ATC Referring to a BA Flight as a "Company" aircraft?

[Trevatanus]

Listening to some ATC footage recently, noticed that ATC were referring to a BA aircraft at Heathrow as (for example) a "Company 777".
I am assuming that this has something to do with the aircraft being at it's home base, or am I wrong?
If I am correct, do foreign countries do the same ie an American airline in an American airport?

[anonymous-user]

It's a company aircraft if ATC are describing another aircraft of the same airline,

"Easy123 give way to the company aircraft on taxiway Zulu."

[Trevatanus]

el stovey said:

It's a company aircraft if ATC are describing another aircraft of the same airline,

"Easy123 give way to the company aircraft on taxiway Zulu."

That was simple!

Thanks

[Trevatanus]

kapiteinlangzaam said:

Question answered already

No-one really gives a sh*t anyway, but you should be aware that listening to ATC transmissions in the UK is illegal.

It was YouTube footage of the 777 crash at Heathrow, I reckon I should be ok

[Simpo Two]

kapiteinlangzaam said:

you should be aware that listening to ATC transmissions in the UK is illegal.

So all those anoraks with their Yupiterus are illegal?

[Sheepshanks]

Trevatanus said:

It was YouTube footage of the 777 crash at Heathrow, I reckon I should be ok

Technically you might have committed an offence by telling us what was said.

[Simpo Two]

Oh THAT sort of illegal. Like me putting paper in the wrong colour bin. Carry on

[Sheepshanks]

kapiteinlangzaam said:

Simpo Two said:

Oh THAT sort of illegal. Like me putting paper in the wrong colour bin. Carry on

OFCOM said:

http://www.ofcom.org.uk/static/archive/ra/publicat...

Anyone who intends to listen to radio transmissions should be aware of the following:

A licence is not required for a radio receiver as long as it is not capable of transmission as well (The Wireless Telegraphy Apparatus (Receivers) (Exemption) Regulations 1989 (SI 1989 No 123). The exception to this is that it is an offence to listen to unlicensed broadcasters (pirates) without a licence. Licences are not issued for this purpose.

Although it is not illegal to sell, buy or own a scanning or other receiver in the UK, it must only be used to listen to transmissions meant for GENERAL RECEPTION. The services that you can listen to include Amateur and Citizens' Band transmissions, licensed broadcast radio, and weather and navigation broadcasts.

It is an offence to listen to any other radio services unless you are authorised by a designated person to do so.

You are realistically (obviously) very unlikely to ever face a problem listening to transmissions privately. You are actually far more likely to find yourself in hot water publishing recordings to YT, or selling to the press etc....

It is also illegal to repeat what you've heard in such transmissions.

kapiteinlangzaam said:

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Id probably say its more naughty than putting your cardboard in the metal bin, but would you ever be nicked for it.... who knows.

Yep: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-411864/Mee...

[Trevatanus]

Judge for yourself

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCK62U6Fob0


(Did I just break another law?)

[Simpo Two]

Everything's a bloody offence, so after a while it counts for nothing. Am in Douglas Bader mode this evening. Must be the cheese

[Trevatanus]

Simpo Two said:

Everything's a bloody offence, so after a while it counts for nothing. Am in Douglas Bader mode this evening. Must be the cheese

Hope your not eating too much Simpo. There's rules about cheese consumption you know.

[Simpo Two]

Ba-dum-tish Sir! Bottoms up.