International airline acronyms Italy ALITALIA = Always Late In The Air, Late In Arrival ALITALIA = Arrived Late In Turin, And Luggage In Australia Britain BOAC = Better on a camel Belgium SABENA = Such A Bloody Experience Never Again Pakistan PIA = Please, Inform Allah Yugoslavia JAT = Joke About Time Pacific Western Airlines PWA = Pray While Aloft PWA = Please Wait Awhile Airlines Trans World Airlines = Teeney Weeny Airlines.