What Time Is It?? The captain of a new super jet radioed a ground controller to find out what time it was. The controller responded by asking the captain what airline the captain was flying. The captain responded by saying, "What difference does the airline make? I just want to know what time it is." The controller indicated it made a great deal of difference. "If you are on United, it is 3:00 pm. If you are on Pan Am, it is 1500 hours. If it's Ozark the little hand is on the three and the big hand is on the twelve and if it's USAir, it is Tuesday."