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Airline Mogul => General Chat => Topic started by: nwadeltaboy on February 28, 2008, 11:37:54 am

Title: *What* do you Name Your Planes?
Post by: nwadeltaboy on February 28, 2008, 11:37:54 am: Title says it all. :D
Title: *What* do you Name Your Planes?
Post by: MrOrange on February 28, 2008, 11:39:00 am: You mean What, right? Anyway, my planes are all named as registrations, so PH-something.
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Post by: Scandalian Airlines on February 28, 2008, 11:43:16 am: I name mine as registrations as well, Country-Airport-sequential number
In my case from last round DE-FRA01 or OY-CPH14
Title: *What* do you Name Your Planes?
Post by: NewYinzer on February 28, 2008, 11:59:51 am: Since my airline is based in Vancouver, I've been naming them after Canadian politicians...
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Post by: jameswyhk on February 28, 2008, 12:02:50 pm: I will name my aircrafts with the names of the 26 Hong Kong Governors.
Title: *What* do you Name Your Planes?
Post by: nwadeltaboy on February 28, 2008, 12:03:02 pm: I name mine after planets or other celestial objects (like Sun, Asteroid Belt, North Star, Black Hole, etc.)

Quote from: "I"
Black Hole

Hehe, how fun would that be to ride on a plane named Black Hole? :lol:
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Post by: iranair777 on February 28, 2008, 12:05:50 pm: I name mine as their registration. so EP-IAA, EP-IAB, EP-IAC, EP-IAD, EP-IBA, EP-IBB, EP-IBC
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Post by: beirut785 on February 28, 2008, 12:13:09 pm: mine as cities and countries arounf the world
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Post by: iranair777 on February 28, 2008, 12:18:53 pm: Quote from: "beirut785"
mine as cities and countries arounf the world

I used to do something like that on my first round when based in LHR, instead of naming them cities of the world, I named them to the cities that is their primary destination
Title: *What* do you Name Your Planes?
Post by: pck on February 28, 2008, 12:38:22 pm: Mine is registered then named, like:

How my registration works:

(Country) 9M - (Airline) V (Aircraft Type) A(which is my BAe 146-100) (letter registration, so like the first of these type is A) A

9M-VAB "Segamat Kuala Lumpur" (which means Spirit of Kuala Lumpur), BAe 146
9M-VBA "Segamat Malaysia", Embraer EMB 110P2
9M-VBB "Segamat Pahang", Embraer EMB 110P2, etc......
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Post by: StephenM on February 28, 2008, 01:21:42 pm: Irish Rivers and Lakes.
Title: *What* do you Name Your Planes?
Post by: Ingmar:) on February 28, 2008, 01:24:36 pm: Nothing, I don't name them ;)

but in my first round i named them after dutch aviation pioneers. unfortunately after about 20 planes i was out of names so i decided to switch to general aviation pioneers hahaha
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Post by: MvH on February 28, 2008, 01:53:15 pm: I used to give the registration numbers (PH-***). But right now, they just fly around nameless.
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Post by: RMAirlines on February 28, 2008, 03:18:49 pm: Last round they were always the "Something Wind". Such as "Pakistani Wind" or "Bahrain Wind". They were named for their primary destinations.
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Post by: Blue Sky Mine on February 28, 2008, 04:15:32 pm: Mostly band names, song titles or Australian cities.
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Post by: Sheep Air on February 28, 2008, 04:19:43 pm: Birds. Different models get different families.
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Post by: empedocles on February 28, 2008, 04:32:01 pm: Base Aircraft Number

eg: CAI BAE 1

That way I can sort on the name field and glance down the column to see how many and what type for aircraft are running out of each base.
Title: *What* do you Name Your Planes?
Post by: killian320 on February 28, 2008, 05:04:39 pm: First two letters of ICAO of the airline, then random letter.
After that, 1 letter of ICAO then two letters

:)
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Post by: iranair777 on February 28, 2008, 05:10:05 pm: Quote from: "Sheep Air"
Birds. Different models get different families.

so its not named after sheep? :lol:
Title: *What* do you Name Your Planes?
Post by: Sheep Air on February 28, 2008, 05:55:11 pm: There are more kinds of birds than sheep :D

