Large Transport; Low Wing; 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Confusion; Communication Breakdown; Situational Awareness
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Other / Unknown
Air Traffic Control Issued Advisory / Alert; Flight Crew Became Reoriented; Flight Crew Requested ATC Assistance / Clarification
Company Policy
Similar call signs continue to be a problem after years of complaining about this. Singapore ATC pointed out confusion over similar call signs both on frequency. This is something that consistently happens out here. I have written safety reports in the past about this problem. With a language barrier already; why is this practice continued? Stop assigning similar call signs in the same area at the same time of day.
Air carrier Captain reported they routinely encounter aircraft with similar sounding call signs.