Aeroflop (Aeroflot nickname)
Aeroflot was founded in 1923 and is the flag carrier for the Russian Federation. The obvious Aeroflot nickname of "Aeroflop" ("flop" is slang for "failure") has been…
Deliver Everyone’s Luggage To Atlanta (Delta backronymic nickname)
Delta Air Lines was founded in 1924 and became one of the world's largest airlines. A Delta backronymic (back acronym) nickname that's popularly used is "Deliver Everyone's…
“There are no atheists in foxholes”
"There are no atheists in foxholes" is a saying that was popularized during World War II in April 1942, as the United States lost Bataan (in the Philippines) to Japanese forces. The…
Try Walking Across or Try Walking Again (Trans World Airlines or TWA nickname)
Trans World Airlines (TWA) existed from 1925 through 2001 and was once one of the world's largest airlines, with a terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport. TWA has been given the…
The Worst Airline (Trans World Airlines or TWA backronymic nickname)
Trans World Airlines (TWA) existed from 1925 through 2001 and was once one of the world's largest airlines, with a terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport. TWA has been given the…
Luggage On Tarmac (LOT Polish Airlines backronymic nickname)
LOT Polish Airlines was founded in 1929 and is the flag carrier of Poland. LOT has been given the backronymic (back acronym) nickname of "Luggage on Tarmack" (sic) since at least 1991 and…
Last One There (LOT Polish Airlines backronymic nickname)
LOT Polish Airlines was founded in 1929 and is the flag carrier of Poland. LOT has been given the backronymic (back acronym) nickname of "Last One There" since at least 1991. LOT has also…
Please Inform Allah (Pakistan International Airlines or PIA backronymic nickname)
PIA (Pakistan International Airlines) was founded in 1946 (as Orient Airways) and is the national flag carrier of Pakistan. The PIA backronymic (back acronym) nickname of "Please Inform…
Perhaps I Arrive (Pakistan International Airlines or PIA backronymic nickname)
PIA (Pakistan International Airlines) was founded in 1946 (as Orient Airways) and is the national flag carrier of Pakistan. The PIA backronymic (back acronym) nickname of "Perhaps I…
Air Chance (Air France nickname)
Air France was founded in 1933 and is the flag carrier of France. The Air France nickname of "Air Chance" has been cited in print in 1952, 1957 and 1958 and is still used by some today,…
First On Race Day (Ford backronymic nickname)
The Ford Motor Company was founded by Henry Ford in 1903. Ford vehicles have been nicknamed with the backronym (back acronym) "First On Race Day" since at least 1966, when an…
Absolutely Awful or Always Awful (American Airlines nickname)
American Airlines (AA) is a United States airline that was founded in 1930 as American Airways. The AA nickname of "Always Awful" has been cited in print since at least 1991 and…
Bloody Awful (British Airways nickname)
British Airways (BA) was formed in 1974 and is the flag carrier of the United Kingdom. The BA nickname of "Bloody Awful" has been cited in print since at least 1982. In 1990, publications…
Doesn’t Even Leave The Airport or Doesn’t Ever Leave The Airport (Delta backronymic nickname)
Delta Air Lines was founded in 1924 and became one of the world's largest airlines. The Delta backronymic (back acronym) nickname that's popularly used is "Don't/Doesn't…
Avinunca (Avianca nickname)
Avianca has been the flag carrier airline of Colombia since 1919 and originally stood for Aerovías Nacionales de Colombia S.A. The Avianca nickname -- popular in Colombia and elsewhere -- of…
Buster Brown (United Parcel Service or UPS nickname)
The United Parcel Service (UPS) is a global package delivery company that was founded in 1907. UPS trucks are brown and a company trademark is "What can Brown do for you?" "Buster…
United Package Smashers or United Parcel Smashers (United Parcel Service or UPS nickname)
The United Parcel Service (UPS) is a global package delivery company that was founded in 1907. Some packages don't arrive intact; the nickname "United Package Smashers" has been…
Every Landing Always Late (El Al backronymic nickname)
El Al is the national airline of Israel; "El Al" is Hebrew for "to the skies." The popular El Al backronymic (back acronym) nickname of "Every Landing Always Late" has…
Leave Island Any Time (LIAT backronymic nickname)
LIAT stands for Leeward Islands Air Transport and is a Caribbean airline headquartered in Antigua. The LIAT backronymic (back acronym) nicknames of "Leave Islands Any Time" and…
Such A Bad Experience, Never Again (Sabena backronymic nickname)
Sabena stood for Societé Anonyme Belge d'Exploitation de la Navigation Aérienne and was the national airline of Belgium from 1923 to 2001. Sabena had one of aviation's oldest and…