[ACARS] Oddities about BA Floght Numbers

[Ed Wilson]

Folks

Just a thought: I don't suppose BA know they are paying for these European 
Airways charter flights - even if G-BDXG is unsure of his flight number or 
arrival time!

And he really was on 136.925 as well!

ACARS mode: G  Aircraft reg: .G-BDXG
Message label: 10  Block id: 8  Msg. no: 0729
Flight id: BA0120
Message content:-
DIA01EGKKKSFB2125BA7K042594OFF        CLOSEDRLS131725OK  N/A OK      NVD NVD
NVD N/A OK  READY
-----------------------------------------------------------[31/10/2002 
13:11]

ACARS mode: 2  Aircraft reg: .G-BDXG
Message label: 10  Block id: 6  Msg. no: 3510
Flight id: BA0124
Message content:-
DIA01EGKKKSFB2153BA7K042594OFF        CLOSEDRLS136925OK  N/A OK      NVD NVD
NVD N/A OK  READY
-----------------------------------------------------------[01/11/2002 
13:39]


ACARS mode: G  Aircraft reg: .G-BDXF
Message label: 10  Block id: 2  Msg. no: 2221
Flight id: BA0140
Message content:-
DIA01EGKKMIA2139BA7KO42594OFF        CLOSEDRLS131715OK  N/A OK      NVD NVD
NVD N/A NVD READY
-----------------------------------------------------------[01/11/2002 
14:11]

This cost to BA was mitigated today when BA0286 had the MU set to 'W286' 
rather than that being used as the suffix to 'BA' (to make 'BAW286' for the 
H1 data). Wonder who paid for these messages?
As I understand it the flight number for 'H1' messages does not need to be 
valid, but I assume the operator has to be identified (or is this how Excel 
get away with 'XX' for 'H1' messages)? The progression of the messages means 
that he was obviously getting a response

ACARS mode: 2  Aircraft reg: .G-BNLD
Message label: H1  Block id: 7  Msg. no: D90B
Flight id: W286
Message content:-
#DFB44
030065155  77100584 -241111132414001224000 141111 34000141013 9860
107 852 890 825 4912 8279 325115951253411350303768 79651484::: 18 540
4-259129514841771012071036083159  79103584 181 360112013 983
-----------------------------------------------------------[01/11/2002 
13:07]

ACARS mode: 2  Aircraft reg: .G-BNLD
Message label: H1  Block id: 8  Msg. no: D90C
Flight id: W286
Message content:-
#DFB2   107 8
56 895 825 5048 8354 329016311254413650503871 80191483::: 20 5425-259
130114831770008049071087159  74102577 761 360------ 6953    75 852 88
9 823 4928----------------------5065---- 79841483----
-----------------------------------------------------------[01/11/2002 
13:07]

ACARS mode: 2  Aircraft reg: .G-BNLD
Message label: H1  Block id: 9  Msg. no: D90D
Flight id: W286
Message content:-
#DFB-- 5414-25912761
4831771042016056072118  76101578 121 350
-----------------------------------------------------------[01/11/2002 
13:08]


But then even the Germans don't always get it right - we had that Lufthansa 
B744 with the registration set as GF00018. Now an LTU flight with an odd 
number

ACARS mode: X  Aircraft reg: .D-ALTD
Message label: 10  Block id: 0  Msg. no: M22A
Flight id: LTT809
Message content:-
320-LTJ2-Q04,EDDH,EDDH,31OCT02,1248,N 47.929,W   .709,37992
-----------------------------------------------------------[31/10/2002 
12:52]

Ed Wilson

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