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Military call signs
Military flights often use more than one call sign during a flight.
Administrative call signs are used with air traffic control facilities similar to
those of commercial operators. e.g. Navy Alpha-Golf-Two-One, Reach-Three-
One-Seven-Niner Two.
Tactical call signs are used during tactical portions of a flight, and they often indicate the
mission of the flight and/or an aircraft's position in a formation.
For example, Canadian Air Force 442 Rescue Squadron, based at Comox, British Columbia
uses the call sign "Snake 90x" depending on the tail number of the helicopter: 901, 902, etc.
When tasked on a search and rescue (SAR) mission, however, the aircraft call sign becomes
"Rescue 90x”.
Examples of CALL SIGNS
Jedi – Jet Story
Jet Story (previously named Blue Jet and Jet Service) is a business aircraft management and
charter company in Poland. Jet Story currently charters 13 very, very nice business jets and
flies to 5 continents. Most importantly, Jet Story has one amazing call sign: Jedi. With the
rebirth and excitement of the Star Wars franchise, what’s not to love about a high flying Jedi-
in-the-sky?
Velocity – Virgin Australia
The call sign just screams on-time performance and efficiency. Virgin Australia is Australia’s
second largest carrier and the largest airline under Richard Branson’s “Virgin” brand.
A - Z of Flight
June 2017
www.alliance-airways.net
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