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Qantas Airways Limited (IPA: /ˈkwɔntəs/) (ASX:QAN) is the national airline of Australia. The name was originally "QANTAS", an acronym for "Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services". Nicknamed "The Flying Kangaroo", the airline is based in Sydney, with its main hub at Sydney Airport, and is Australia's largest airline. It is the world's second oldest continuously operating airline and the oldest in the English speaking world. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ...
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Cairns International Airport (IATA: CNS, ICAO: YBCS) is an Australian domestic and international airport in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. ...
Darwin International Airport (IATA: DRW, ICAO: YPDN) is the only airport serving Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. ...
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Geoff Dixon (born in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian corporate executive and current CEO and Managing Director of Qantas. ...
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History
Beginnings Qantas was founded in Winton, Queensland on 16 October 1920 as Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited[4] by Paul McGuiness, Hudson Fysh, Fergus McMaster and Arthur Baird. The airline's first aircraft was an Avro 504K purchased for £1425. The aircraft had a cruising speed of 105 kilometres per hour (65 mph) and carried one pilot and two passengers.[5] Eighty-four year old outback pioneer Alexander Kennedy was the first passenger, receiving ticket number one. The airline operated air mail services subsidised by the Australian government, linking railheads in western Queensland. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2560x1920, 1623 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Qantas Kingsford Smith International Airport Avro 504 Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital...
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Squadron Leader Sir Wilmot Hudson Fysh KBE DFC (January 3, 1895 – April 6, 1974) was an Australian aviator and businessman, best known for the foundation of the Australian airline company, QANTAS. Fysh was born in Launceston, the second most populous city in Tasmania. ...
Sir Fergus McMaster (May 3, 1879 – August 8, 1950) is an Australian businessman, commonly known as one of the founders of the airline company, QANTAS. McMaster was born in Morinish, a town close to the city of Rockhampton, in Queensland. ...
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Between 1926 and 1928, Qantas built seven De Havilland DH.50s and a single DH.9 under licence in its Longreach hangar.[6] In 1928 a chartered Qantas aircraft conducted the inaugural flight of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia, departing from Cloncurry.[7] The de Havilland DH.50 was a 1920s British large single-engined biplane transport built by De Havilland Aircraft Company at Stag Lane Aerodrome, Edgware and licence built in Australia, Belgium and Czechoslovakia. ...
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Location of Cloncurry in Queensland (red) Cloncurry () is a town and Local Government Area situated in north west Queensland, Australia, 770 kilometres west of the city of Townsville via the Flinders Highway. ...
Flying boats and war - 1934 to 1945 In 1934, QANTAS Limited and Britain's Imperial Airways (the forerunner of British Airways) formed a new company, Qantas Empire Airways Limited. Each partner held 49%, with two per cent in the hands of an independent arbitrator.[8] The new airline commenced operations in December 1934 flying between Brisbane and Darwin using old fashioned DH.50 and DH.61 biplanes. The Imperial Airways Empire Terminal, Victoria, London. ...
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QEA flew internationally from May 1935, when the service from Darwin was extended to Singapore using newer de Havilland DH.86 Commonwealth Airliners. Imperial Airways operated the rest of the service through to London. In July 1938, this operation was replaced by a thrice weekly flying boat service using Shorts S.23 Empire Flying Boats. The Sydney to Southampton service took nine days, with passengers staying in hotels overnight.[9] For the single year of peace that the service operated, it was profitable and 94% of services were on time. This service lasted through until Singapore fell in February 1942. Enemy action and accidents destroyed half of the fleet of ten, when most of the fleet was taken over by the Australian government for war service.[10] Image File history File linksMetadata Short_S-23. ...
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 De Havilland biplane, ca. 1930 Flying boat services were resumed with American built PBY Catalinas in July 1943, with flights between Perth and Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). This linked up with the BOAC service to London, maintaining the vital communications link with England. The 5,652km non-stop sector was the longest flown up to that time by any airline, with an average flying time of 28 hours. Passengers received a certificate of membership to the "Order of the Double Sunrise" as the sun rose twice during the flight. These flights continued until July 1945.[11] PBY Catalina was the United States Navy designation for an American and Canadian-built flying boat of the 1930s and 1940s. ...
