days 8 hours ago) and read 8809 times:
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Quoting IAHFLYR (Reply 53):
They have a good reputation down in these parts.....sure you aren't getting them confused with some other CO Express folk?

Thanks for the story. No, it's BTA, CHQ is fine. They, BTA, have a nasty habit of stopping on the taxiway and leaving the freq. It backs everything up.


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User currently offlineSprout5199 From United States, joined Feb 2005, 1428 posts, RR: 1
Reply 56, posted (1 year 4 months 3 weeks 2 days 20 hours ago) and read 8755 times:



Quoting KELPkid (Reply 34):
Upon close examination of the FAA document referenced above, it appears that small, regional operators can have a letter of agreement with a local ARTCC, approach facility, or tower that allows them to use a callsign...

At PBI, they have FPL 1 and 2 (corporate helicopters for Florida Power and Light, shuttling the CEO, and other high ups to work every morning), Sugar 1 & 2 for the big Sugar company here, And my favorite, Gator 1,2, and 3, for South Florida Water Management. Their "mascot" if Freddy the Gator:


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User currently offlineDashTrash From United States, joined Aug 2006, 455 posts, RR: 2
Reply 57, posted (1 year 4 months 3 weeks 2 days 18 hours ago) and read 8726 times:



Quoting P3Orion (Reply 55):
Thanks for the story. No, it's BTA, CHQ is fine. They, BTA, have a nasty habit of stopping on the taxiway and leaving the freq. It backs everything up.

Say what?

User currently offlineUnattendedBag From United States, joined Oct 2003, 1598 posts, RR: 1
Reply 58, posted (1 year 4 months 3 weeks 2 days 15 hours ago) and read 8720 times:

Quoting BWilliams (Reply 43):
To add to the "cool callsigns" list:

no one has mentioned Arrow Cargo: "Big A"

[Edited 2008-07-12 03:08:13]


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