The aircraft type code (I usually call it "EQP") is one of the things I look for when I'm booking a flight, because I'm an airplane geek. (That might have something to do with my choice of employer.)
They're usually pretty easy to figure out, once you understand the basic scheme being used. For Boeing a/c, it's usually something like 772 (777-200) or 738 (737-800). The 737-700 series is "73G" because the 737-100 got "737".
Airbus models are generally even more straightforward: the A319 is "319", and so forth.
Regional jets like the Embraer 190 (E90) or Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) are also included. The really fun one (I don't know if it's in any current schedule, though) is "BUS" -- IIRC, this was used at one point for a scheduled United leg from SJC to SFO on an actual bus.
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Date: 2010-03-04 17:27 (UTC)They're usually pretty easy to figure out, once you understand the basic scheme being used. For Boeing a/c, it's usually something like 772 (777-200) or 738 (737-800). The 737-700 series is "73G" because the 737-100 got "737".
Airbus models are generally even more straightforward: the A319 is "319", and so forth.
Regional jets like the Embraer 190 (E90) or Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) are also included. The really fun one (I don't know if it's in any current schedule, though) is "BUS" -- IIRC, this was used at one point for a scheduled United leg from SJC to SFO on an actual bus.