Qantas began on 16/Nov/1920 as "Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited". It quickly became known simply as 'Qantas', and then soon adopted that name formally. It was nationalised in 1947, and remained so until 1995, when it was privatised.
Qantas' longtime competitor Ansett, collapsed in 2001, leading to a near monopoly on domestic routes. Since VirginBlue entered the market in 2000, Qantas has responded by creating the low-budget airline Jetstar. The company hopes this will restrict VirginBlue's growth, and allow it to remain the dominant airline in Australia. Qantas remains one of the few profitable full-service airlines world-wide.
Qantas airline owns and operates a range of aircraft from Boeing and Airbus, as well as the Dash 8 and BAe 146. The actor John Travolta owns an ex-Qantas Boeing 707, and has appeared at PR functions for the airline.
Saints coach is hooked on Juicy Fruit gum - ProFootballTalk
(In somewhat related news, Qantas never crashed.) The scene has made its way into the latest America's Game feature from NFL Films, and it has been used in ...
Twitter: From user 'Scrapsister'
@julesabell Had those chips on a Qantas flight recently....so good!
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It is attended by hundreds of delegates, including senior executives from companies such as Google, Qantas, Expedia and Tourism Australia. ...
IASC to look again at South Africa code share - Aircargo - Asia Pacific
... this week review its ruling on the code-share agreement between South Africa's South African Airways and Australia's Qantas on the South Africa route. ...
Aerolineas Star Peru new UATP merchant - Andina - Agencia Peruana de Noticias
... Japan Airlines (Pink Sheets: JALSY), Qantas Airways, Ltd. (Pink Sheets: QUBSF), United Airlines (Nasdaq: UAUA), and US Airways (NYSE: LCC). ...
212 passengers safe from engine explosion of Qantas jet - allvoices
SYDNEY, Australia - Passengers of Qantas Airways felt intense fear after the engine of the plane exploded while in the middle of the flight ...
A new Jedi knight - Aircargo - Asia Pacific
DHL/TAS are up against the scheduled Qantas freighter on the Tasman run, along with other services, but have the key selling point of being the first ...
Pilot too busy to appease terrified passengers on flaming ... - Metro
As panic spread, the unnamed skipper on the Qantas jet told his 212 passengers: 'We're a tad busy in the flight deck at the moment.' The Sydney-bound flight ...
ATSB says Qantas engine explosion damaged flaps - Crikey (blog)
The explosive failure of an engine on a Qantas 747-400 shortly after it left San Francisco for Sydney on Monday night (US time) damaged control surfaces on ...
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