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The post-war years - 1945 to 1959 After World War II, QEA was nationalised, with the Australian Labor government led by Prime Minister Ben Chifley buying the shares of both Qantas Limited and BOAC. Nationalised airlines were normal at the time, and the Qantas board encouraged this move. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...
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 Qantas Empire Airways L.749 Constellation VH-EAB Shortly after nationalisation, QEA began their first services outside the British Empire — to Tokyo via Darwin and Manila with Avro Lancastrian aircraft.[12] These aircraft were also deployed between Sydney and London in cooperation with BOAC, but were soon replaced by Douglas DC-4s. Services to Hong Kong began around the same time. Image File history File links 049-connie-gov. ...
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In 1947, the airline took delivery of Lockheed L.049 Constellations. In 1952, Qantas expanded across the Indian Ocean to Johannesburg via Perth, Cocos Islands and Mauritius, calling this the Wallaby Route. Around this time, the British Government placed great pressure on Qantas to purchase the De Havilland Comet jet airliner, but Hudson Fysh was dubious about the economics of the aircraft and successfully resisted this. The network was expanded across the Pacific to Vancouver via Auckland, Nadi, Honolulu and San Francisco in early 1954 when it took over the operations of British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines (BCPA).[12] This became known as the Southern Cross Route. The Lockheed SR-71 was remarkably advanced for its time and remains unsurpassed in many areas of performance. ...
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Squadron Leader Sir Wilmot Hudson Fysh KBE DFC (January 3, 1895 – April 6, 1974) was an Australian aviator and businessman, best known for the foundation of the Australian airline company, QANTAS. Fysh was born in Launceston, the second most populous city in Tasmania. ...
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In 1956, Qantas ordered the Boeing 707 jet airliner. The special shortened version for Qantas was the original version Boeing offered to airlines. Boeing lengthened the aircraft by ten feet for all other customers, which destroyed the economics for Qantas. The airline successfully negotiated with Boeing to have the aircraft they had originally contracted for.[13] The Boeing 707 is an American four-engine commercial passenger jet airliner developed by Boeing in the early 1950s. ...
In 1958, Qantas became one of the very few round-the-world airlines, operating services from Australia to London via Asia and the Middle East (Kangaroo route) and via the Southern Cross route with Super Constellations.[14] It took delivery of new turboprop Lockheed Electra aircraft in 1959. A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ...
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The jet age - 1959 to 1992 The first jet aircraft on the Australian register (and the 29th 707 built) was registered VH-EBA and named City of Canberra. This aircraft returned to Australia as VH-XBA[15] in December 2006 for display in the Qantas Founders Outback Museum at Longreach, Queensland.[16] The Boeing 707-138 was a shorter version of the Boeing 707 that was operated only by Qantas. The first jet service operated by Qantas was on 29 July 1959 from Sydney to San Francisco via Nadi and Honolulu. On 5 September 1959, Qantas became the third airline to fly jets across the Atlantic — after BOAC and Pan Am, operating between London and New York as part of the service from Sydney.[17] All of the turbojet aircraft were converted to upgraded turbofan engines in 1961 and were rebranded as V jets from the Latin vannus meaning fan.[18][19] Image File history File linksMetadata Travolta707. ...
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Air travel grew substantially in the early 1960s, so Qantas ordered the larger Boeing 707-338C series of aircraft. In 1966, the airline diversified its business by opening the 450 room Wentworth Hotel in Sydney. The same year, Qantas placed early options on the new Concorde airliner but the orders were eventually cancelled. Also in 1966, another around-the-world route was opened. This was named the Fiesta route and was from Sydney to London via Tahiti, Mexico City, and Bermuda. For other uses, see Concorde (disambiguation). ...
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In 1967, the airline placed orders for the Boeing 747. This aircraft could seat up to 350 passengers, a major improvement over the Boeing 707. Orders were placed for four aircraft with deliveries commencing in 1971. The later delivery date allowed Qantas to take advantage of the -200B version, which better suited its requirements. Also in 1967, Qantas Empire Airways changed its name to Qantas Airways, the name of the airline today.[20] The Boeing 747, sometimes nicknamed the Jumbo Jet,[4][5] is a long-haul, widebody commercial airliner manufactured by Boeing in the United States. ...
