DFWEagle From United States of America, joined Dec 2006, 1064 posts, RR: 9 Reply 2, posted (2 years 11 months 2 weeks 1 day 20 hours ago) and read 5567 times:
flyguy89 From United States of America, joined Feb 2009, 1617 posts, RR: 9 Reply 3, posted (2 years 11 months 2 weeks 1 day 20 hours ago) and read 5549 times:
ixemctdca From United States of America, joined Aug 2008, 50 posts, RR: 0 Reply 5, posted (2 years 11 months 2 weeks 1 day 20 hours ago) and read 5498 times:
Transportes Aereos Portugueses (Portuguese Air Transport) - how's my spelling on that one?
"LUFT" in German stands for air. "HANSA", as per Wikipedia, is derived from Hanseatic League, which was a prominent medieval trading group.
Cathay is an ancient word for China (where the airline is based), and Pacific was part of its name because those were the primary routes the airline intended to fly. Makes sense to me, so far
I didn't bother the check on the others, but I'm sure there's a wealth of knowledge to be found in good ole Wikipedia
727LOVER From United States of America, joined Oct 2001, 5722 posts, RR: 20 Reply 8, posted (2 years 11 months 2 weeks 1 day 20 hours ago) and read 5436 times:
BMI727 From United States of America, joined Feb 2009, 14330 posts, RR: 26 Reply 9, posted (2 years 11 months 2 weeks 1 day 20 hours ago) and read 5415 times:
flyguy89 From United States of America, joined Feb 2009, 1617 posts, RR: 9 Reply 10, posted (2 years 11 months 2 weeks 1 day 20 hours ago) and read 5399 times:
That seems just as self-explanatory as the first ones you mentioned (like Air Canada, Air France, etc). Emirates Airline is based in DXB, United Arab Emirates.
Viscount724 From Switzerland, joined Oct 2006, 21481 posts, RR: 24 Reply 12, posted (2 years 11 months 2 weeks 1 day 20 hours ago) and read 5376 times:
An Emirate is the rough equivalent of a state or province in the US or Canada, although with much more autonomy. The United Arab Emirates is a federation of 7 emirates, and if not mistaken the ruler of each is known as an Emir.
BMI727 From United States of America, joined Feb 2009, 14330 posts, RR: 26 Reply 13, posted (2 years 11 months 2 weeks 1 day 20 hours ago) and read 5357 times:
More generally, am emirate is the area ruled by an emir, which is basically an Arab king. It could also refer to area under ones control. So basically, United Arab Emirates is like the United States, as it consists of 7 emirates.
Why do Aerospace Engineering students have to turn things in on time?
Braathens S.A.F.E: Braathen was/is the name of the founder of the airline. The S.A.F.E. had nothing to do with safety, but rather stood for South American and Far East, if I'm not mistaken.
Viscount724 From Switzerland, joined Oct 2006, 21481 posts, RR: 24 Reply 16, posted (2 years 11 months 2 weeks 1 day 20 hours ago) and read 5295 times:
Quoting Doona (Reply 14): Quoting 727LOVER (Thread starter):
ANSETT AUSTRALIA
As was the case with Braathens, I believe Ansett Australia's founder was called Ansett.
Not many large airlines have been named for people. Those were 2 of them. Others than come to mind: Braniff and Canadian carrier Wardair.
gniou From United States of America, joined Nov 2006, 10 posts, RR: 0 Reply 17, posted (2 years 11 months 2 weeks 1 day 20 hours ago) and read 5283 times:
Quoting 727LOVER (Thread starter): Air Canada, Air France, Japan Air Lines, pretty self-explanatary.
well now that Air France is "Airfrance" is doesn't mean anything anymore LOL
I always found this name very funny, since it sounds like "fried / roast chicken" to me (with a bit of creating mixing of the German and English language ).
Doona From Sweden, joined Feb 2005, 3707 posts, RR: 14 Reply 19, posted (2 years 11 months 2 weeks 1 day 20 hours ago) and read 5265 times:
Quoting Viscount724 (Reply 16): Not many large airlines have been named for people. Those were 2 of them. Others than come to mind: Braniff and Canadian carrier Wardair.
Laker comes to mind as well. FlyNiki and Lauda Air as well.
Cheers
Mats
Sure, we're concerned for our lives. Just not as concerned as saving 9 bucks on a roundtrip to Ft. Myers.
Viscount724 From Switzerland, joined Oct 2006, 21481 posts, RR: 24 Reply 20, posted (2 years 11 months 2 weeks 1 day 20 hours ago) and read 5264 times:
Quoting gniou (Reply 17): Quoting 727LOVER (Thread starter):
Air Canada, Air France, Japan Air Lines, pretty self-explanatary.
well now that Air France is "Airfrance" is doesn't mean anything anymore
It's only "Airfrance" in their livery and logos used in advertising etc. The legal name remains Air France.
