BA + Airtours Registrations- Where do they come from?
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Several of the Airtours aircraft don't follow the rules as far as their registrations are concerned, such as GDIMB, GSJMC, GDAJC, GPIDS, GDJAR, GRJGR etc.
We'll have to ask Mr Lee (chairman) about the AIH reg's.
SFly
We'll have to ask Mr Lee (chairman) about the AIH reg's.
SFly
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Some interesting ones here. Anyone know where the following originate?
Monarch's
G-DAJB
G-EOMA
G-OZBx
G-SMAN
Britannia's
G-BYNx
Airtours
G-SJMC
G-DAJC
Virgin;s
G-VELD
Cheers,
G-BPEC
Monarch's
G-DAJB
G-EOMA
G-OZBx
G-SMAN
Britannia's
G-BYNx
Airtours
G-SJMC
G-DAJC
Virgin;s
G-VELD
Cheers,
G-BPEC
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Hmm, let's see . . .
Monarch's G-OZB- series is just a generic one for their two-letter designator (ZB), with an "O" stuck on the beginning. Airlines seem to be getting into this "O---" habit now, (eg Britannia "OBY-" and I think British Midland are doing that too). GSMAN is not in a series but one of two A330's (the other GEOMA) so it could be where the aircraft is based (Manchester even though it really goes all over the place and the airline is based in Luton).
Britannia . . . I wasn't aware that they had a "BYN-" series . . . oh yes, the new 737s, well they do have a huge "BYA-" series which consists of 2 767s and all their 757s. The BYN and BYA are just generic ones again (BY being their designator).
Airtours, as mentioned, is a jumble of director's freinds and families etc, but I'm not sure about SJMC and DAJC . . . maybe somebody in the Crossland family? (Founders of Airtours ie "MC" "JC"). To me they are just "Mike Charlie", "Juliet Charlie" etc!
Not sure about VIR.
Hope this helps a little,
SFly
[ 03 August 2001: Message edited by: SFly ]
Monarch's G-OZB- series is just a generic one for their two-letter designator (ZB), with an "O" stuck on the beginning. Airlines seem to be getting into this "O---" habit now, (eg Britannia "OBY-" and I think British Midland are doing that too). GSMAN is not in a series but one of two A330's (the other GEOMA) so it could be where the aircraft is based (Manchester even though it really goes all over the place and the airline is based in Luton).
Britannia . . . I wasn't aware that they had a "BYN-" series . . . oh yes, the new 737s, well they do have a huge "BYA-" series which consists of 2 767s and all their 757s. The BYN and BYA are just generic ones again (BY being their designator).
Airtours, as mentioned, is a jumble of director's freinds and families etc, but I'm not sure about SJMC and DAJC . . . maybe somebody in the Crossland family? (Founders of Airtours ie "MC" "JC"). To me they are just "Mike Charlie", "Juliet Charlie" etc!
Not sure about VIR.
Hope this helps a little,
SFly
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Alitalia have an MD11 reg I-BUST
That's an AirBUS 300, but I-DUPE is an MD-11. They once had a Viscount (aaah !) I-LIRE and their predecessor LAI had some nice reggies I-LAKE, I-LADY etc.
That's an AirBUS 300, but I-DUPE is an MD-11. They once had a Viscount (aaah !) I-LIRE and their predecessor LAI had some nice reggies I-LAKE, I-LADY etc.
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Years ago Shell used a Gulfstream 2 out of EGLL, it was G-BDMF.
As you can imagine when operating over the pond, our friends in the colonies called it:
Great Big Dirty Mutha F****r
There used to be a light aircraft SE-GUL, that would sometimes get the twitchers excited in these parts!!!
G-PIDS = Great Pterordactyl in Desert Sunshine (re: Davis Montham)
[ 06 August 2001: Message edited by: Plide Gath ]
As you can imagine when operating over the pond, our friends in the colonies called it:
Great Big Dirty Mutha F****r
There used to be a light aircraft SE-GUL, that would sometimes get the twitchers excited in these parts!!!
G-PIDS = Great Pterordactyl in Desert Sunshine (re: Davis Montham)
[ 06 August 2001: Message edited by: Plide Gath ]
