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Old Aug 23, 2011, 10:25 am
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Best tongue in cheek airline/aviation nicknames
There are plenty of funny nicknames floating around. The best one I heard was a while ago for United's website. I figured people might like a list so I'll start

American Airlines - European Airlines (now that they buy mostly Euro planes)
Southwest Airlines - Southworst Airlines
United Airlines Website - .bomb instead of .com

Anyone have any others?
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Old Aug 23, 2011, 10:45 am
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United Airlines Website - .bomb instead of .com
yeah, but isn't .bomb standard throughout FT to refer to any carrier's own website?
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Old Aug 23, 2011, 11:11 am
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Would Delta being an acronym for "Don't Expect Luggage To Arrive" qualify for this thread?
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Old Aug 23, 2011, 11:28 am
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It would seem "funny" is somewhat subjective in this instance.
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Old Aug 23, 2011, 11:36 am
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I call AirTran Airtirrany.
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Old Aug 23, 2011, 12:01 pm
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DELTA = Driving Every Loyal Traveler Away
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Old Aug 23, 2011, 12:09 pm
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US Scareways
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Old Aug 23, 2011, 12:17 pm
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Ryanair - Eire O'Flot
flyBe - flyMaybe
easyJet - Sleazyjet
Alitalia - Always Late In Takeoff, Always Late In Arrival
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Old Aug 23, 2011, 1:20 pm
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Originally Posted by new2japan
American Airlines - European Airlines (now that they buy mostly Euro planes)
I've never heard that one. AA operates an overwhelmingly US-made fleet. The major exceptions are the old retired A-300s (not in service) and the new Boeing/Airbus split order.
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Old Aug 23, 2011, 2:10 pm
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TACA = Take A Chance Airlines
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Old Aug 23, 2011, 2:22 pm
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Aeroflot - Aeroplop
Delta - Diverting Everyones Luggage To Atlanta
Alaska - The Eskimo Tail
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Old Aug 23, 2011, 2:24 pm
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According to the relevant Lonely Planet guides from about 12 years ago, MIAT (the Mongolian airline) stands for "Maybe I'll Arrive Today," and regarding the Indonesian airline Merpati they said, "It's Merpati and I'll fly if I want to."
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Old Aug 23, 2011, 6:04 pm
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Teehee, apparently Delta is a backronym goldmine.

Doesn't Ever Leave The Airport
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Old Aug 23, 2011, 8:03 pm
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Sahsa Servicio Aereo de Honduras national airline of Honduras ceased operations Jan 14, 1994

often referred to as " Stay At Home Stay Alive "
BW
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Old Aug 24, 2011, 4:59 am
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A little older...

USAir: Unfortunately Still Allegheny In Reality (still seems to apply)
PSA: Poor Sailor's Airline

..not as old...
Mesa: Make Every Spouse Angry
Maintenance Every Single Aircraft

...and to be different...
AIDS: Aviation Induced Divorce Syndrome
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