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Tuesday Trivia: IATA/ICAO Codes On Tails

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ShanwickOceanic (netAirspace FAA) 05 Oct 21, 20:12Post
How many airlines have tail logos that include their IATA or ICAO codes? Current or historic airlines or liveries.

Here's an obvious one to kick things off:



Have at it :)
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ShyFlyer (Founding Member) 05 Oct 21, 22:27Post
My nomination is S7:



It was the first airline that came to mind. Not only is their IATA code prominently displayed, it's also their trade name (full name is JSC Siberia Airlines).
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miamiair (netAirspace FAA) 06 Oct 21, 10:07Post






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mhodgson (ATC & Photo Quality Screener & Founding Member) 06 Oct 21, 10:16Post
LTU




KLM


Portugalia


Also Hapag-Lloyd Express (not my photo)


A few cheeky ones I've found where the three letters on their tail weren't ICAO/IATA - dba, bmi, LGW
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mhodgson (ATC & Photo Quality Screener & Founding Member) 06 Oct 21, 10:18Post
And how could I forget:
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mhodgson (ATC & Photo Quality Screener & Founding Member) 06 Oct 21, 10:24Post
Finally for now:





And although I mentioned bmi as not actually being their IATA code, their British Midland guise did use the BM logo which was their ICAO code.



I think Iberia also qualify

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ShanwickOceanic (netAirspace FAA) 06 Oct 21, 11:20Post
Many more historical ones than I imagined!

mhodgson wrote:And although I mentioned bmi as not actually being their IATA code, their British Midland guise did use the BM logo which was their ICAO code.

Funny, I dismissed that livery, assuming that they'd been BD all along.

mhodgson wrote:I think Iberia also qualify



Absolutely, that's one of the ones I had in mind when starting the thread {thumbsup} Here's another somewhat-disguised one:

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mhodgson (ATC & Photo Quality Screener & Founding Member) 06 Oct 21, 11:36Post
ShanwickOceanic wrote:Many more historical ones than I imagined!

mhodgson wrote:And although I mentioned bmi as not actually being their IATA code, their British Midland guise did use the BM logo which was their ICAO code.

Funny, I dismissed that livery, assuming that they'd been BD all along.


Just in case they were BD throughout (I think you may be right!) I'll claim the diamond represents the A from their IATA code :))
There's the right way, the wrong way and the railway.
miamiair (netAirspace FAA) 06 Oct 21, 11:45Post
And let's get one thing straight. There's a big difference between a pilot and an aviator. One is a technician; the other is an artist in love with flight. — E. B. Jeppesen
ShanwickOceanic (netAirspace FAA) 06 Oct 21, 12:47Post
miamiair wrote:

That's even more disguised! Also from the Portuguese-speaking world:

My friend and I applied for airline jobs in Australia, but they didn't Qantas.
miamiair (netAirspace FAA) 06 Oct 21, 13:10Post
And let's get one thing straight. There's a big difference between a pilot and an aviator. One is a technician; the other is an artist in love with flight. — E. B. Jeppesen
miamiair (netAirspace FAA) 06 Oct 21, 13:23Post
ShanwickOceanic wrote:How many airlines have tail logos that include their IATA or ICAO codes? Current or historic airlines or liveries.

Have at it :)


Great idea for a thread, BTW!
And let's get one thing straight. There's a big difference between a pilot and an aviator. One is a technician; the other is an artist in love with flight. — E. B. Jeppesen
ShanwickOceanic (netAirspace FAA) 06 Oct 21, 16:49Post
miamiair wrote:Great idea for a thread, BTW!

Since you're so nice, I'll allow that Avianca :))

We haven't even started on the freight birds yet.
My friend and I applied for airline jobs in Australia, but they didn't Qantas.
ShanwickOceanic (netAirspace FAA) 06 Oct 21, 16:51Post
ShyFlyer wrote:My nomination is S7

Good call. Has to be one of the more obscure codes ever to make it onto a tail.

Oh, and before some wise-guy finds an old-school Aer Lingus with the reg on the fin: No. 8)
My friend and I applied for airline jobs in Australia, but they didn't Qantas.
airtrainer 06 Oct 21, 21:34Post
Some more...



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airtrainer 06 Oct 21, 21:38Post
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airtrainer 06 Oct 21, 21:48Post



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ShanwickOceanic (netAirspace FAA) 06 Oct 21, 22:31Post
airtrainer wrote:

That one counts {thumbsup}

XL and the Kelowna look like they should count, but their IATA codes are JN and KW respectively, so no dice.
My friend and I applied for airline jobs in Australia, but they didn't Qantas.
miamiair (netAirspace FAA) 07 Oct 21, 08:56Post












And let's get one thing straight. There's a big difference between a pilot and an aviator. One is a technician; the other is an artist in love with flight. — E. B. Jeppesen
Paul Chandler1 13 Oct 21, 19:24Post


Slightly obscure but MEA callsign is Cedar (as in the tree)
 

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