Originally Posted by
N965VJ
It wasn't just a name change; in 1997 Stephen Wolfe actually set out to create a world class airline. Of course, that's ancient history now.
By using numbers, it also saves them from the trouble of coming up with names that don't have unintended meanings in other languages.
or the odd name that they chose for Russia's
S7 Airlines.......... I like it's old name, Siberia Airlines. Could be the sister airline of Alaska Airlines!