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Speedbird1
2011-08-21, 07:08 AM
As a spotter for decades, I have noticed that most airlines no longer bother to name their aircraft. I always enjoyed trying to read the names on the fuselage's front. Nowadays, the only US airline I see with titles is Jet Blue. Sadly, Air India and Egyptair no longer seem to name their aircraft. Air France aircraft never had titles and no A388's I've seen have any names, as well.I thought it was nice to name a plane but either it's too much expense to paint or some other reason. While Aer Lingus and El Al still names their aircraft; I am not certain if Alitalia, Iberia or British Airways still do so. To my knowledge, the airliners from the Far East (ANA, JAL, KAL, and others) never named their planes.
Cary
2011-08-21, 09:45 AM
Don't forget about Hawaiian, Virgin America, Virgin Blue/Australia, Virgin Atlantic, KLM, Icelandair, Qatar, Thai, etc.
Derf
2011-08-21, 10:10 AM
Fed Ex
gonzalu
2011-08-21, 10:33 AM
Alitalia does...
Matt Molnar
2011-08-21, 06:11 PM
Iberia still has names.
NIKV69
2011-08-21, 06:29 PM
Qantas named their 380s.

Sun County named their planes.

Do you research anything before you post?
Delta777LR
2011-08-21, 09:04 PM
dont forget EL AL!
Boxman
2011-08-22, 10:51 AM
Also, Lufthansa names their 747s and A380s.
steve1840
2011-08-22, 11:20 AM
Looks like Uzbekistan and SATA also do...
ISP Pilot
2011-08-27, 02:24 PM
Air Tahiti Nui and Air Tahiti (domestic inter-island) name their aircraft also. I was lucky to fly on Rangiroa F-OSEA earlier this year between LAX and PPT.
moose135
2011-08-27, 02:47 PM
We always had lots of names for our aircraft...none of which are suitable for a "family friendly" forum. :biggrin:
727C47
2011-08-27, 04:09 PM
Proud Mary, Jersey GIRL, Working Girl, Norma Jean, Angel,Magic Carpet, and Great Pumpkin, are just some of the named DC3s i have been blessed to fly.
cancidas
2011-08-27, 07:09 PM
We always had lots of names for our aircraft...none of which are suitable for a "family friendly" forum. :biggrin:

c'mon those were always the best!

we still have nicknames for some of the a/c we have to deal with. there's TRAsh, TuRD, TeRriBle....
Ari707
2011-08-27, 08:07 PM
United names planes, British, KLM, also do, as well as SAS
Mateo
2011-08-27, 09:56 PM
Aside from the 3 or 4 that are named after super-frequent fliers, which United fleet is comprehensively named?