It’s been a while since I posted about babies born on airplanes (and named after that fact!). So here are two three at once:
- Barbara Lufthansa – In July of 1965, a baby girl born on a Lufthansa flight from Germany to New York was named Barbara Lufthansa, middle name in honor of the airline.
- Shona Kirsty Yves (S.K.Y.) – In 1991, a baby girl born on a British Airways flight from Ghana to London was named Shona Kirsty Yves, the initials of her three given names spelling out the word “sky.”
- Saw Jet Star – In April of 2016, a baby boy born on a Jetstar Asia flight from Singapore to Myanmar was named Saw Jet Star, “Jet Star” in honor of the airline.
And here are some of earlier airplane babies I’ve written about: Guynemer (1922), Airlene (1929), Lindbergh (1931), Aaxico (1947), Josephine Jean (1955), Connie #1 (1956), James Good Hope Sky (1986), Connie #2 (1996), Daniella (2007), Qatarina (2007), AirAsia (2009), Tami (2010), and Francis (2011).
Sources:
- “Airline Making Good on Birthday Promise.” Sarasota Herald-Tribune 24 Jul. 1983: 13-A.
- Kok, Lee Min. “Mother names baby ‘Jet Star’ after giving birth onboard Jetstar Asia flight.” Straits Times 28 Apr. 2016.
- Beers, Lucy Mae. “Parents name their little boy ‘Jet Star’ after he was born on board the airline’s flight from Singapore.” Daily Mail 27 Apr. 2016.
Image: Adapted from Air Canada Boeing 777-333ER by MarcusObal under CC BY-SA 3.0.