When Cyclone Tracy devastated the town of Darwin at Christmas 1974, Qantas established a world record for the most people ever embarked on a single aircraft when they evacuated 673 people on a single Boeing 747 flight. They also established a record embarking 327 people on Boeing 707 VH-EAH.[21] Later in the decade, Qantas placed options on two McDonnell Douglas DC-10 aircraft for flights to Wellington, New Zealand. These were not taken up, and two Boeing 747SP were ordered instead. In March 1979, Qantas operated its final Boeing 707 flight from Auckland to Sydney, and became the only airline in the world to have a fleet that consisted of Boeing 747s only. That same year Qantas introduced Business class — the first airline in the world to do so.[22] Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 471 pixelsFull resolution (2019 × 1188 pixel, file size: 901 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Wellington International Airport Boeing 747SP Metadata...
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The Boeing 767-200 was introduced in 1985,[22] for New Zealand, Asia and Pacific routes. The same year, the Boeing 747-300 was introduced, featuring a stretched upper deck. The Boeing 747 fleet was upgraded from 1989 with the arrival of the new Boeing 747-400 series. The delivery flight of the first aircraft VH-OJA was a world record, flying the 18,001km from London to Sydney non-stop. The Boeing 767 is a mid-size, wide-body twinjet airliner produced by the Commercial Airplanes division of The Boeing Company. ...
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In 1990, Qantas established Australia Asia Airlines to operate services to Taiwan. Several Boeing 747SP and Boeing 767 aircraft were transferred from Qantas service. The airline ceased operations in 1996.[23] Australia Asia Airlines was a wholly owned subsidiary of Qantas set up to operate services between Australia and Taiwan in 1990. ...
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Privatisation - 1992 to 2006
 Ex-Australian Airlines Boeing 737-400 VH-TJE in Qantas livery. This was the first 737-400 delivered into Australia. The Australian Government sold the domestic carrier Australian Airlines to Qantas in August 1992, giving it access to the national domestic market for the first time in its history. The purchase saw the introduction of the Boeing 737 and Airbus A300 to the fleet — though the A300s were soon retired.[23] Qantas was privatised in March 1993, with British Airways taking a 25% stake in the airline for A$665m.[24] After a number of delays, the remainder of the Qantas float proceeded in 1995. The public share offer took place in June and July of that year, with the government receiving A$1.45b in proceeds. The remaining shares were disposed of in 1995-96 and 1996-97.[25] Investors outside Australia took a strong interest in the float, securing 20% of the stock which, together with British Airways 25% holding, meant that, once floated on the stock exchange, Qantas was 55% Australian owned and 45% foreign owned.[26] By law, Qantas must be at least 51% Australian-owned, and the level of foreign ownership is constantly monitored. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1200x750, 198 KB)Qantas Boeing 737-400 Kookaburra taxiing into Canberra. ...
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In 1998, Qantas co-founded the Oneworld alliance with American Airlines, British Airways, Canadian Airlines, and Cathay Pacific. The alliance commenced operation in February 1999,[27] with Iberia and Finnair joining later that year. Oneworld markets itself at the premium travel market, offering passengers a larger network than the airlines could on their own. The airlines also work together to provide operational synergies to keep costs down. For other uses, see Oneworld (disambiguation). ...
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Qantas ordered twelve Airbus A380-800, with options for twelve more in 2000. Eight options were exercised on 29 October 2006, bringing firm orders to twenty. The airline is the third to receive A380s, and services will commence in October 2008.[28][29] The Airbus A380 is a double-deck, wide-body, four-engine airliner manufactured by the European corporation Airbus, an EADS subsidiary. ...
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The main domestic competitor to Qantas, Ansett Australia, collapsed on 14 September 2001.[30] Market share for Qantas immediately neared 90%, with the relatively new budget airline Virgin Blue holding the remainder. In order to capitalise on this event, Qantas ordered Boeing 737-800 aircraft — obtaining them a mere three months later.[31] This unusually short time between order and delivery was possible due to the terrorist attacks in the United States on 11 September — the subsequent downturn in the US aviation market meant American Airlines no longer needed the aircraft they ordered. The delivery positions were reassigned to Qantas on condition the aircraft remained in American Airlines configuration for later possible lease purposes.[32] “Ansett†redirects here. ...
