Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler - Northwest Callsign/DVA

Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler | Airline Operations | Northwest Callsign/DVA

DVA1379
Senior Captain, B747-400
OLP

Joined on November 07 2003
50 State Club
Event Half Century Club
Online Fifteen Century
Bi-Millennium Club
Everett Millennium Club
Corn Belt Club
Three Million Mile Club
DVA Twenty-Year Anniversary

Western United States

2,768 legs, 8,113.2 hours
1,836 legs, 4,363.9 hours online
2,232 legs, 6,609.8 hours ACARS
58 legs, 136.4 hours event

Posted onPost created on February 06 2010 13:05 ET by Kyle Weber

Now that it appears all of the former NWA flights have been converted to DAL flights in the route database, I'm not quite clear on the staff's position on the NWA callsign. Are we allowed to use the NWA callsign for (former) NWA flights anymore?

(I'd be VERY VERY sad if we can't)

Kyle Weber (DVA1379)

DVA3438
Senior Captain, B717-200
OLP
E-MAIL

Joined on August 12 2006
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Everett Bi-Millennium Club
US Coastal Club
US Mountaineer Club
Three Million Mile Club
Tri-Millennium Club
Events Century Club
Online Millennium Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary

Honolulu, HI

3,901 legs, 8,778.3 hours
1,366 legs, 2,824.5 hours online
3,760 legs, 8,263.1 hours ACARS
130 legs, 355.9 hours event
106 legs dispatched, 98.6 hours

Posted onPost created on February 06 2010 18:16 ET by Kyle Catlin

Looks like its still in the system.. We dont reject flights based on the flight # anyway..

Kyle Catlin (DVA3438)

DVA2724
Senior Captain, L-1011-100

Joined on December 04 2005
Million Mile Club
Seven Century Club

"Long Live the TRISTAR!!"
Concord, GA USA

714 legs, 3,467.6 hours
43 legs, 80.2 hours online
466 legs, 2,709.6 hours ACARS
5 legs dispatched, 26.7 hours

Posted onPost created on February 07 2010 10:12 ET by Ken Nesbitt

We are not going to tell you that you cannot use the Northwest callsign and I am not sure Vatsim's Northwest callsign and I am not sure Vatsim's stance on it as far as flying online. I see a lot of Us Air planes not filed AWE. I just call them Catus and let them go.

Ken Nesbitt

Senior Captain, L-1011-100

Posted onPost created on February 07 2010 12:03 ET by Kyle Weber

I'm positive that VATSIM isn't going to prohibit the NWA callsign...that's like blocking the TWA callsign or USA/AWE, as you mentioned. I was just curious what DVA's official stance is. But sounds like I have my answer.

Kyle Weber (DVA1379)

DVA043
Senior Captain, MD-11
OLP

Joined on June 10 2001
Event Half Century Club
Online Double Century Club
50 State Club
DVA Twenty-Year Anniversary
Everett 1500 Club
Bi-Millennium Club
Four Million Mile Club

"Col. Panic"
Marietta, GA

2,325 legs, 9,360.9 hours
240 legs, 553.9 hours online
1,983 legs, 8,154.0 hours ACARS
75 legs, 196.3 hours event
2,361 legs, 9,495.8 hours total
91 legs dispatched, 66.4 hours
CURRENTLY LOGGED IN

Posted onPost created on February 07 2010 12:14 ET by Luke Kolin

FWIW, I took a snapshot of the October schedule that includes NWA. At some point I expect to recycle it as a historic schedule, but that's going to require some thought on our part because I'd like Delta's historic routes to be consistent across Northwest, Northeast and Western.

Cheers!

Luke Kolin

Senior Captain, MD-11

Posted onPost created on February 07 2010 14:01 ET by Kyle Weber

Great, thanks Luke!

Kyle Weber (DVA1379)

DVA6908
First Officer, B757-200
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Joined on January 17 2009

Northeastern United States

50 legs, 135.8 hours
19 legs, 62.5 hours online
49 legs, 131.1 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on February 26 2010 16:20 ET by Austin Forrest

I Think On VATSIM Its Your Call Until Delta And Northwest Call signs Are Approved By FAA But You Can Still Use It

Austin Forrest

First Officer, B757-200

DVA7702
Captain, B747-400

Joined on August 25 2009

"If it ain't Boeing, I'm not going!"
Scandinavia

75 legs, 174.7 hours
41 legs, 104.7 hours online
61 legs, 131.4 hours ACARS
7 legs, 19.5 hours event

Posted onPost created on February 26 2010 19:29 ET by Tommy Hansen

You can use whatever callsign you like on Vatsim. Fictional,excisting or expired airlines.
I've been flying Pan Am(Clipper) for years,including on events and even CTP.

Tommy Hansen (DVA7702)

Posted onPost created on February 28 2010 19:20 ET by Kyle Weber

Yes, I definitely understand anyone, anywhere can use any airline callsign you'd like. I was just asking as from a "DVA-SOP" perspective. I'm certainly going to keep using the NWA callsign on old NWA routes until told otherwise wink

DVA6622
Captain, B767-300
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Joined on November 09 2008
Everett Century Club
Triple Century Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary

Vandalia, OH USA

365 legs, 635.8 hours
347 legs, 610.0 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on March 01 2010 06:53 ET by Daniel Betts

Luke Kolin wrote:

FWIW, I took a snapshot of the October schedule that includes NWA. At some point I expect to recycle it as a historic schedule, but that's going to require some thought on our part because I'd like Delta's historic routes to be consistent across Northwest, Northeast and Western.

Cheers!

Luke, if needed, I downloaded Northwest's final timetable. It's in PDF if you ever need it.

Daniel Betts

Captain, B767-300

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