By: Fokker - 1st December 2002 at 11:23
RE: Airline names, what they really mean
There is a site where you can to many to mention here:
Left colom header Crew Fun 😀
I do like there news section as well
By: geedee - 30th November 2002 at 11:09
RE: Airline names, what they really mean
BEA =British Empty Airplanes
forgot the rest
Cheers
Gary
By: KabirT - 29th November 2002 at 09:23
RE: Airline names, what they really mean
Alitalia-Always late in take off always late in arrival.
PIA-Please Inform Allah
AI-Already Informed.
I had a few more but just cant remember them!
By: mongu - 29th November 2002 at 00:18
RE: Airline names, what they really mean
SAA – Stewardesses Are Awful
SWISS – Sweet Women In Slinky Skirts
BMI – Blimey, Meal’s Indigestible!
By: EGNM - 28th November 2002 at 23:53
RE: Airline names, what they really mean
lol – like that one – FUC Air! – now wud that now hint toward more members of the mile high club?
By: wysiwyg - 28th November 2002 at 23:03
RE: Airline names, what they really mean
[updated:LAST EDITED ON 28-11-02 AT 11:05Â PM (GMT)]The actual name of my employer (and the name of the airline) is JMC Airlines. We are owned by Thomas Cook AG who used to go by the name of C&N Touristic. Thomas Cook AG is 50% owned by Lufthansa so I work for the guy my dad flew his Spitfire against in the war!
By the way JMC stands for John Mason Cook who was Thomas Cook’s son and the one who did most to develop the business. We are very pleased that Thomas Cook’s daughter (Frances Ursula Cook) wasn’t the successful one!
By: mongu - 28th November 2002 at 18:30
RE: Airline names, what they really mean
Out of interest wywiwyg, is JMC an actual airline in its own right, or is it a brand name used by the parent for the UK market? (like the old Snickers / Marathon thing)
By: 777crazy - 28th November 2002 at 08:52
RE: Airline names, what they really mean
[updated:LAST EDITED ON 28-11-02 AT 09:14Â AM (GMT)]B.A: Bloody Awful
B.M.I: Bordum, Misery, Inconvinent
U.A: Unhelpful Attitude
B.U.Z.Z: bloody useless ZZZ ZZZ
A.C: Always Cheerful
anyone think of any others ???
By: wysiwyg - 28th November 2002 at 00:51
RE: Airline names, what they really mean
Cheeky bugger. There are 100 more of those out there and I think I must of heard them all at least 10 times! Just More Crap and Just Murdered Caledonian are usually the favourites.
By the way I would just like to say that I got an e-mail today stating that both Gatwick and Manchester Airports Number 1 charter airline for on time departures in Summer 02 was JMC. Perhaps it should be Join My Club!
By: mongu - 28th November 2002 at 00:01
RE: Airline names, what they really mean
How about JMC – Just Miserable Comfort.
By: wysiwyg - 27th November 2002 at 23:57
RE: Airline names, what they really mean
I thought QANTAS was supposed to stand for Queers And Nymphomaniacs Travelling Air Show!
By: mongu - 27th November 2002 at 23:30
RE: Airline names, what they really mean
QANTAS = Quite A Treat, Australian Spirit
By: Kenneth - 27th November 2002 at 22:25
RE: Airline names, what they really mean
>SAS – in Danish and by Danes only (the Norwegians haven’t
>noticed 🙂 ): Svensk Alt Sammen (=Swedish all of it)
SABENA – Such A Bloody Experience Never Again
>
>Another related abbreviation:
>
>ETOPS – Engines Turn Or Passengers Swim
By: Kenneth - 27th November 2002 at 22:12
RE: Airline names, what they really mean
[updated:LAST EDITED ON 27-11-02 AT 10:22 PM (GMT)]SAS – in Danish and by Danes only (the Norwegians haven’t noticed 🙂 ): Svensk Alt Sammen (=Swedish all of it)
Another related abbreviation:
ETOPS – Engines Turn Or Passengers Swim
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November 27, 2002 at 10:08 pm