AIRWAVES 2012 / CALLSIGN 2012 - Airwaves and Callsign have both been updated for 2012 and it’s been a busy year. Both books have seen considerable changes in the past year, not least because of the many changes to the UK Air Arms within the Strategic Defence Review. Airfields have closed or changed status, Squadrons have disbanded, moved, and some have re-formed at different airfields. Callsigns and Frequencies have been moved or withdrawn, some re-instated, and quite a number of new Callsigns noted. There have also been the usual number of Air Traffic frequency changes and new frequencies. The top of the Military Airband from 380 - 400 Mhz is being handed over to the UK emergency services for use at the London Olympics and many frequencies have now been moved out of this band and new frequencies have replaced them. At the time of writing there are still some UK frequencies to be moved. There has also been quite a number of additions and changes amongst the Military Discrete frequencies, especially to Forward Air Control, AWACS, etc. Many of the new frequencies allocated to the 500 Series TADS have been re-confirmed and a couple of new ones added. There has also been further changes to the HF frequency and other listings.

The Military Callsign database has been updated and despite the changes and deletions caused by the Defence Review we have added almost 250 new callsigns in the past year, making a total of almost 2200 callsigns. Thanks to a new source of information the Civil Callsign database has been completely overhauled and a number of new operators added. Once again, airlines have gone bankrupt or suspended operations in the past year, with quite a number of new airlines having started operations. Other new start-ups are planned for 2012. The Civil Database now contains almost 1600 Airlines and other Operators.

Both 2012 books were published on the 14th April, all advance orders were posted by the 16th April. You can now buy our 2012 books via PayPal, however a Postage charge will apply - See the Order Books page. Please order your 2012 books from us before the 25th April, so that we can post them to you before the inflation busting postage increase due on the 30th April. Despite giving free postage since 1994, we regret that we will almost certainly have to charge postage from 2013. If you did not receive our 2012 Newsletter and Order form by e-mail or post, please let us know.