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By: - 6th June 2003 at 10:03 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
America West "Cactus"
By: - 6th June 2003 at 13:11 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Well after a very short period of time we are kicking 'Globe' into touch! It is causing a lot of problems in Spain as most Spanish controllers won't use it. It turns out that in Spain a 'globo' is a colloquialism for a condom! Perhaps Keltic can give us more info? We have got a week to suggest a replacement to management with a prize for the one that gets chosen. Can you help me win? It needs to be 2 syllables and distinctive. I quite like 'Cookie' but someone else has already suggested that.
By: - 6th June 2003 at 14:26 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
after jay-emm-see(JMC)
how about
tee-see(TC) or TOP CAT.
By: - 6th June 2003 at 14:27 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
you better forget my idea of tee-see, if you have a 3 after it that would cause a few problems.
By: - 6th June 2003 at 14:29 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Top Cat has been suggested by many (as has Gonad and Bollox!) but there is already someone registered as Top Hat which would probably preclude that.
By: - 6th June 2003 at 14:47 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Speedbird is one of those real classy callsigns that are becoming a rarity. Most are just the airline name which is easy to identify but just boring.
A couple others that I like:
Critter: AirTran (use to be ValueJet)
Trans-Can: use to be Trans-Canadian but when they consolidated the regionals there they used this one. After a few months of having controllers and other pilots referring to them as "Trashcan" they changed it :)
Clipper: someone bought the Pan-Am logo and is operating it on the US East coast in some referbished 727's. They have winglets and apparently a glass cockpit as well. It's cool it still hear the name on frequency.
By: - 6th June 2003 at 14:53 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Foxy or Swallow?
By: - 6th June 2003 at 17:59 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Tom-Cook?
I like most charter callsigns, Expo (XLA), Jetset (AMM) and Kestrel (AIH) were or are classy callsigns! Anyone have any idea what Ambassador Airways (AMY) used?
You guys are right with the speedbird thing, its pure class that i don't think could be beaten!!!
Wys mentioned the ineuendo with the globe and condom thing; couldnt the same be said for "virgin" and "easy" in similar contexts!?!?!
clear skies,
LGKR
By: - 6th June 2003 at 18:44 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Is it Bee Wee for BWIA? I always like that because it sounds pretty fun plus quite commerical to say.
Ayline is another I like for personal reasons.
By: - 6th June 2003 at 18:48 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
...except I once had someone thinking I saying Gayline!!!
By: - 6th June 2003 at 19:12 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
As you do Wysiwyg, as you do. Quite an easy and obvious yet embarrasing mistake to make! How did you overcone that situation ;)
By: - 7th June 2003 at 18:33 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
see below
By: - 7th June 2003 at 18:35 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Snoopy, Formula 1,Garfield, Skycat,jamaica, Speedbird concorde,these are some of my favourites!
By: - 7th June 2003 at 18:48 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
"Santa" - whos got that registered then??...
By: - 7th June 2003 at 23:23 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Who operates as Snoopy? The only Snoopy I've heard it the Metlife Insurance blimp fleet.
By: - 8th June 2003 at 08:30 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
.my little book says AIR TRAFFIC --GERMANY--CODE ATJ.
By: - 8th June 2003 at 15:04 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Air Traffic? Boy that must be confusing on frequency. "You have air traffic at 12:00, it's an Air Traffic 737." :)
By: - 8th June 2003 at 15:12 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Like that scetch from Airplane
Roger, Roger. What's my vector, Victor?
By: - 8th June 2003 at 15:48 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
what about char-ta
By: - 8th June 2003 at 23:31 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
how about "SunChime " instead of globe - if it's not already used
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By: binx - 6th June 2003 at 09:37
The post by wysiwyg regarding the callsign website got me wondering if anybody has a favourite among airline callsigns? Personally I really like BAs "Speedbird" and the old Pan Am call sign of "Clipper". I also like the callsign "Glacier" that is used by Central Mountain Air; a small airline that flies out of my hometown. Just curious as to what others thought.