Reporter at mco is concerned about similar call signs causing confusion.

Attributes
ACN	488330
Time
Date	200010
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mco.tower
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dca.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Brasilia EMB-120 All Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 119
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : mco.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Brasilia EMB-120 All Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 119
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 8 controller radar : 19
ASRS Report	488330
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Company Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

This company uses similar sounding call signs that cause confusion for the controllers and the flcs.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR AT MCO IS CONCERNED ABOUT SIMILAR CALL SIGNS CAUSING CONFUSION.

Narrative: THIS COMPANY USES SIMILAR SOUNDING CALL SIGNS THAT CAUSE CONFUSION FOR THE CTLRS AND THE FLCS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.