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Velocity to be the new RTF for Virgin Australia which includes all domestic ops, plus international ops (Bluey, Pacific Blue and VEE-OZ). End of an era.
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The way I read the instruction, Velocity replaces Virgin but Bluey, Vee Oz etc stayed as they were. I suspect in practice it will be "vir.. I mean velocity", same as we now have "vir.. I mean bluey" 
The again we were told months ago that Chobham were changing to jetconnect FNC's but that hasn't yet.
The again we were told months ago that Chobham were changing to jetconnect FNC's but that hasn't yet.
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Well it would be good if someone in Virgin could clear up what we are going to call them because whomever wrote the Airservices instruction is an idiot. I haven't read a worse written instruction in 20 years. 
The again we were told months ago that Chobham were changing to jetconnect FNC's but that hasn't yet.
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Who told you that? One of the cabin crew
Last edited by Nautilus Blue; 17th Oct 2012 at 08:42.
Velocity has 4 syllables; just the ideal if you want to enhance confusion in foreign skies,....
Could come out as verocity, or veelo ceety, or..... velly chitty or.... velly sorry ...or...
depending on your local dialect. I am sure others have good imaginations.
Go the whole hog, why not use 5 or 6 syllables instead.
Someone give the quarter-wit who thought of this a short course in human factors and communications..
Could come out as verocity, or veelo ceety, or..... velly chitty or.... velly sorry ...or...
depending on your local dialect. I am sure others have good imaginations.
Go the whole hog, why not use 5 or 6 syllables instead.
Someone give the quarter-wit who thought of this a short course in human factors and communications..
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...Velocity replaces Virgin but Bluey, Vee Oz etc stayed as they were.
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Nothing from the company to pilots about the change.
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From NIC 15/2012
Virgin group currently use callsigns VAU (Vee‐Oz), PBN (BlueBird), VBH (Bluey), and VOZ (no allocated telephony).
As no telephony is currently associated with VOZ, ATC and pilots have been using ‘Virgin’ as the telephony in Australian domestic airspace.
From 29 October 2012, Virgin group intend to flight plan callsigns:
VAU (Vee‐Oz)
PBN (BlueBird)
VBH (Bluey)
VOZ (unofficially Virgin)
as one FNC ‐ VOZ (.Velocity.).
ICAO Doc 8585 will be amended in due course.
Virgin group currently use callsigns VAU (Vee‐Oz), PBN (BlueBird), VBH (Bluey), and VOZ (no allocated telephony).
As no telephony is currently associated with VOZ, ATC and pilots have been using ‘Virgin’ as the telephony in Australian domestic airspace.
From 29 October 2012, Virgin group intend to flight plan callsigns:
VAU (Vee‐Oz)
PBN (BlueBird)
VBH (Bluey)
VOZ (unofficially Virgin)
as one FNC ‐ VOZ (.Velocity.).
ICAO Doc 8585 will be amended in due course.
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Ridiculous. As bad as the Chinese four syllable airlines. What is wrong with using VAU/VEE-OZ? At least it's already registered.
Or, now that DJ has lost its VIRGINity, how about we follow Virgin America's REDWOOD with something colourful like, um, BLUEBALLS?
Or, now that DJ has lost its VIRGINity, how about we follow Virgin America's REDWOOD with something colourful like, um, BLUEBALLS?