Complaint reference similar company identify. With second company new to these rtes.

Attributes
ACN	273220
Time
Date	199406
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dca
State Reference	DC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	273220
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Our company call sign is xx shuttle. Recently a commuter under air carrier colors began service to dca. Their call sign is yy shuttle. Whoever approves call signs is building a nice trap for either our clrncs or instructions. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states this new call sign has created confusion in the cockpit. Reporter company has been flying these rtes 'forever' and now they have another company so close to their call sign it is a problem. Reporter is a safety representative for the union and has tried to put pressure on both the company and the union to do something. Feels ASRS might have more impact. The new company uses the yy shuttle call as their identify so the similarity is noticeable.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMPLAINT REF SIMILAR COMPANY IDENT. WITH SECOND COMPANY NEW TO THESE RTES.

Narrative: OUR COMPANY CALL SIGN IS XX SHUTTLE. RECENTLY A COMMUTER UNDER ACR COLORS BEGAN SVC TO DCA. THEIR CALL SIGN IS YY SHUTTLE. WHOEVER APPROVES CALL SIGNS IS BUILDING A NICE TRAP FOR EITHER OUR CLRNCS OR INSTRUCTIONS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES THIS NEW CALL SIGN HAS CREATED CONFUSION IN THE COCKPIT. RPTR COMPANY HAS BEEN FLYING THESE RTES 'FOREVER' AND NOW THEY HAVE ANOTHER COMPANY SO CLOSE TO THEIR CALL SIGN IT IS A PROB. RPTR IS A SAFETY REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE UNION AND HAS TRIED TO PUT PRESSURE ON BOTH THE COMPANY AND THE UNION TO DO SOMETHING. FEELS ASRS MIGHT HAVE MORE IMPACT. THE NEW COMPANY USES THE YY SHUTTLE CALL AS THEIR IDENT SO THE SIMILARITY IS NOTICEABLE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.