funny airplane names

[paula briggs]

the funny car names have prompted me to remember some airplane names i have
heard over the years while living overseas and travelling...

TWA:
Teeny Weeny Airlines
Travel With Arabs

DELTA:
Don't Even Let Them Aboard

(of course these were the days when terrorism in Europe was at a prime....)

--the labrat
bri...@freezer.acs.udel.edu

[Francois Bonnafy]

Do not Forget the belgian airline:
SABENA

Such
A
Bad
Experience
Never
Again

[Brian Derek Alleyne]

BWIA, used to be British West Indian Airways, now owned by Trinidad
has the following "nicknames"

BWIA: But will it arrive?
Baggage wondering in Africa
Better walk if able
Bound't Wait In Airport

[SWE...@esoc.bitnet]

BOAC used to be British Overseas Airline Company but when we used to fly it,
it was affectionately(sic) called - Better On A Camel.

Seb

[xxm...@lims02.lerc.nasa.gov]

In article <46...@nigel.ee.udel.edu>, bri...@freezer.it.udel.edu (paula briggs) writes...

TWA: Try Walking Across
BOAC: Better On A Camel

[wasif.sattar]

When I was a kid we had some expansions for airline acronyms:

B.O.A.C. (British Overseas Airways Corporation - former name of British
Airways) stood for "Better On A Camel!".

SABENA (Belgian Airlines) stood for "Such A Bad Experience! Never Again!".

PIA (Pakistan International Airlines) stood for "Please Inform Allah!".

[Nick Sandru (langt haar) (EMP)]

w...@cbnewsm.att.com (wasif.sattar) writes:

SAS (Scandinavian Airlines) - Service After Sex
ALITALIA (Italian Airlines) - Airplane Landed In Tokio And Luggage In
Atlanta
JAT (Yugoslav Airlines) - Joke About Time
Just At Time
Jamais Au Temp (French - Never in time)

BOEING - Broken Off Engines In Numerous Gardens

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[Adina Nystrom x3114]

In article <46...@nigel.ee.udel.edu> bri...@freezer.it.udel.edu (paula briggs) writes:
>
> the funny car names have prompted me to remember some airplane names i have
>heard over the years while living overseas and travelling...
>

How about:
SABENA:
Such A Bloody Experience Never Again

Of course this is from the French who enjoy belgian jokes, just as
Americans enjoy Polish jokes

Adina.

[Jim Kasprzak]

I remember back in the 70's when Agony Airlines (Allegheny) became
UselessAir (USAir).

--
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RPI, Troy, NY user...@rpitsmts.bitnet
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[Dave McCrady]

jim...@itsgw.rpi.edu (Jim Kasprzak) writes:

> In article <1991Mar6.1...@cbnewsm.att.com> w...@cbnewsm.att.com (wasif

> >
> >When I was a kid we had some expansions for airline acronyms:
> >
> >B.O.A.C. (British Overseas Airways Corporation - former name of British
> >Airways) stood for "Better On A Camel!".
> >
> >SABENA (Belgian Airlines) stood for "Such A Bad Experience! Never Again!".
> >
> >PIA (Pakistan International Airlines) stood for "Please Inform Allah!".
>
> I remember back in the 70's when Agony Airlines (Allegheny) became
> UselessAir (USAir).
>
> --

And PWA (Pacific Western Airlines .. a Canadian Regionl) was commonly
referred to as Please Wait Awhile and Piddly Widdly Airlines.

Dave McCrady | ersys!da...@nro.cs.athabascau.ca
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[Wim Degroot]

In article <aoLmy...@ersys.uucp>, ersys!da...@nro.cs.athabascau.ca (Dave McCrady) writes...

>jim...@itsgw.rpi.edu (Jim Kasprzak) writes:
>
>> In article <1991Mar6.1...@cbnewsm.att.com> w...@cbnewsm.att.com (wasif
>> >
>> >When I was a kid we had some expansions for airline acronyms:
>> >
>> >B.O.A.C. (British Overseas Airways Corporation - former name of British
>> >Airways) stood for "Better On A Camel!".
>> >
>> >SABENA (Belgian Airlines) stood for "Such A Bad Experience! Never Again!".
>> >
>> >PIA (Pakistan International Airlines) stood for "Please Inform Allah!".
>>
>> I remember back in the 70's when Agony Airlines (Allegheny) became
>> UselessAir (USAir).
>>
>> --
>
> And PWA (Pacific Western Airlines .. a Canadian Regionl) was commonly
>referred to as Please Wait Awhile and Piddly Widdly Airlines.
>

Greek Airline: OLYMPIC = Onassis Likes Your Money Paid In Cash

German Airline:LUFTHANSA=Let Us F**k The Hostess, Ain't No Stewardess Available

Israeli Air: EL AL = Every Landing, Always Late, or Every Luggage Always Lost

TWA : = Try With Another

Portuguese : TAP = Take Another Plane

[Zia Khan ~]

PIA stands for Pain in the A**

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[Graeme Hiebert]

In article <aoLmy...@ersys.uucp> ersys!da...@nro.cs.athabascau.ca (Dave McCrady) writes:
>jim...@itsgw.rpi.edu (Jim Kasprzak) writes:
>
>...

> And PWA (Pacific Western Airlines .. a Canadian Regionl) was commonly
>referred to as Please Wait Awhile and Piddly Widdly Airlines.

>...

I've heard it called "Pete's Wobbly Airline".

-g
--
Graeme Hiebert g...@mda.ca UUCP: ...uunet!van-bc!mdavcr!geh

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[bryceko...@gmail.com]

One wonders how I come across this so many years later

[bryceko...@gmail.com]

On Friday, October 19, 2018 at 9:20:49 PM UTC-8, bryceko...@gmail.com wrote:
> One wonders how I come across this so many years later

27 years

[ibsh...@gmail.com]

A family friend said that Virgin Atlantic had bigger leg room. I said, If it is virgin it probably does have a bigger leg room.