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Except that if the callsign is placed first, it is then exactly the same format as a ATC instruction and therefore could be taken accidentally as an instruction by another aircraft with a similar callsign - I always thought that that was the whole point.
Now I see where confusion could arise! The DLH callsigns during the oceanic rush are all DLH4**,so all very similar. Just because an incident hasn't happened yet doesn't mean it wont. I stand by my previous comment that Lufthansa crews,as far as ATC are concerned,are probably the best in the business. Also Parkbremse says that german crews are taught to read back the callsigs first. Would be good if someone could source something in black and white that could put this issue to bed one way or another.