Virgin 787-9 Dreamliner "Ruby Murray"

[viking9]

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.

[smudge]

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 )

[smudge]

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.

[viking9]

I should have known better!

[theflyingcello]

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