Originally Posted by
GOCKY
If the said Airbus was designed to chime when a dispatcher sends a message (I read in previous posts that it does not), maybe we wouldn't even be having this conversation right now.
ATC calls our operations daily requesting that a particular flight tunes to a particular frequency. We (as dispatchers) have the option to "flash" or "chime" the ACARS message. In this case, I would have chose to "Chime" my flight crew. We also have the option to require an acknowledgment. Again, in this case I would require my flight crew to "acknowledge" that they did indeed receive my ACARS message.
If it's a message from crew sked, or an ACP asking a bout a delay, I simply would send the message with no chime.
We have A300's, B747-400's, MD-11's, B757 and B767's. I believe flight control has the ability to chime these ACARS at any time, even below 10000 feet. (Please save that discussion for another thread)
That would require $$$ in Mangnt eyes; either through software upgrades or otherwise. Why do general aviation aircraft have more info at their fingertips than we do? Money. Also, its real simple DO YOUR JOB! were paid to fly the airplane