Unusual airline call signs

[NavajoKing]

Thanks brett, i was looking in the far's.

 

[pgcfii2002]

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Let the PFT-Mesa Sucks-Go Jets-Compare W-2's race begin!!

 

[Arkady]

"Giant" is my current (albeit biased) favorite...and it I guess it sounds sort of impressive - except for those times when we check in with the ATC "Giant Killer" Center folks. Then things just feel a little awkward.

( "Good evening Giant Killer...this is Giant#### ...... can't we all just get along?!" ).

 

[Spectre]

My favorite one : Speedbird 001

I think British Airways should dump their "Speedbird" callsign since they no longer fly the Concorde.

The best callsign I ever had was when I was training in the military. We were allowed to choose from a list of callsigns when we flew the T-38 on a cross-country.

"Pushy 69" The controllers always laughed at that one.

 

[FlyinScotsman]

Although it's a small antelope that inhabits central and western africa, SPRINGBOK, is a cool callsign. (South African Airways)

Dynasty is also a cool one (China Airlines).

Until you can't understand a thing that Dynasty said and you are both being vectored to the same ILS.

I thought English was the international language of Aviation?

 

[airspeedsalive]

Spirit of America Airlines, a cargo 727 and L188 freight company in the late '80s, used the call sign "Starfleet". I thought that was cool. There was even Capt. James Kirk that flew there.

 

[KeroseneDream]

Partial to the "StarCheck" night freight guys.

 

[chriskcmo]

Some military ones...

I herd "Death" the other day when talking to Kansas City Center, I think it was a B-2. Also the airport i work at has "Upset" (KC-135's out of MKE) and "Sweets" (C-130's out of MKE).

The B-2's use "Death" and "Czar".

E-3's out of Tinker use Sentry. The F-15's out of STL use "Bud" and "Mich".

I heard "War Pig" this afternoon.

 

[Old School 737]

Casino Express Every flights a gamble!

 

[SoCentralRain]

I think British Airways should dump their "Speedbird" callsign since they no longer fly the Concorde.

"Speedbird" was just a coincidence when operated with Concorde. A "speedbird" is the stylistic design of a bird on the sides of their a/c that BOAC used for many years, just as Lufthansa uses a crane as their logo. It's a brand. Copyright protected, too.

Cheers,

SCR

 

[SoCentralRain]

Suggested callsigns if I were king:

Clambake
Trash Can
Dradle (think about it)
Cluster
Blue Collar
Chump
Doughnut

There's so many good ones.

SCR