United 9797 and Redback Callsign

Gareth Forwood · #1 5th March 2009, 01:07 PM

I'm just out at the mound right now, and United 9797 is about to take off - anyone know whats with the flight #?

There was also another callsign I didn't recognise - Redback...

Thanks.

NickN · #2 5th March 2009, 01:27 PM

Update - Just checked PlanePlotter, Redback 39 is RAAF King Air A32-439.

Redback 26 is RAAF King Air A37-426

And UA9797 shows up as rego. N175UA - could possibly be empty they are belting along at 526kts climbing through FL300

Nigel C · #3 5th March 2009, 02:20 PM

UA is possibly the Air Pacific flight

matthew mcdonald · #4 5th March 2009, 02:32 PM

According to Acars Air Pacific flight 910 was operated by DQ-FJK, so couldn't have been that.

NickN · #5 5th March 2009, 03:12 PM

According to ACARS the two scheduled flights were operated by N122UA and N178UA.

The other aircraft was N175UA.

According to ACARS N175UA operated todays JFK-LAX-SYD flight.

N175UA Arr 0710 Dep 1416
N178UA Arr 0833 Dep 1542
N122UA Dep 1406

N122UA Must have been here overnight for some reason.

Gareth Forwood · #6 5th March 2009, 05:18 PM

Thanks for the replies guys, shortly after I typed my first message the RAAF King Air taxied past

Anthony J · #7 5th March 2009, 05:56 PM

UAL9797 routed SYD-SFO.

NickN · #8 6th March 2009, 07:58 AM

Anthony was the extra flight due to demand? Or superfluous freight?

Stefan Perkas · #9 6th March 2009, 08:59 AM

Morning all,

N122UA arrived on Wednesday night at around 2100 after operating a severaly delayed UA863 SFO-SYD. That is the reason of the 3rd Ua at Sydney yesterday.

Gerard M · #10 6th March 2009, 01:38 PM

Does anyone know what "Central 49" is at the moment? I missed what the controller said to another plane? It was tracking to Mudgee.

Gerard