Why Does SQ Does Not Have 9V-SWC ?

[sealalula]

What's the real reason behind it ?

Anyone

[Savage25]

Someone figured out WC=Water Closet

[kapitan]

Callsigns for Singapore registered ships ate also prefixed with 9 V, maybe 9 V S W C, as we say, ninah victor sierra whiskey charlie is already assigned to a ship.

[boing]

Didn't realise it till now. Suspect it could be due to some superstitious belief as the SQ management are quite a superstitious lot. Maybe it's an oversight on CAAS a/c registers side.

[jhm]

http://www.airliners.net/search/phot...gsearch=9V-SMC

[astroboy]

According to well-placed sources, Head Office decided there is no SWC and there will be no SWX because:

1. WC, as rightly pointed out by Savage, alludes to Water Closet, and

2. the "X" in WX may be a bad omen, as "X" is usually used to cross out something else.

Anybody else has another theory?

[jhm]

Oops! I'm blind - SWC isn't SMC!

[astroboy]

Oops! I'm blind - SWC isn't SMC!

Haha, I was wondering what your post was about!

[SQKevin]

According to well-placed sources, Head Office decided there is no SWC and there will be no SWX because:

1. WC, as rightly pointed out by Savage, alludes to Water Closet, and

2. the "X" in WX may be a bad omen, as "X" is usually used to cross out something else.

Anybody else has another theory?

There was no 9V-SMX for the 744s. Seems like for the same reason as indicated in point 2.

[Savage25]

There was no 9V-SMX for the 744s. Seems like for the same reason as indicated in point 2.

MX=maintenance

Not the most ideal registration for an aircraft.

[flyguy]

like there are no row 13 on SQ planes - and on X - not sure as Air Asia X seems to be doing well n profitable

[KC*]

like there are no row 13 on SQ planes - and on X - not sure as Air Asia X seems to be doing well n profitable

Wouldn't the chinese be more particular about 14? Haha...

Remember how Alfa had to change their 164 to 168 just for the Singapore and HK market?

[SQADL333]

NOT SURE but I think it is only the Asian Airlines who don't have a Row 4 or 13 on their planes.Everywhere else they exist.I have recently been on a Virgin Blue 737 and those numbers exists.I am part chinese but have no problems being allocated such rows.

[ronng777]

Please note also that no 9V-SKO on SIA's 380 fleet, prolly they don't want a Knock Out sign on the nose gear...