Unusual airline call signs

[hawkerflyer]

Don't know about the military version but "snowshoe" is used by Heritage Flight, a Burlington, VT based charter management outfit with Citations, Challengers and King Airs.

"mermaid" is used by Air Alsie, a Danish charter company.

 

[B727FA]

JPAT is "Justice XYZ"

 

[SoCentralRain]

How 'bout "Candler"? I think it is/was an American Eagle callsign, always heard it en masse going into DFW. Someone's name?

If I recall the story correctly, the home of ASA being Atlanta is also (obviously) the home of Coca-Cola. And Coca-Cola was first mixed in the Atlanta pharmacy of Asa Candler on May 8, 1886.

SCR

 

[Sig]

It was ASA before they changed to Acey. Don't know the history, however.

I always thought that was a very clever callsign. Asa Griggs Candler was one of a kind- he bought the Coke formula waaaay back when, and the rest is history. Did some amazing things for Atlanta.


.... missed it by that much!

 

[b707guy]

Well, I was always a Pepsi type and a yankee, so I wasn't aware of the ties with ATL or ASA (the airline) or Asa Candler. Neat story! Thanks for the info, Propsync, SoCentralRain, and Sig.

Still think the merger callsign of Kalitta and Aer Lingus would be killer.

 

[waka]

It was ASA before they changed to Acey. Don't know the history, however. I always liked 'Red Rock' (think that's what it was) for National out of Vegas.

It was "Asea" before "Candler" and now back to "Asea". "Asea" = Atlantic Southeast.

 

[PHXFLYR]

For all you children of the 80's, you might remember the call signs "Palm" and "Apple" used by Air Florida and New York Air respectively. Another interesting call sign was "Redrock". That was used by National Airlines, the 757 operator out of LAS before they ceased operations several years ago. Another unique call sign heard out west is "Janet" the 737 operator that flys goverment workers in and out of Area 51 fronm LAS.


PHXFLYR

 

[clydefastly]

Another unique call sign heard out west is "Janet" the 737 operator that flys goverment workers in and out of Area 51 fronm LAS.


PHXFLYR

JANET= Just ANother Extra Terrestrial

Another funny one a co-worker told me about was Blackwater flying in Iraq used "A$$ Monkey"

 

[ERfly]

JANET= Just ANother Extra Terrestrial

Just Another Non - Existent Trip is the one I heard.

 

[Papa Woody]

springbok is south african... I think it's a native bird down there.

Springbok is not a bird.......

.......it's a fish.

 

[Guam360]

Air South - Khaki Blue
Original AirTran (737s based out of MCO) - Manatee

original airtran was out of FLL

 

[PHXFLYR]

...no it wasn't. It was out of MCO, which is where Valujet moved their HQ to after the merger with and name change to Air Tran.

PHXFLYR

 

[Guam360]

...no it wasn't. It was out of MCO, which is where Valujet moved their HQ to after the merger with and name change to Air Tran.

PHXFLYR

ok francis, a very senior CA, top 20 gave me one of his original business cards with the original logo and it has a FLL address on it, maybe it was just a base then, at that time, they only had a couple 737's.

 

[Guam360]

springbok is south african... I think it's a native bird down there.

I never quite figured out why Pinnacle's was flagship... I think one of their previous owners was involved with american.

Springboks, the world champion Rugby team!

 

[The Drizzle]

"Ruby Mountain" was always an interesting one to me.

 

[ERfly]

ok francis, a very senior CA, top 20 gave me one of his original business cards with the original logo and it has a FLL address on it, maybe it was just a base then, at that time, they only had a couple 737's.

They had 9 or 10 737-200s that were based out of MCO. Their whole business plan was having 1 flight a day from an outstation to MCO. They were based in MCO. I flew them. We never went anywhere near FLL.

 

[charterpuke]

Westcom and Sundance, both WestAir call signs.

 

[Guam360]

They had 9 or 10 737-200s that were based out of MCO. Their whole business plan was having 1 flight a day from an outstation to MCO. They were based in MCO. I flew them. We never went anywhere near FLL.

ok cool.

anyway, I like to say, "Connie"

 

[Coool Hand Luke]

Fine Air outta MIA was called "Big F"...They were bought out by Arrow Air whose call sign was "Big A".

I always thought the new call sign should be "Big F***in A".

On a serious note, the should be some type of "Truth in company name" law or legislation. Don't be calling yourself "Fine Air" or "Rich Air" when you are anything but.

Hey FDF, are you talking about Rich International that was out of MIA back in early-mid 90's? Wow, had not thought about them in a long time.

 

[b707guy]

Why is everyone guessing?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springbok_(antelope)