Originally Posted by
sigma421
Totally random question but did FLY stand for anything or was it just always written in upper case for some reason?
It did not stand for anything.
The name was chosen from a handful of suggestions from people involved in the programme and the logo conformed to the brand guidelines at the time. It was almost called iFly until it was pointed out that IBS Software have a suite of aviation products called iFly.
Here's a photo of the original login screen taken during development - coincidentally, 13 years ago tomorrow...