A reference, possibly, to the predominantly public school nature of BA flightdeck crew in the past. I was told recently by a very long serving CSD that it dated back to the 50's... or maybe before... when cabin crew used to joke about the flight crew always being "Captain Nigel, First Officer Rodney, and Charles, the Flight Engineer."
There you go, Nigel, Rodney and Charles. Don't know if it's true, but it seems quite..... elegant.
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[This message has been edited by Sick Squid (edited 16 November 2000).]