Originally Posted by
bulkhead
I just realised that BA has a G-YMML aircraft registration. Does it also have a G-YMMV, or a G-IIRC? In the internet age, what would be the most appropriate reg for a BA aircraft?
G-If I recall correctly? I doubt it! BA's registrations have always had some kind of meaning, the 777-200ER's are registered G-VII* (7 in Roman numeral) & G-YMM* (year 2000 in Roman numeral). They're all done in series, so the last letter is typically meaningless, the only exception I can think of being 777-200 G-RAES (Royal Aeronautical Society) or A380 G-XLEA (eXtra Large European Airbus).
If you want to search any aircraft on the G register, this is the site you want:
http://www.caa.co.uk/ginfo
You can search for a whole registration or just the first three letters after the G- prefix and it'll display everything with those three letters.