But I finally managed to get BAA as my airline code - after trying in every round I've played so far!
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Post by: zkvac on February 28, 2008, 07:03:27 pm: Australasian Cities that my airline flies to.
Title: *What* do you Name Your Planes?
Post by: Blue Sky Mine on February 28, 2008, 07:35:02 pm: Quote from: "zkvac"
Australasian Cities

I did this during my first round as well. Problem is, you run out of these pretty fast :twisted:
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Post by: travismb99 on February 28, 2008, 11:15:39 pm: I use different series of Western/Alaskan themes. Such as, rivers, mountain ranges, peaks, national parks, famous explorers/writers/activists, cities, hubs and states.

My "flagship" plane is always called Spirit of the West.
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Post by: boilermaker on February 28, 2008, 11:49:08 pm: I'm boring - just ac type and sequential number
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Post by: pepdav on February 29, 2008, 02:41:42 am: Last round I used family member's initials with the prefix C. This round I'm naming them after female body parts :lol:
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Post by: area51 on February 29, 2008, 02:46:33 am: I name them by Airline Code then Aircraft name then letters for sequencing

ex. AMY-146A for my 1st BAe-146-100
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Post by: thecoffeecake on February 29, 2008, 02:56:00 am: when i had luft danmark i named them luften I luften II ect. This time im using Aile I... which is french for wings, but i like stephens lake and river idea :lol:
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Post by: zkvac on February 29, 2008, 03:19:44 am: Quote from: "pepdav"
Last round I used family member's initials with the prefix C. This round I'm naming them after female body parts :lol:

Haha.. I can't wait to fly on [Mod - Daniel Doorgakant: Excuse me?]

Edit: Why is it my fault? It's probably the name of his first plane :P
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Post by: Triple_7 on February 29, 2008, 05:19:43 am: Simple...mainly when it comes to multiple bases. Pretty much goes like this

TPE 1
TPE 2
TPE 3
BOM 1
BOM 2
Etc etc. Keeps it simple if trying to find which plane is going out of which base :?
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Post by: FWA2500 on February 29, 2008, 07:06:21 am: mine all receive reg. #s based on aircraft type and which devision it is in. my long-haul fleet also gets names based on classic rock songs, but no names for the domestic and regional fleets

N###FB = mainline
N###FC = cargo (when ever that starts being active in the game)
N###FS = shuttle

example from my 1970's fleet:

N863FB Douglas DC-8-61 "Kashmir"

i like classic rock if you cant tell ;)
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Post by: travismb99 on February 29, 2008, 07:46:42 am: I forgot to mention that I put simulated regs on my aircraft too.

The number series are forms of NxxxDA or NxxxAK, and each fleet type gets its own numbering subset.

N100DA is always my first aircraft; two-number planes are generally stop-gap types to be leased/sold as soon as economically possible, and three-number aircraft are part of the permanent fleet.
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Post by: Vamerica on February 29, 2008, 07:49:45 am: I have only named tree of mine...

Firsty

Big Red

Big Bro
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Post by: jameswyhk on February 29, 2008, 09:01:13 am: Wait! I am going to name on of my aircraft after Ms Teresa Tang.
Title: *What* do you Name Your Planes?
Post by: czhang on February 29, 2008, 09:08:03 am: I do the second most boring thing after reg codes

Spirit of XXX

My BAe-146 is called Spirit of San Francisco
and my leased out Beaver is called Spirit of the Mountains
and my next plane will be Spirit of the Pacific
Title: *What* do you Name Your Planes?
Post by: Coll_alliance on February 29, 2008, 09:10:43 am: I used to do Pan Am style but now I go by country and aircraft.

E.g. BAe-146 = A6-FAA - Country designator-F (initial for my airline) A (Designator for BAE 146 as it was the first type in my fleet) A (the first bae 146)

ANother example.

EMB-110P2A A6-FBA. Thus it is from FL350, it is type B (in this case an EMB-110) and the first one.

