This should help....To be more specific about an earlier email to the list/group, I should specify further why it is called "Dixie". You would have had to grow up here in the US and spent many hours in elementary school being bored to no end learning about our Civil War between the north and south. The "Dixie" taxiway at ATL is a "connector" between the North and the South of the airport. Essentially, it not a phonetically named taxiway (Taxiway "D" in this case), but more or less just the Name of the taxiway. Finally, to further clarify, on the ATL airport diagram and associated signage, there is no "D" taxiway...it is specifically labeled and called "Dixie". Due being the large operations of Delta Air Lines, Inc. at ATL, it seemed prudent back when they named the taxiways during the new design layout, to forego a "Delta" taxiway. Eastern would have wanted equal billing I suppose. Walter DCA I'm not sure if myATL = The William B. Hartsfiend ----- Original Message ----- From: "Grant McKenzie" <grantmckenzie@optushome.com.au> To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2002 20:12 Subject: Re: United's flight number scheme (was Re: AC's 3xxx flight #s) > "delta" is the phonetic alphabet standard. God knows where they get > "dixie" from. > > Grant > SYD > QF > > > Matthew Montano wrote: > > > As an aside, I've noticed that the phonetic alphabet standard is not all > > that standard. > > > > Atlanta ground control uses "Dixie", Chicago (and much of the rest of > > the world) uses "Delta." > > > > Thanks, > > > > Matthew > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU] On Behalf Of W > > Wilson > > Sent: January 27, 2002 10:52 AM > > To: AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU > > Subject: Re: United's flight number scheme (was Re: AC's 3xxx flight #s) > > > > > > Not really an issue, because of the international phonetic alphabet. > > The numbers could be read individually. The Aeronautical Information > > Manual reference for ATC communications can be found at > > http://www.faa.gov/atpubs/aim/Chap4/aim0402.html. > > Always a good read...LOL. > > > > Walter > > DCA > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Matthew Montano" <mmontano@direct.ca> > > To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> > > Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2002 13:23 > > Subject: Re: United's flight number scheme (was Re: AC's 3xxx flight #s) > > > > > > > >>Insightful. > >> > >>United's 7xxx are now Express flights. > >> > >>Another curious question, though I have no direct evidence of it > >>myself. = Are there any flight numbers that due to linguistic reasons > >>are not = used? For example manufacturers of products with serial > >>numbers with = either use 1's or I's, but never both (same goes with > >>O's and 0's.) > >> > >>Matthew > >>