Originally Posted by
Andy
My understanding is that the name 'guppy' came from the Boeing CEO. The story goes:
There was a 747 (whale) on the ramp next to a 737.
The Boeing CEO said that the 737 looked like a guppy next to the whale.
FWIW.
I have never verified whether or not it's true.
I heard a similar story but it was at SFO, an exchange between a controller and a 747 taxiing. They were told to follow the 737, and they said something to the affect that it was so cute! Will it grow like a guppy if you feed it? The name seemed to stick.