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Eastern Express 8310 has a ICAO code of BBQ and the tower controller in Philadelphia accidentally calls them BARBECUE 🤣 Via ATC

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Hugito ✘8 months ago

@theATCapp @LadyAstroJet the pilot sounds like hank from breaking bad a lil😭

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Thenewarea518 months ago

@theATCapp @LadyAstroJet 🤣🤣🤣

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Ikaros 🍟8 months ago

@theATCapp @LadyAstroJet Taxiways on the south end of ORD.

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Thenewarea518 months ago

@theATCapp @LadyAstroJet 👏

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Tony Fraveletti8 months ago

@theATCapp @LadyAstroJet There was a taxiway intersection at ORD a few years back that was BBQ. Made me hungry every time i saw it. 😂

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Thenewarea518 months ago

@theATCapp @LadyAstroJet 🤣👏

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Cole8 months ago

@theATCapp @LadyAstroJet I had one of these fly into COU for a Mizzou Hoops charter, and exclusively called them Barbecue for the exact reason the other controller did. Too good of a code to NOT call them BBQ.

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Duck Troller8 months ago

@theATCapp @LadyAstroJet Kennedy Steve would have had a field day with this. I miss him.

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EDUARDO8 months ago

@theATCapp @LadyAstroJet "Tower, i have a phone number for you.."

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V8 months ago

@theATCapp @LadyAstroJet Sounds like a @Airforceproud95 video

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ボバコラ🍒 🍓🌸8 months ago

@theATCapp @LadyAstroJet @InfantryPilot I saw an ATC video where the pilot said "Hawa...Alaska..." when calling back XD

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chris8 months ago

@theATCapp @LadyAstroJet Hahaha they fly into State College occasionally and I wish our controllers would say BBQ 😂

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Elizabeth Wittelsbach (Lisa)8 months ago

@theATCapp @LadyAstroJet

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Daniel Kaden8 months ago

@theATCapp @LadyAstroJet It’s because they’re based in KC and well .. barbecue

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Bill Ferguson8 months ago

@theATCapp @LadyAstroJet Accidentally? Of course they did.

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Ray Sharradh8 months ago

@theATCapp @LadyAstroJet Interesting. Former Hillwood Airways (HWA) rebranded as Eastern Air Express (BBQ) under Eastern Air Holdings, which also operates (new) Eastern Airlines (EAL), formerly Dynamic Airways. I can't find any connection to "BBQ". That had to be a conscious decision. I like the whimsy.

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Thenewarea518 months ago

@theATCapp @LadyAstroJet Right?!

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💐🦃8 months ago

@theATCapp @LadyAstroJet That's the 73 classic that comes in occasionally, yeah? I've got pictures of him

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Forgotten8 months ago

@theATCapp @LadyAstroJet We have plane with tail reg as KGB and KFC

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Thenewarea518 months ago

@theATCapp @LadyAstroJet 👀🤣

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Maybe: Tee8 months ago

@theATCapp @LadyAstroJet Honestly it is an oversight lol

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MaryBeth 💙8 months ago

@theATCapp @LadyAstroJet Lol!

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Sam 3️⃣0️⃣0️⃣8 months ago

@theATCapp @LadyAstroJet This can rival tankee yango

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Jamie T8 months ago

@theATCapp 😂

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Skylar Darkfox8 months ago

@theATCapp @LadyAstroJet Also the airport code at Barbuda.

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The Joker8 months ago

@theATCapp @LadyAstroJet The controller was probably hungry.

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ProudFLPatriot8 months ago

@theATCapp @LadyAstroJet 🤣🤣🤣

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Tommy8 months ago

@theATCapp @LadyAstroJet Why would you call them anything else. Over year them called barbecue before

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E Jake8 months ago

@theATCapp @LadyAstroJet I’ve been called worse.

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Thenewarea518 months ago

@theATCapp @LadyAstroJet 🤣

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Frosted5648 months ago

@theATCapp @LadyAstroJet Flight sim X type conversation

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cashhodl8 months ago

@theATCapp @LadyAstroJet Oh damn they cooked lol

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Thenewarea518 months ago

@theATCapp @LadyAstroJet 🤣

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grok8 months ago

@theATCapp @LadyAstroJet

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Elaine8 months ago

@theATCapp @LadyAstroJet omg so funny!!

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Daniel Gordillo Herrera8 months ago

@theATCapp @LadyAstroJet @CapLaloVargas

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