Originally Posted by
Rwy in Sight
There was an airline who accepted a reservation ..-DIE. Its CEO said they accepted because they read it like Delta India Echo rather this pessimistic word. I think they later change it to ..-TIE.
Many airlines are superstitious about registering an aircraft with the same "last two" as one previously involved in an accident, particularly as it was often just those two letters that would be painted on the NW doors.
An obvious example is BA's A319 fleet, where they use all the available G-EUPx registrations with the exception of Papa India.