In my attempts to cheat at an online game where you have to identify the photos of famous (and not-so-famous) company logos, I found the listing of airline codes on Wikipedia. And while I wasn't able to figure out which airline the logo in question belonged to, I was more than a little amused at the names of some of the airline companies out there. Would you like to fly with these guys?
- 1Time Airline, South Africa and Onetime Airlines, Zambia (I'm not sure if you can get back home, though)
- Aero Clinker, Mexico (slightly better than Aero Clunker)
- Challenge Aviation, Australia
- Ezjet GT, Guyana (hopefully they didn't go to Ezpilot school)
- F Air, Czech Republic (if you're too lazy to finish the name of your airline, I'm not flying it)
- FinalAir, Republic of the Congo (just as bad as Onetime, if you ask me)
- Get High, Portugal (as long as the pilot doesn't)
- Hop!, France
- Intensive Air, South Africa (sounds a little scary, doesn't it?)
- Lucky Air, China (hopefully they don't mean you'll be lucky to arrive)
- Aerobanana, Mexico (yes, their airplanes are yellow - I looked it up)
- Oceanic Airlines, Guinea (just don't fly to or from Sydney or Los Angeles) [*LOST reference*]
- Roswell Airlines, United States (you never can be sure where they came from or where they're going)
- Skorpion Air, Bulgaria
- Transilvania Express, Romania (I wonder if they have any flights during the day...)
If those airlines are making you nervous, maybe you should try one of these friendlier airlines...
- Angel Air, Thailand
- Calm Air, Canada
- Hello, Switzerland
- JetsGo, Canada (with such a cute and creative name, I'm so sad this airline is defunct)
- Welcome Air, Austria
Too sappy sweet? Well, how about an airline that just sounds like they'll be able to get the job done?
Lots of airlines have the name "Best" in them, but some of these aim for a more modest goal.
- Excellent Air, Germany
- Fly Excellent, Sweden
- Fab Air, Kyrgyzstan
- Premium Aviation, Germany
- Awesome Flight Services, South Africa
or the one who just didn't feel up to par at all...
- Okay Airways, China
Maybe you're an animal lover and you're looking to find an airline to match? How about...
- Aeromonkey, Mexico
- Buffalo Airways, Canada and United States
Of course there are lots of Eagle Airs, Falcon Airs, even Albatross got several hits. There were gulls, hawks, and even a pegasus, and those all made sense because at least they can fly. But I think someone should tell the owners of the airlines who used these names that they don't elicit much trust in the way of staying airborne - animals like rats, cats, cougars, deer, dolphins, lynx, caribou, okapis, orcas, rabbits, rams, tigers, and turtles. I guess it made sense to someone.
At lease you can give those guys credit for being creative. That's a lot more than I can say for the US airline company called Aero Air. Just be sure you don't get them confused with the defunct Aero Airlines from Estonia or Aero Airline from Kazskhstan. Or how about 'Flying Service' from Belgium. That's really original. Or the ridiculously boring company name 'Helicopter' from the Czech Republic (at least the rest of the companies came up with 'Heli' something-or-other). Come on guys, you can do better than that!
How about these creative names?
- Denim Air, Netherlands
- Air Foyle, United Kingdom (a play on words from 'airfoil', the shape of the plane's wing that makes it fly)
- Cinnamon Air, Sri Lanka
- Enter Air, Poland (that's always a good idea when flying)
- Fresh Air, Nigeria (hopefully you won't enjoy be able to enjoy it during the flight, though)
- Hop-A-Jet, United States
- Jet4You, Morocco
- Key Lime Air, United States
- Million Air, United States (get it?)
- One Two Go Airlines, Thailand
- Zoom Airways, Bangladesh
And yes, if you're wondering, I did spend a ridiculous amount of time on that Wikipedia page. But now I know a whole bunch of really useless things - and so do you!
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