(THis is how Air NZ Does it - same with most other airlines I think)
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Post by: Steeler83 on March 01, 2008, 01:48:52 am: Right now, my aircraft aren't named, but I think I might have an idea. I have decided to name my aircraft after geograhical points of interest throughout PA and the Northeast. (Monongahela, Allegheny, Ohio, Youghiogheny, Susquehanna, Mt. Davis, Tuscarora, Hudson, Seneca.

I might even give them a theme based on base location as well.
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Post by: thecoffeecake on March 01, 2008, 01:55:33 am: My 2 planes are named Espirit de Quebec and Explorateur de Saint-Laurent. If you cant tell its Spirit of Quebec and St Lawrence Explorer
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Post by: ealvarez on March 01, 2008, 03:45:09 am: i do mine with IATA and aircraft numberd in order. DF-001, DF-002 etc... etc...
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Post by: Emirates on March 01, 2008, 04:23:37 am: QAT-001, QAT-002 etc
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Post by: seafly4fun on March 02, 2008, 12:01:24 am: I haven't named any of my planes this round but last round I named them after Madonna related things, like albums, singles, tours and family members :oops: My airline is even named after her 8)
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Post by: Steeler83 on March 02, 2008, 04:26:13 am: I am naming my BGA Link fleet (Shorts 360s) after regional names/afiliations of the Northeast (Pittsburgh based), and my DC based aircraft are named after senators and state governors. Fokker and DC9 aircraft will be named after first ladies (DC) or physical landmarks in the region (PIT), and Boeing and L-1011s will be named after fmr presidents (DC) as well as more landmarks (PIT).
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Post by: airplane2011@msn.com on March 08, 2008, 08:59:30 pm: It depends. If they are aircraft I'm selling or leasing through Midwest Aircraft Sales, they are named "Midwest Aircraft Sales". If they are in my airline's fleet, I name them after what city gives me the most DOP such as "Spirit Of Seattle".
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Post by: Steeler83 on March 08, 2008, 10:40:51 pm: I am actually giving my somewhat of an IATA-type name: BGA-1201 (737s) BGA-1101/1151 (DC-9s) etc...
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Post by: EXTspotter on March 08, 2008, 11:53:56 pm: Mine is easy:

Choose a starting registration (My 146 was G-FBPA)

Change one of the letters for a new type (My next type, F27-500s became G-FBQA/B/C...)

I am selling all my aircraft apart from the F27s, leaving my fleet as:
G-FBQA
G-FBQB
G-FBQC
G-FBQD
G-FBQE
G-FBQF

I then bought Dornier 3 DO-28 D2s which got the regs:
G-FBRA
G-FBRB
G-FBRC
These are now up for sale.

I also run a small broker business, which has 2 aircraft on order at the moment:

G-FBSA (727-100 bound for Asian Express)
G-FBTA (F28-3000 bound for Denali)

The letter for these depends on the customer, rather than the type.
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Post by: Seattle on March 09, 2008, 02:28:17 am: I name mine after my destination cities, not airports.
Title: *What* do you Name Your Planes?
Post by: fresh on March 10, 2008, 11:57:45 pm: I mostly name them with whatever pops into my head, let's see....

Fresh! is based at Glasgow Prestwick, so.....

- Monkton Traveller (i'm crew with FR, i live in Monkton, which is right by the airport so, there you go, lol)
- Spirit of Fresh!
- Elvis (PIK is the only airport in the UK where the king has ever been)
Then we we come to the names, ok, we have the tripplets:
- Tinkabell
- Annabell
- Lullabell
Then comes:
- Angelica
- Gina
Then come the twins
- Dolly Boy
- Dolly Bird
Then:
- Good as Gould (Gould is my surname)
- Swizzle Stick
- Have a Break
- Poodle
and finally:
- Steve

that's it so far :lol:
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Post by: thecoffeecake on March 11, 2008, 12:04:25 am: my first 2 were random but then i did famous people having something to do with quebec and canada. Jaques Cartier, Samuel de Champlain, Hélène Desportes the first person born of European decent to be born in canada, Clément Gosselin, one of the most important canadian members of the american revolution and Maurice richard, one of the best hockey players ever, from Quebec. I have 2 more to name but i cant find anything. Ill probably use a governer