Because "Hijacke" lacked subtlety.
Odd product names always exist, but they usually only seem odd in retrospect. The classic example is the Ayds diet plan, which existed long before the scourge of AIDS began ravaging people. The product line was, of course, discontinued. But ransom existed before J. Dawson Ransome named his commuter airline business in 1966.
Ransome Airlines, a fleet of commuter planes headquartered in Philadelphia, operated for 20 years before being sold to Pan Am and renamed. Ransome, a WWII Air Force vet who passed away in 2002, was apparently a beloved person, as his employees continue to hold reunions and speak highly of him. Still, he probably should have gone with “Dawson” Airlines.
