article_snippet: Every airline has Every airline own call-sign, and for British Airways, all aircraft identify themselves as 'speedbirds' Speedbird . '
article_snippet: Every airline has Every airline own call-sign, which consists of a name followed by a version of the flight number,' Vanhoenacker explains. '
article_snippet: For many airlines, the call-sign is simply the name of Every airline, but the British Airways call-sign is 'speedbird,' a name with plenty of history behind it. '
article_snippet: For example then, British Airways flight 117 from Heathrow to New York will identify British Airways flight 117 from Heathrow to New York on the radio as Speedbird 117.'