Robert Bernstein 1106839 0 Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Why is US Air's callsign AWE (what does it stand for) and why is it called "Cactus"? -Bob. Link to post Share on other sites
Board of Governors Tim Barber 29 Posted January 19, 2011 Board of Governors Share Posted January 19, 2011 Why is US Air's callsign AWE (what does it stand for) and why is it called "Cactus"? -Bob. USAirways merged with America West a number of years ago. When they merged their FAA Operating Certificates in 2007, they chose to use America West's AWE "Cactus" callsign. Tim Barber Vice President, Supervisors VATSIM Board of Governors Link to post Share on other sites
Mark McCoy 823112 0 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Actually, it's more complex than that. US Airways *IS* actually still America West.. rebranded. They didn't just choose to use the Cactus callsign, rather they chose to kill the America West "brand" and use the US Airways brand to represent the airline (as it was a more globally-appropriate name). Link to post Share on other sites
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