Philippine Airlines (PAL) was founded in 1941 and is the flag carrier of the Philippines. PAL has been given the backronymic (back acronym) nickname of "Plane Always Late" since at least…
Japan Airlines (JAL) was founded in 1953 and is the flag carrier of Japan. JAL was given the backronymic (back acronym) of "Joke About Life" in 1992, "Just About Late" and…
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…
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" 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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,…
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…
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…
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…