Unusual airline call signs

[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)

 

[pin727]

I used to work for a cargo outfil and our callsign was " Barnacle" pretty cool!!!!

 

[jbDC9]

I saw Willie Nelson's Lear Jet taxi out and takeoff one time. The tail number was 100WN, and they used the callsign "100 Willie Nelson". I always wondered if anyone ever smoked any weed on that airplane.

That airplane went to U.S. Check in the early '90s as a freight dog. Still had the same tail # and sweet paint job but the interior was just a tin can liner. Couldn't really smell any residue...

 

[Sig]

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

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

Papa Woody for the WIN!

Great job!

 

[Ex737Driver]

Anybody mention "Manatee"?

 

[ERfly]

Anybody mention "Manatee"?

Yep....

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

 

[Uncle Bunkle]

Original AirTran

= ValuJet

 

[airplane wizard]

= ValuJet

ValuJet=critter

 

[frog_flyer]

A few months ago out of BOH or SOU I heard the call sign "Black Adder". That was funny! (For those that remember the sitcom with Rowan Atkinson).

The other one that's cool is "U-Haul" out of SKF (C-17). Not sure if it is just a local callsign.

They're C-5s, and it is a local callsign. Reach is used on global missions just like everyone else uses.

 

[twepilot]

how about Teeter-Bay??

RV

 

[scudrunner]

Always like "Dynasty", I think it is Air China out of Taiwan.

It's actually China Airlines out of Taiwan.
There's a C-130 ops called Shamu.