MSYtristar From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 6242 posts, RR: 51 Posted (10 years 3 months 2 weeks 2 days 22 hours ago) and read 2282 times:
You gotta love Muse Air's lone DC-9-30 named 'Spike". It was later replaced by a DC-9-50 named "Spirit of Spike". They only operated the -30 for a couple of years...I think it was fitted with 112 blue leather seats. I miss that airline! I flew them once to MCO, and on the way back, the aircraft was in the TranStar livery.
Jj From Algeria, joined Jun 2001, 1227 posts, RR: 2 Reply 6, posted (10 years 3 months 2 weeks 2 days 13 hours ago) and read 2088 times:
The most funny one I've ever seen is (or was) FedEX's 727 named "Two Bears". AS to the ones I liked all the "clipper....." and the "....peacemaker" from PanAm and Piedmont respectively are the highest in my rank.
Bwc1976 From United States of America, joined Oct 2001, 194 posts, RR: 0 Reply 7, posted (10 years 3 months 2 weeks 2 days 13 hours ago) and read 2071 times:
Best: Super Guppy.
Worst nickname I can remember, on the other hand, is American Airlines' "LuxuryJet" and "LuxuryLiner" (used for their narrowbodies and widebodies respectively). Keep in mind these names were decided on *before* MRTC.
USAIRWAYS321 From United States of America, joined Jul 2001, 1806 posts, RR: 10 Reply 10, posted (10 years 3 months 2 weeks 2 days 9 hours ago) and read 1980 times:
For the record, Jj, Piedmont's planes were 'pacemakers,' not 'peacemakers.'
Srbmod From United States of America, joined Mar 2001, 16888 posts, RR: 51 Reply 14, posted (10 years 3 months 2 weeks 2 days 7 hours ago) and read 1934 times:
Thomasphoto60 From United States of America, joined Jan 2000, 3723 posts, RR: 25 Reply 16, posted (10 years 3 months 2 weeks 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 1833 times:
Ss278 From United States of America, joined Dec 1999, 62 posts, RR: 0 Reply 18, posted (10 years 3 months 2 weeks 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 1809 times:
Western used to refer to their (then) new 737-200's as "Fat Albert" after a Bill Cosby character.
One of the classiest names (along with the Clippers) were the TWA Constellations. They had individual names each beginning with "Star", such as Star of India, Star of Paris, and the airplane on which I took my very first flight, Star of Balmoral.
Tango-Bravo From United States of America, joined Jun 2001, 3725 posts, RR: 31 Reply 20, posted (10 years 3 months 2 weeks 2 days ago) and read 1783 times:
Nickname given to the 737 when it was first introduced in the late 1960s: FLUF -- for Fat Little Ugly Fellow. (Even though I never agreed)
Deltadude8 From United States of America, joined Feb 2000, 569 posts, RR: 6 Reply 21, posted (10 years 3 months 2 weeks 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 1755 times:
Skymaster From Denmark, joined Apr 2001, 228 posts, RR: 1 Reply 22, posted (10 years 3 months 2 weeks 1 day 22 hours ago) and read 1736 times:
How about the "Equalizer" for the C-141 Starlifter. You put a well dressed millionaire and a bum into the plane. Then fly them across the Atlantic and they will look alike when they leave the plane.
BR715-A1-30 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 24, posted (10 years 3 months 2 weeks 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 1680 times:
MD-80 = Mad Dog (I remember my flight on the Mad Dog 83 in 2000, It surely is a Mad Dog)
L-1011 = Tristar
25 UN_B732: I 'dunno, I think RJ as a nickname for AA Regional Jets is nice :lol ) -Transaero Boeing 737-200
26 UALPHLCS: The best aircraft nickname is for the B-52. BUFF. For Big Ugly Fat F@#ker. It cracks me up to here it refered to as Buff and those who don't know what
27 Ilyushin96M: I've heard the old saying about the Tupolev TU-104, the first Russian jet airliner: ТУ сто-четы&
28 L-188: Reeve Aleutian had a YS-11 registered N169R. It had been aquired by Reeve after a worldwide search for a replacement YS for the one the Federal Aviati
29 Lt-AWACS: BAC 1-11 = 'Pocket Rocket' one of my favourites for civilian. Lockheed Constellation= 'Connie' another goodie one of our E-3s (tail 1604) is Nicknamed
31 Shankly: II-76 (and I guess other jets) used for zero G astonaut training - Vomit Comet As Trident notes, despite its sleek lines, the HS Trident was known as
32 MasseyBrown: Navy sub hunting S2F = Stoof Radar version = Stoof with a roof.
33 Mas777: I am quite sure I flew on a British Airways L1011 Tristar 200 to Kuala Lumpur in 1985 or 86 that was 'christened' - 'The Little Red Devil'. Anyone rem
34 N777UA: United used to name their airplanes "Friend Ships". Unofficial: 727: trimotor 737: FLUF (only the second F didn't stand for flyer, ha ha) 747: fat alb
35 Jeffs47: I would have to say it is the Shorts 360. It is known as the Irish Concorde.
36 WMUPilot: At work we refer to Northwest's Airbuses as "Air Busters" Comair's ATR's as "All Trash Recpticals"
37 GDB: Concorde = The Rocket, Rocketship, Paraffin Pencil
38 Lymanm: BAe 146 - "Smurfjet with 5 APUs" Metroliner - "Deathpencil" DeHavilland 4 Caribou - "the only aircraft in the world that can suffer a reverse bird str
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