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At the same time, Virgin Blue announced a major expansion in October 2001,[33] which was successful in eventually pushing the Qantas domestic market share back to 60%. To prevent any further loss of market share, Qantas responded by creating a new cut-price subsidiary airline Jetstar. This has been successful in keeping the status quo at around 65% for Qantas group and 30% for Virgin Blue with other regional airlines accounting for the rest of the market. A Qantas Boeing 747-400 (registration unknown) lands over the roofs of Myrtle Avenue at the south east corner of London (Heathrow) Airport. ...
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Qantas had also developed a full-service all economy international carrier focused on the holiday and leisure market, which had taken on the formerly used Australian Airlines name. This airline ceased operating its own liveried aircraft in July 2006, with the staff operating Qantas services before being closed entirely in September 2007, with the staff joining the new Qantas base in Cairns.[34] Australian Airlines was a full-service airline based in Australia, servicing Australian and Asian destinations between 2001 and 2006. ...
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Qantas has also expanded into the New Zealand domestic air travel market, firstly with a shareholding in Air New Zealand and then with a franchise takeover of Ansett New Zealand. In 2003, Qantas attempted and failed to obtain regulatory approval to purchase a larger (but still minority) stake in Air New Zealand. Subsequently Qantas stepped up competition on the trans-Tasman routes, recently introducing Jetstar to New Zealand. British Airways sold its 18.5% stake in Qantas in September 2004 for £425 million, though keeping its close ties with Qantas intact.[35] Boeing 747-400 Boeing 747-400 Boeing 767-300 landing Air New Zealand Limited (ASX:, NZX: AIR, Air New Zealand) is a scheduled passenger airline based in Auckland, New Zealand, and the national flag carrier. ...
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On 14 December 2005 Qantas announced an order for 115 Boeing 787-8 and 787-9 aircraft (45 firm orders, 20 options and 50 purchase rights).[36] The aircraft will allow Qantas to replace their 767-300 fleet, increase capacity and establish new routes. Jetstar will also operate 15 of the new aircraft on international routes.[37] This announcement came after a long battle between Boeing and Airbus to meet the airline's needs for fleet renewal and future routes. The first of the 787s are scheduled to be delivered to Jetstar in August 2008, with the 787-9s coming in 2011. However on 10 April 2008 Qantas announced that the intended August delivery of the 787s has been delayed for a further 15 months from the original delivery date. In the interim, Qantas Chief Executive Officer Geoff Dixon stated that Qantas will claim substantial liquidated damages from Boeing under the purchase agreement, and use those funds to offset the costs of leasing alternative aircraft. Qantas has also negotiated the lease of six Airbus A330 aircraft which, subject to Board approval, will go into Jetstar International operations.[38] Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 501 pixelsFull resolution (2208 × 1382 pixel, file size: 1. ...
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The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is a mid-sized, wide-body, twin engine jet airliner currently under development by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. ...
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is a mid-sized, wide-body, twin engine jet airliner currently under development by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. ...
The Boeing 767 is a mid-size, wide-body twinjet airliner produced by the Commercial Airplanes division of The Boeing Company. ...
is the 100th day of the year (101st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Era (or Anno Domini), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ...
Geoff Dixon (born in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian corporate executive and current CEO and Managing Director of Qantas. ...
The Airbus A330 is a large-capacity, wide-body, medium-to-long-range commercial passenger airliner. ...
For the aircraft, see Lockheed JetStar. ...
Although Qantas did not choose the Boeing 777-200LR, it is rumoured that Qantas is still looking into buying aircraft* capable of flying Sydney-London non-stop.[39] The Boeing 777 is a long-range, wide-body twin-engine airliner built by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. ...
For the road in England, see A340 road. ...
This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ...
This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...
In December 2006, Qantas was the subject of a failed bid from a consortium calling itself Airline Partners Australia. This bid ultimately failed in April 2007, with the consortium not gaining the percentage of shares it needed to complete the takeover. Airline Partners Australia (APA) is a consortium that made a AU$5. ...
Qantas today - 2007 to present Qantas' main international hubs are Sydney Airport and Melbourne Airport. However, Qantas operates a significant number of international flights into and out of Brisbane Airport, Perth Airport, Singapore Changi Airport, Los Angeles International Airport and London Heathrow Airport. Its domestic hubs are Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth airports, but the company also has a strong presence in Adelaide, Cairns and Canberra airports. It serves a range of international and domestic destinations. Sydney (Kingsford Smith) International Airport, or Sydney Airport, is located in Mascot, New South Wales, and is the major airport serving Sydney, Australia. ...
