American Airlines Codename Jim Wilson - If you go up to an American Airlines check-in counter under the name Jim Wilson, the agent will give you a double-take. That's because...
Jim Wilson is the American Airlines code for coffin or cadaver shipments.
No lie. Read more about the American Airlines Cargo Jim Wilson Service. Here's a Jim Wilson Service brochure (PDF).
Make you wonder, Why did they choose the name Jim Wilson?
Perhaps Jim Wilson was the first customer?
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