BoingBoing Names Virgin America Plane

As part of Virgin America’s “Name Our Planes” program, BoingBoing was offered the opportunity to name one of the new fleets planes. They went with the “Unicorn Chaser.”

BoingBoing explains:

“The idea of Unicorn Chaser first popped up on Boing Boing to serve as a cleansing of the palate after a viewer has been subjected to a distasteful internet image or experience” said Xeni Jardin, a tech culture journalist and co-editor of Boing Boing. “Nothing takes away the sting of a jarring experience better than an image of a nice unicorn prancing in the meadow.”

“Unicorn Chaser fits the Virgin brand – compared to my recent experiences of flying domestically, I’m sure Virgin America will be a welcome relief!” adds John Battelle, Boing Boing’s business manager and Chairman of Federated Media.

Other accepted names so far include: Virgin & Tonic, An Airplane Named Desire, Fog Cutter, and Chic Mobile.

BoingBoing: BoingBoing names a Virgin America plane: “Unicorn Chaser”