"Radar, EZY9007...... A319"
"EZY9007, Radar..... Confirm A319, my info shows you as an A320?"
"Errr sorry, yes, we are an A320, EZY9007".
The amount I get that type of conversation surprises me. A slip of the tongue, or does the pilot/co-pilot actually think he/she's flying a different type of plane? Whether you're in an A319 or A320 means diddly squat to a radar controller, or probably even the ground handlers, but surely it's handy for YOU to know exactly which one you're flying???
I don't mean to just blame EZY, just seemed appropriate in my example for some reason. Other airlines do it too!
Last edited by twentypoint4; 22nd Jul 2012 at 21:12.