On Sun, 5 Nov 2006 10:30:28 -0000, Phil Payne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>SABENA? > >There were many "interpretations" of airline names. > >As always on the Internet, someone has a better collection than me. > >http://www.travel-images.com/airline-acronyms.html > >It misses "Back Every Afternoon" for BEA - one I always found apposite. It also misses one of my favourites. The rules that allow airlines to fly long distances over oceans using planes with only two engines are called ETOPS - 'Extended-range Twin-engine Operation Performance Standards'. Some wag suggested it really stood for 'Engines Turning Or Passengers Swimming'... equally apposite. Mike http://www.corestore.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
