There are many "pretend airline" operators who use made-up callsigns like that. There are a few at my airfield; the flying schools seem to like it because it makes them sound more "proper" :)

Possibly "Channex" which I believe is the callsign for Jet2. ;)

What ever happened to clear and concise speech? Channex gets to sound like Jennings, now that is a big difference!!

Channel Express was the airline from which Jet2 was born, hence the callsign.

As for the 'Speedbird' crew, I think you'll find the BA callsigns into NCL are 'Shuttle'. I stand to be corrected however, as my anorak is not yet back from the drycleaners.

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Maude Charlee - you are indeed correct.

Your anorak has been cleaned, pressed and dutifully returned to its owner...!! ;);)

Adam

BA currently only operate NCL-LHR LHR-NCL

Hopefully they may take back the LGW service which ceased in March (now operated by Jet 2)

Keep the questions coming Adam, they're are many people on pprune willing to answer them.

"BA use the 'Shuttle' callsign on all their flights throughout the world."

:E No they don't. Shuttle flights are LHR/LGW - EDI/GLA/NCL/MAN etc - There European/Worldwide callsign is SpeedBird. Not sure if they still use British after BA Connect was taken over by FlyBe...

Sam

BACON/Flybe
 

Adam, the BACON EMB145's and baby Dash8's are still in BA colours at the moment but the crew operate on a 'Jersey' call sign. I guess it takes time and money to paint the airframes in the correct company logo :ok:

Take a look at:-

http://www.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!/open.file/1210128/M/

it looks a bit 'tacky' but was presumably 'done on the cheap'

FC

I think it is unlikely that the 'new' livery will ever be more than painting out the BA logos and slapping on a Flybe as in the pic. Some of the ex-BACON fleet will be gone in a matter of months, and the remainder phased out over 3 years max. Doesn't really make economic sense to go through a costly repainting programme for such a short period of time in service.

It might not be terribly aesthetically pleasing, or good marketing, but Flybe management sure do keep a tight hold on their cash. They won't part with a penny if they don't have to.

Callsigns....
 

Can anyone please explain to me what "with Victor, with Mike, with Hotel" etc. mean? Thanks in advance.

I only talk to the guys "with whiskey"!

Crew is telling the controller which weather briefing they have received via the ATIS broadcast.

Thanks for the reply and link. Very helpful.:)

hear a lot of saltaire or soltyre who/what are they?

Saltire [sp] is a small Scottish charter outfit. It's named after the Scots flag
watp,iktch

I frequently hear Blackadder used as a callsign in the Bournemouth area. Always intriques me. Has Rowan Atkinson got his PPL?

Perhaps a link for everybody to add to their favorites, the official Eurocontrol ICAO callsign directory. It's fully searchable using spoken callsign, operator or the ICAO designator.

http://www.eurocontrol.int/icaoref/i...ors_browse.jsp

Typing in "Blackadder" in the callsign (Telephony) box reveals it's allocated to:

Bournemouth Commercial Flight Training Centre & they have the ICAO designator BLD

FC

Saw a BA embraer take off from EGGP today.

Callsign 'Jersey'

wosarallabout?:confused:

Thanks Fried Chicken re Blackadder.

Clifftop - I think you will find that since FlyBe took ober BA Connect, all flights use FlyBe's Jersey callsign. It was probably operating the schedule to Southampton.