A Conversation for Airline Call Signs
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the other omylouse "multiply (1*6) by (6*1+0+3)!" Started conversation Apr 6, 2002
just though you might like to include that a few of the call signs are using the phonetic alphabet (which nightowl used in t'other conversation here) eg...
Juliet Mike (Air Jamaica) = JM (ie JaMaica ?)
Air Mike (Continental Micronesia) = air M (as in Micronesia ?)
Foxtrot Mike (French Air Force) = FM (possibly linked to French Military?)
Hotel Yankee (Liberia World Airlines) = HY (dunno why)
Tango Oscar (Transaero Airlines) = TO (TransaerO ?)
hey...i wonder if theres an entry for phonetic alphabet yet..... if there is maybe you could link to it...if theres not maybe i should go create one! 
omy 
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sidsaucer Posted Apr 6, 2002
Thank you for your interest. All these are included in the table.
Tango Tango Foxtrot November.
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Batty_ACE Posted Apr 7, 2002
I think the phonetic alphabet entries are due to their CRS two-letter codes.. not all of them make sense.. 
BTW- I noticed a few US airlines were missed and at least one listed (Pan Am) is no longer around...
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Fadookie the Froody- Veggie Poetry@A2248733 Posted Apr 8, 2002
As I am currently studying for my FCC (Federal(US) Communications Commision) Elements 1&2 test (written exam and 5-wpm CW (International Morse Code test)) for the Ametur Service (HAM Radio), I was delighted to see the ITI phonetic alphabet used. It is also neat to hear primary users (Commercial Radio Stations) IDing everey ten minutes. I suddenly see the world of radio in a whole new light!
Golf Oscar Oscar Delta Beta Yankee Echo.
p.s. I apologise for the overuse of parentheses. So sue me. j/k 
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Fadookie the Froody- Veggie Poetry@A2248733 Posted Apr 8, 2002
kinda funny the way the names sound out. Hotel Yankee is particularly interesting, considering it is for liberia arilines (or whatever).
I also like "Air Mike":
Phone: *Ring!*
Room-mate: "Yes? Oh? Hey Mike, telephone for you!"
Mike: "Air Mike speaking."
Phone: "Yes, I'd like two tickets to franz josef land..."
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Hx2 Posted Apr 8, 2002
tee hee!
Foxtrot Yankee India:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/alabaster/A364042
h
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Fadookie the Froody- Veggie Poetry@A2248733 Posted Apr 8, 2002
Oh, that's cool. The police phonetic alphabet is the same as ITI.
November Echo Alpha Tango!
This is Foxtrot Alpha Delta Oscar Oscar Kilo India Echo signing off.
Cheers.
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Fadookie the Froody- Veggie Poetry@A2248733 Posted Apr 8, 2002
Dave- my mind is going... 
It is a bit hard to think at 3:30 am...
My bad, ITU phonetics.
However, the ITU phonetic aphabet uses "Papa" for p instead of Piper.
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the other omylouse "multiply (1*6) by (6*1+0+3)!" Posted Apr 9, 2002
thats been noted in other convo here 
omy
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sidsaucer Posted Apr 13, 2002
According to April 2000's "Aircraft Illustrated", Pan Am is alive and growing, boosted by the purchase of another 24 Boeing 727-200s from United Airlines. Presumably their crews are still calling "Clipper". The Pan Am International Flight Academy also offers training courses to regional airlines' employees in Dulles, Virginia.
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- 1: the other omylouse "multiply (1*6) by (6*1+0+3)!" (Apr 6, 2002)
- 2: sidsaucer (Apr 6, 2002)
- 3: Batty_ACE (Apr 7, 2002)
- 4: Fadookie the Froody- Veggie Poetry@A2248733 (Apr 8, 2002)
- 5: Fadookie the Froody- Veggie Poetry@A2248733 (Apr 8, 2002)
- 6: Hx2 (Apr 8, 2002)
- 7: Fadookie the Froody- Veggie Poetry@A2248733 (Apr 8, 2002)
- 8: Fadookie the Froody- Veggie Poetry@A2248733 (Apr 8, 2002)
- 9: the other omylouse "multiply (1*6) by (6*1+0+3)!" (Apr 9, 2002)
- 10: sidsaucer (Apr 13, 2002)
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