{"id":133417,"date":"2024-09-25T22:00:12","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T12:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/how-airlines-are-named-guide\/"},"modified":"2024-09-25T22:00:12","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T12:00:12","slug":"how-airlines-are-named-5-different-approaches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=133417","title":{"rendered":"How Airlines Are Named: 5 Different Approaches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One doesn&#8217;t really have to wonder too much how             <span class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\" data-id=\"254833\"style=\";  ;\" class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/tag\/american-airlines\/\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/american_airlines_icon.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>American Airlines<\/a><\/span> (AA) was named. 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