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Civil Aviation => Modern Civil Aircraft => Topic started by: viking9 on July 13, 2015, 11:33:17 AM

Title: Virgin 787-9 Dreamliner "Ruby Murray"
Post by: viking9 on July 13, 2015, 11:33:17 AM

Just noticed this was delivered about two months ago.

I was a big fan of Ruby. She took the trouble to come and entertain us troops
in Aden in the early sixties, along with Harry Secombe, despite the dodgy security situation.

Title: Re: Virgin 787-9 Dreamliner "Ruby Murray"
Post by: smudge on July 14, 2015, 10:39:25 AM

Interesting, I wasn't familiar with Ruby and was surprised to learn she was from Belfast.

Definitely a more mature title than I expected from Virgin who usually veer to the tacky end of the scale ( VWKD, VWAG etc )

Title: Re: Virgin 787-9 Dreamliner "Ruby Murray"
Post by: smudge on July 14, 2015, 10:54:51 AM

Ah phoooey, they named it for the cockney slang for a curry :(

https://www.inntel.co.uk/anyone-for-a-ruby-murray/

So that's Virgin back down to the bottom of my Respect List.

Title: Re: Virgin 787-9 Dreamliner "Ruby Murray"
Post by: viking9 on July 14, 2015, 11:14:46 AM

I should have known better!

Title: Re: Virgin 787-9 Dreamliner "Ruby Murray"
Post by: theflyingcello on July 14, 2015, 11:49:06 AM

But the phrase still originates with our Ruby Murray...her name was borrowed into Cockney rhyming slang. So we'll claim it anyway ...  ;D