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Well-known airlines depicted in films and/or TV programs

I know American Airlines was depicted in the first two films of the Home Alone (franchise). British Airways was depicted in quite a few films of the James Bond (franchise). Hawaiian Airlines was seen in the opening credits of Hawaii Five-0 (2010 TV series). Any others in other films and/or TV programs?142.255.72.126 (talk) 07:49, 8 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Pan-Am was depicted in 2001: A Space Odyssey, but I would have thought that in general, so very many fictional films and TV programmes (BrE spelling) must include depictions of real-life airlines that it would be almost impossible to compile a definitive list, certainly from random answers on this desk. Perhaps I'm wrong and such a compilation has already been made somewhere. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 2.125.72.102 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 08:20, 8 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, such a list would run into many hundreds. (Does Oceanic Airlines count?) You might want to start at Aircraft in fiction.--Shantavira|^{feed me} 08:22, 8 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

There's an Eastern Air Lines Air Buggy on The Ride of Broken Dreams in "Special Edna". InedibleHulk (talk) 08:26, 8 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Oceanic Airlines is a fictional airline.142.255.72.126 (talk) 10:50, 8 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, the poster who mentioned it knows that. What's more, the original questioner didn't specify that the airlines had to be real, so Oceanic is a valid answer. --Viennese Waltz 12:32, 8 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

There will be numerous minor appearances. You could examine Category:Films set on airplanes for more substantial appearances. Using real companies in fiction is very common if you don't risk getting sued. Sometimes you can even get paid for product placement. Product placement#Airlines includes some of your examples. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:57, 8 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Virgin Atlantic in the first part of the Only Fools and Horses episode Miami Twice. Complete with cameo from Richard Branson. Lugnuts ^{Fire Walk with Me} 08:37, 9 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

IMPDb can help. For example, this page contains a list of all movies that feature TWA. 97.82.165.112 (talk) 16:54, 9 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

A semi-related answer. The delivery airplane for FedEx in the film Cast Away. Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 18:28, 10 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

And of course, "Wilson!" InedibleHulk (talk) 03:16, 11 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Huh? "Wilson" was a volley ball ... not an airplane ... no? Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 15:26, 11 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Well, yeah. But an airplane is not an airline, either. It takes wings to get people to the islands, but it takes balls to charge them so highly for something so non-refundable. If we're drawing the line at "air" words, I substitute The Terminal, where Hanks is stuck in a named New York airport. Or Sully, where he plays a named US Airways pilot in a quasifictional New York river. InedibleHulk (talk) 07:08, 12 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I said, above, that my answer was "semi" related to the original question. "Airplane and airliner" are much more connected/synonymous than are "volley ball and airliner". Thanks. Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 15:22, 12 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The common ground would be "product placement". ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 23:58, 12 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I believe that I have read that the film people sought out FedEx ... not the other way around. I assumed that "the other way around" (i.e., a product maker trying to get his product into a film for publicity purposes) was how product placement worked. But, I have no idea. Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 14:30, 13 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

That must be true, because Minty says so (just after the 5 minute mark).[1] I expect film production companies have specialists who solicit product placement opportunities. In the original 1978 Superman film, the credits ran on for many minutes, crediting everyone they could think of... including "Corn flakes by Kellogg's" or some such thing. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 16:30, 13 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

You ever see that movie promoting the air itself? Airlines, airplanes, airways, inhalation, exhalation, lift, drag, delivery and general thrusting in a westerly direction? Johnny Depp was right up in it, on the tip of my tongue, just gotta bite my teeth and...oh yeah, Blow! InedibleHulk (talk) 08:49, 13 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]