I looked for AA0008 (that is the format) which I was on last week and it only lists that flight thru early October. Some AA flights are listed daily (I used HNL as a Route Contains option) while others seem to be delayed.
Good luck.
BTW . . this came from searching here for 'Tail Number' in the search feature....
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There are other threads about this - search for them, but here goes:
BTS uses the AA Tail #, because that's what AA gives the Gov, N<tail>AA as the aircraft but it's not the same as the actual N number.
For example:
Ship Actual N# Reported as
5TT N717TW N5TTAA
223 N223AA N223AA
BTS will eventually have every flight - it takes a couple of weeks to be reported & posted.
Acars is a loosely linked database of people who have radio receivers, sound cards, software, it's up and running and reports what it hears to a central database. So if the PC was down, or no messages were transmitted while the aircraft was in range, no data found.
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If it's one that you're actually on, you can just ask
Cheers.
I've discovered that US carriers don't like you to have that info for some (cough) security (cough) reason - WN being the exception since the tail number is on the outside bulkhead many times. Never mind that it is visible except for the catering truck in the way, etc. However, carriers in other countries don't seem at all to mind giving you that info. I once asked on a BA flight, and got a very nice note back from the flight deck crew with a lot of detailed info on it.
I've discovered that US carriers don't like you to have that info for some (cough) security (cough) reason - WN being the exception since the tail number is on the outside bulkhead many times. Never mind that it is visible except for the catering truck in the way, etc. However, carriers in other countries don't seem at all to mind giving you that info. I once asked on a BA flight, and got a very nice note back from the flight deck crew with a lot of detailed info on it.
When the 767 upgrades were just starting, and there were only 4 or 5 a/c, I was on one of those and wanted the tail number. I asked the FA, and there was some suspicion as to why I wanted to know- it really isn't a common question. When I told here the reason she came back with the info.
I've discovered that US carriers don't like you to have that info for some (cough) security (cough) reason - WN being the exception since the tail number is on the outside bulkhead many times. Never mind that it is visible except for the catering truck in the way, etc. However, carriers in other countries don't seem at all to mind giving you that info. I once asked on a BA flight, and got a very nice note back from the flight deck crew with a lot of detailed info on it.
The UK is the home of trainspotting, registration number spotting (back when the three letters indicated where the car was from) and other hobbies like that which people from most other places find a tad odd. Chances are a BA flight crew, even if they're not personally into planespotting, would know of it and find it inside the bounds of normality.
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The UK is the home of trainspotting, registration number spotting (back when the three letters indicated where the car was from) and other hobbies like that which people from most other places find a tad odd. Chances are a BA flight crew, even if they're not personally into planespotting, would know of it and find it inside the bounds of normality.
In the back of my mind I knew that. I just like to keep track of all the aircraft that I fly. I know some plane spotters, most seem normal.
The UK is the home of trainspotting, registration number spotting (back when the three letters indicated where the car was from) and other hobbies like that which people from most other places find a tad odd. Chances are a BA flight crew, even if they're not personally into planespotting, would know of it and find it inside the bounds of normality.
Back in September I was flying out of LHR and used the ACARS website to find out the 777 with new business seats was in town. When I asked the Flagship agent where tail number N781AN was going, I was very rudely told it was none of my business and I shouldn't be asking such sensitive security questions. When I explained the reasoning behind my request I was told Heathrow only sees 777 aircraft and they won't be installing new seats on them - only the 763s.
An hour later as I was leaving someone else was at the desk and a printed list of the day's departures with tail numbers was sitting there. I was able to easily read the paperwork, albeit upside down. Sadly, N781AN and I weren't going to the same place.
