[Scan-DC] Re: [MilCom] Civil Air Callsign Change

[AllanStern at aol.com]

On 2004-08-12, Rapbep at aol.com writes:

> This morning (12 Aug) listened to some chat between one of the Potomac 
TRACON 
> controllers and an Independence Air flight. They were talking about the 
> "demise" of the Blue Ridge #### callsign which is has now "officially" been 
changed 
> to Independence ####. 

Independence Air has begun flights out of Lansing to Washington Dulles IAP 
(for $29).  Flights between Dulles and Detroit Metropolitan (Romulus) begin 
later this year.

AL STERN  Satellite Beach FL
PS: Obligatory Milcom info: Homestead JARB F-16s seem to be fleeing the 
approaching storms.  Yesterday and today I have heard multi-ship flights of them 
northward bound - using REEF callsign.