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Captain4242

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On Sunday, the 10th, I heard an American Airlines check in with center using the flight number, I think it was 96, then "Quebec". What does the Q mean after the flight number??? I've heard lifeguards before, but...
This was at about 1920Z just south of Las Vegas, at upper flight levels.
Thanks.
 
What may have happend is that AA#96 was late inbound to a hub.
Rather than delay #96 outbound dispatch assigned another airplane.
This would have put two AA#96s airborne at the same time.
ATC computers dont like that. To get around this dispatch will attach
a suffix to the original flight number.
 
dually said:
What may have happend is that AA#96 was late inbound to a hub.
Rather than delay #96 outbound dispatch assigned another airplane.
This would have put two AA#96s airborne at the same time.
ATC computers dont like that. To get around this dispatch will attach
a suffix to the original flight number.

Dually is correct. Thats what AA does.
 
We had the same flight number as a departing flight the other day and they were assigned a Alpha after the flight number to differentiate the two flights.
 

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