Mortyman From Norway, joined Aug 2006, 3230 posts, RR: 2 Posted (1 year 3 months 3 weeks 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 2796 times:
Here are the ladies that decide what heroes gets on the tail of Norwegian aircrafts. The company is now urging people to send in their suggestions on their Facebook page.
Larshjort From Denmark, joined Dec 2007, 1217 posts, RR: 0 Reply 6, posted (1 year 3 months 3 weeks 5 days 2 hours ago) and read 1460 times:
What about Ingolf Nielsen Arnold Peter Møller
Quoting shufflemoomin (Reply 5): Not sure I understand the rules. It says they must be from the Nordic countries then later states that they must be Norwegians. Which one is it?
If it is this you are referring to:
Quoting Mortyman (Thread starter): * They have excelled and inspired, and that they - as Norwegian - were challengers in own time.
Then they are talking about Norwegian, the airline, as being challengers in their time i.e. now.
rampart From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 2854 posts, RR: 7 Reply 9, posted (1 year 3 months 3 weeks 5 days 1 hour ago) and read 1347 times:
How about Dag Hammarskjold?
A couple Scandinavian emigrants:
Knute Rockne!
(born in Norway, moved to Chicago when he was 5)
Victor Borge was not serious (though a serious musician), but internationally loved. A good representative.
And some Polar explorers:
Otto Sverdrup
Knud Rasmussen
Roald Amundsen
I'm pretty sure that Roald Amundsen is there already. At least they had an article of him in this month's Norwegian inflight magazine. Just checked the photo database and yep, he's there already:
I'd guess Jean Sibelius, Alvar Aalto, Frans Emil Sillanpää, Eliel Saarinen and Eero Saarinen could be the Finnish names that we will see in the future...
Larshjort From Denmark, joined Dec 2007, 1217 posts, RR: 0 Reply 11, posted (1 year 3 months 3 weeks 5 days 1 hour ago) and read 1321 times:
Quoting shufflemoomin (Reply 7): If they mean Norwegian the airline and the people just need to be from the Nordic countries, then I'm surprised that Niels Bohr isn't on there.
But they have H.C. Andersen, Peter Wessel/Tordenskjold is displayed as a danish sea hero, Karen Blixen, Jørn Utzon and Tycho Brahe they just need more names.
They probably fired the people who made up the names for their new aircraft and decided to save money by asking everyone else
cmf From United States of America, joined Jun 2011, 2485 posts, RR: 35 Reply 12, posted (1 year 3 months 3 weeks 5 days 1 hour ago) and read 1321 times:
mozart From Luxembourg, joined Aug 2003, 2014 posts, RR: 14 Reply 13, posted (1 year 3 months 3 weeks 5 days ago) and read 1247 times:
Wouldn't Norwegian think about changing its name, too? I mean, they've pretty much become pan-Scandinavian by now. I undestand that they cannot call themselves "Scandinavian", but something other than just the name of one country?
rampart From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 2854 posts, RR: 7 Reply 14, posted (1 year 3 months 3 weeks 4 days 18 hours ago) and read 1075 times:
Quoting mozart (Reply 13): Wouldn't Norwegian think about changing its name, too? I mean, they've pretty much become pan-Scandinavian by now. I undestand that they cannot call themselves "Scandinavian", but something other than just the name of one country?
Norse? Nordic is available now, isn't it? Fennoscandia? (doesn't help Denmark, however). How about "Subpolar"?
Of course, compass direction southwest hasn't limited Southwest. (Nor did Northwest when it existed, and Delta certainly outgrew the Mississippi Delta.) Alaska isn't even based in Alaska, has more flights to/from California, and more spokes to Mexico than to Alaska.
Mortyman From Norway, joined Aug 2006, 3230 posts, RR: 2 Reply 15, posted (1 year 3 months 3 weeks 4 days 15 hours ago) and read 964 times:
Quoting mozart (Reply 13): Wouldn't Norwegian think about changing its name, too? I mean, they've pretty much become pan-Scandinavian by now. I undestand that they cannot call themselves "Scandinavian", but something other than just the name of one country?
Norwegian is the name of the people and language of Norway ....
Anyway, I think it's best that the Norwegian name is kept. It is where the airline started and where it has it's main office. Norwegian will open bases in other countries than the nordic ones too, but we cant call it northernasianamericanmiddleasterneuropean airlines because of that ....
HELyes From Finland, joined Oct 2010, 644 posts, RR: 1 Reply 16, posted (1 year 3 months 3 weeks 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 893 times:
Quoting ykaops (Reply 8): Well, I was gonna say "The Dudeson's" , but they're still alive... for now! LOL
Wow The Dudesons are know in Canada? At Least one of them is still alive, saw him dancing tango in the reality tv show Dancing With Stars
Quoting flyingAY (Reply 10): I'd guess Jean Sibelius, Alvar Aalto, Frans Emil Sillanpää, Eliel Saarinen and Eero Saarinen could be the Finnish names that we will see in the future...
The first Finnish face for DY tail will be poet Johan Ludvig Runeberg, according to the news from Nordic Travel Fair in January. Probably the most widely known Finnish artist is Tom of Finland, his name gets 3,6 million Google hits... that would be cool
flyingAY From Finland, joined Jun 2007, 644 posts, RR: 0 Reply 17, posted (1 year 3 months 3 weeks 4 days 9 hours ago) and read 862 times:
Quoting HELyes (Reply 16): The first Finnish face for DY tail will be poet Johan Ludvig Runeberg, according to the news from Nordic Travel Fair in January.
Though it should be her wife, who gets her face on the tail - just for inventing those pastries.
Also Edelfelt, Gallen-Kallela, Schjerfbeck, Tove Jansson, AIV or Arvo Ylppö could be on the list at some point...
bjorn14 From Norway, joined Feb 2010, 2776 posts, RR: 2 Reply 18, posted (1 year 3 months 3 weeks 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 805 times:
Quoting mozart (Reply 13): Wouldn't Norwegian think about changing its name, too? I mean, they've pretty much become pan-Scandinavian by now. I undestand that they cannot call themselves "Scandinavian", but something other than just the name of one country?
How many airlines have expanded beyond their original geographical base and kept their original name (i.e., WN, DL, AS)
Keep the name!
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