Garuda Airlines is the Indonesian national airline. No doubt y’all know it already, but me, I only just found out the origin of its name, although I did know that its logo was a bird.

In Vedic mythology Garuda is king of birds, destroys serpents and is a brave and wise hero figure with a number of stories told about him, including his mission to free his mother from slavery. He has an eagle's beak and red wings, with a golden human male body. Garuda is often shown carrying the Hindu deity Vishnu and his wife Lakshmi on his back.

Garuda is a national symbol of Indonesia and of the Thai monarchy.

For more on this powerful figure and a picture try:

http://www.usmta.com/MYTHS & LEGENDS-3.htm