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14th Nov 2007, 14:27

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Gonzo

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Let's hope they don't come back into LHR in numbers.....BA towing movements have the callsign 'Bealine'

14th Nov 2007, 14:58

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"bee-line" also sounds like the callsign used by BA at the time of Zagreb mid-air collision in the seventies. Wasn't something similar?

14th Nov 2007, 21:29

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it was still brussels airlines today!

14th Nov 2007, 23:29

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Strange...This is the NOTAM I have seen:

A1592/2007
Valid from : 14/11/2007 00:00 Until : PERM
Text : BRUSSELS AIRLINES ACFT OPERATOR WILL USE NEW RADIO TELEPHONY DESIGNATOR ''BEE-LINE'' IN THEIR COMMUNICATION WITH ATC UNITS INFO WILL BE INCLUDED IN NEXT EDITION OF ICAO DOC 8585