727LOVER From United States of America, joined Oct 2001, 5722 posts, RR: 20 Reply 22, posted (2 years 11 months 2 weeks 1 day 20 hours ago) and read 5211 times:
Quoting flyguy89 (Reply 10): lol come on, a quick search on wikipedia will answer most of these questions
Hmmmmm....well considering that when I looked up Martin Luther King Jr. about 2 years ago on Wikipedia, and got "I'm a ni**er"., I thought I'd ask a.net. If I am bothering you with a silly question, DON'T PARTICIPATE.
contrails15 From United States of America, joined Oct 2008, 1181 posts, RR: 0 Reply 24, posted (2 years 11 months 2 weeks 1 day 19 hours ago) and read 5152 times:
Didn't see anything about Qantas on the thread. Anyone know?
Giants football!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
25 Doona: Off the top of my head, Queensland And Northern Territory Air Service, or something like that? Cheers Mats
26 LHR380: Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services. No Hint of a U!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
27 kaitak: Same as Aer Lingus, which is Irish for "air fleet". The Braathens family were involved in Braathens right up to the end. It was founded by Reginald M
28 UALWN: Actually it could just as well have been QUeensland And Northern Territory Aerial Services = QUANTAS. I know it isn't!
29 Rabenschlag: such a bloody experience - never again!
30 flyguy89: not at all, there are some of the airline names you mentioned are a mystery, but others like TAP and SABENA could be found out fairly easily, just fr
31 Viscount724: "Territory" (singular), not "Territories".
33 seemyseems: VARIG - Viação Aérea RIo Grandense* Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano* TACA - Transportes Aéreos del Continente Americano* TAM - Trans
34 Viscount724: Two others came to mind - Faucett in Peru, founded by an American, Elmer Faucett, in 1928. One of South America's oldest airlines when they ceased to
36 787seattle: How about Air Koryo, Tarom and Aer Lingus?
37 motorhussy: Qantas fans may say... Quite A Nice Time All Said. Deriders of the airline however quip... Quite A Nice Trip, All Survived. Queers And Nymphomaniacs
38 Eagleboy: I second the statement that a bit of research on the internet would answer your question. After asking about Emirates, Aeroflot and Phuket I'm surpri
39 kiwiandrew: or "Such A Bad Experience , Never Again" is another explanation I have been given ( by a Belgian , I hasten to add . )
40 EI A330-200: Aer Lingus = Air Fleet in Irish TAROM = Transporturile Aeriene ROMâne (Romanian Air Transport) Not sure about Air Koryo, but I do know that its a fa
41 macsog6: DELTA Doesn't Ever Leave The Airport, or perhaps more common, Divert Everyone's Luggage To Atlanta...
42 fanofjets: Other airlines named after their founders: Martinair - J. Martin Schröder Kalitta - Cargo airline named after its founder, Connie Kalitta. Muse Air -
43 tayser: we missed a big one... Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij - Royal Aviation Company. edit: Ansett: Reginald Ansett.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reg_An
44 bwest: You will get stopped at the border next time you enter this country :p
45 474218: Reeves Aleutian. Named for there founder and where they fly!
46 adriaticus: These are the current names, aimed at pressing a pan-american image; however, AVIANCA originally stood for "Aerovías Nacionales de Colombia" (Colomb
47 NWADC9: Air Korea; "Koryo" is "Korea" in North Korean dialect.
48 RICARIZA: - Avianca was born as Aerovías Nacionales de Colombia (Colombian National Airways) but it is now Aerovías del Continente Americano (American Contin
49 26point2: Typical American ignorance....and I am a typical American. Yikes!
50 GVAJFKflyer: Since we're there, here's another one: Always Late In Taking off, Always Late In Arriving = ALITALIA. Perhaps a little approximate, but quite accurat
51 Mortyman: No it was called Braathens S.A.F.E ( South American and Far East ) for most of it's run. Unfortunetly the airline no longer exists... SAS = Scandinav
52 WesternDC1010: I still have never really understood AirTran. [r][o][n] Western DC-10-10
53 JAGflyer: How about: -Spantax -Arkia -Hewa Bora Airlines
54 Viscount724: Spantax - original name was Spanish Air Taxi Líneas Aéreas S.A. Arkia - "I will soar" in Hebrew. Hewa Bora - "Fresh Air" in Swahili.
55 blink182: Yep, and "Luft" means "air" in German.
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