Hey all,
Whilst aimlessly surfing YouTube I came across a video with ATC of the AA 757 that carried out an emergency landing at LAX after smoke being reported in the cabin last year (August I believe). Anyway there is a callsign of “Emirates 7223 super” mentioned towards the end of the excerpt. Now I have heard of “heavy” being added to callsigns especially in the US but never “super”. What is this “supper” suffix used for?
By: EGPH - 27th September 2009 at 17:49
Thanks for clarifying that guys. I am sure I read somewhere that the A380 produces only very slightly more wake turbulence than a 747-400 would due to aerodynamic advances!
By: Newforest - 27th September 2009 at 14:44
‘Super’ is the official ATC language for the A.380.;)
By: rdc1000 - 27th September 2009 at 14:41
That’s correct, it was their A380. Ironically it visited for a single day and happened to be being handled at the time of the AA emergency, consequently is on youtube as Emirates “super”.
By: gatwickjosh - 27th September 2009 at 14:33
They operated one 380 flight in there last year, also to SFO at the same time
By: Arabella-Cox - 27th September 2009 at 12:39
Im almost certain EK dont fly the A380 to LAX.
By: EGPH - 27th September 2009 at 12:02
That’s what I thought was the most probable answer but when the A380 came to Edinburgh for it’s little go around training it carried “heavy” as a suffix. Though it was empty!
By: EGTC - 27th September 2009 at 11:54
Just a shot in the dark, does it relate to the A380?
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September 27, 2009 at 11:15 am