Call sign suffix - "T"?

[sba55]

As in, United 123 Tango Heavy? What does that mean?

 

[SkyHog]

I think that means that there way already a United 123 in the air.

I flew on a flight from Denver to ABQ, and they changed the number by adding a number to it too.

Greg can correct me if I'm wrong, but I bet I'm not.

 

[Teller1900]

I think that means that there way already a United 123 in the air.

I flew on a flight from Denver to ABQ, and they changed the number by adding a number to it too.

Greg can correct me if I'm wrong, but I bet I'm not.

You're not.

 

[ScottM]

Interesting. Friday I was on UAL flight 355 from ATL to ORD. There was also another UAL 355 in the air at the same time and we needed another callsign. We used 8522. I wonder how many duplicate flight number schemes UAL has?

 

[Greg Bockelman]

Greg can correct me if I'm wrong, but I bet I'm not.

You're not.

Interesting. Friday I was on UAL flight 355 from ATL to ORD. There was also another UAL 355 in the air at the same time and we needed another callsign. We used 8522. I wonder how many duplicate flight number schemes UAL has?

Well, you are not WRONG, but not entirely correct. For Scott, we did away with that scheme and went to the original flight number plus an alpha to differentiate between flights.

And the deal is that the NumberAlpha deal is assigned when there is a potential for two flights to be in the air at the same time. It is pretty common with the 8xx and 9xx flight numbers because they are "international" flight numbers. The actual inernational flight will have the real flight number and the leading tag flights will have the real flight number plus an alpha letter.

Clear as mud?

 

[Greg Bockelman]

Interesting. Friday I was on UAL flight 355 from ATL to ORD. There was also another UAL 355 in the air at the same time and we needed another callsign. We used 8522. I wonder how many duplicate flight number schemes UAL has?

Hmm. Now that I re read your post, I apparently mis spoke in the other response. I didn't know we still used the 8XXX system. And FWIW, we can have a flight number start in, say, LA and stop in Denver, and on to Dulles and then on to Munich and all three have the same flight number. Most if not all of the international flights are that way.

 

[SkyHog]

Without looking at a schedule, I'm guessing at the numbers, but I belive my flight in july from denver to abq was supposed to be UAL1023, and it became UAL8523 instead.

 

[ScottM]

Hmm. Now that I re read your post, I apparently mis spoke in the other response. I didn't know we still used the 8XXX system. And FWIW, we can have a flight number start in, say, LA and stop in Denver, and on to Dulles and then on to Munich and all three have the same flight number. Most if not all of the international flights are that way.

it just happened this past Friday so it appears to still be in use. Maybe being phased out? I certainly don't know. But I know the capt. came on and told us specifically that he was using 8522 because of another flight 355 being in the air. I looked at flightaware for the 20th and the only listed UAL355 flight is the one from ORD to SEA.