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This article is about an airport in Australia. ...
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This is a list of airports that Qantas and QantasLink fly to. ...
Qantas wholly owns Jetstar Airways, JetConnect (which operates New Zealand domestic and some TransTasman services), QantasLink (including, Airlink, Sunstate and Eastern Australia Airlines), and Express Freighters Australia.[40] Qantas did have a minor 4.2% stake in Air New Zealand, but this was sold on 26 June 2007 for $NZ119 million. Qantas owns 49% of the Fiji-based international carrier Air Pacific. It owns 50% of both Australian air Express and Star Track Express (a trucking company),[41] with the other 50% of both companies owned by Australia Post. Since its privatisation in 1993, Qantas has been one of the most profitable airlines in the world.[42] It was recently voted 5th best airline in the world in the 2007 World Airline Awards (with surveys conducted by Skytrax) having fallen from 2nd in 2005-6.[43] The Airbus A330 is a large-capacity, wide-body, medium-to-long-range commercial passenger airliner. ...
For the aircraft, see Lockheed JetStar. ...
JetConnect is the New Zealand subsidiary of the Australian airline Qantas. ...
QantasLink is a regional subsidiary of Australian airline Qantas and is an affiliate member of the Oneworld airline alliance. ...
Sunstate Airlines was a subsidiary of Qantas which operated regional flights throughout Queensland, Australia. ...
Eastern Australia Airlines is an airline based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ...
Express Freighters Australia is an all-cargo airline based in Sydney, Australia. ...
Boeing 747-400 Boeing 747-400 Boeing 767-300 landing Air New Zealand Limited (ASX:, NZX: AIR, Air New Zealand) is a scheduled passenger airline based in Auckland, New Zealand, and the national flag carrier. ...
is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...
// Air Pacific, Fijis international airline, is based in Nadi, Fiji Islands, operating international and domesic services around the Pacific and to North America and Japan. ...
Australian Air Express is a cargo airline based in Melbourne, Australia. ...
Star Track Express is one of Australias largest express road and logistics companies. ...
Australia Post is the government-owned postal service of Australia. ...
Skytrax is a United Kingdom-based researching company for commercial airlines. ...
Qantas has stepped up the expansion of Jetstar, with the launch of international services (in addition to existing trans-Tasman and Jetstar Asia flights) to leisure destinations such as Bali, Ho Chi Minh City, Osaka and Honolulu having begun in November 2006. On some routes such as Sydney-Honolulu, Jetstar will supplement existing Qantas operations but many routes are new to the network. The lower cost base of Jetstar allows the previously unprofitable or marginal routes to be operated at greater profitability. fuck you Map of the Tasman Sea Satellite photo of the Tasman Sea The Tasman Sea is the large body of water between Australia and New Zealand, some 2000 kilometres (1250 miles) across. ...
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For other uses, see Osaka (disambiguation). ...
Honolulu as seen from the International Space Station Honolulu is the largest city and the capital of the U.S. state of Hawai‘i. ...
The Boeing 747 series, which once constituted the entire Qantas fleet in the early 1980s, and of which Qantas currently operates 34, will be retired by the airline in the coming years. The 23 year old 747-300s, which operate high capacity domestic routes between the Western Australian city of Perth, and Australia's two largest cities Sydney and Melbourne, have begun to be phased out starting July 1, 2008. [44] The aircraft will be replaced by Airbus A330-200s. The Boeing 747, sometimes nicknamed the Jumbo Jet,[4][5] is a long-haul, widebody commercial airliner manufactured by Boeing in the United States. ...
Slogan or Nickname: Wildflower State or the Golden State Other Australian states and territories Capital Perth Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Ken Michael Premier Alan Carpenter (ALP) Federal representation - House seats 15 - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2005-06) - Product ($m) $107,910 (4th) - Product per capita $53,134/person...
Location of Perth within Australia This article is about the metropolitan area of Perth, Western Australia. ...
This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ...
This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre (also known as The CBD). ...
is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Era (or Anno Domini), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ...
Air Canada Airbus A330 The Airbus A330 is a large_capacity medium_to_long_range commercial passenger airplane manufactured by Airbus. ...
The 747-400 series, meanwhile, which is the current flagship aircraft of the airline, operating the most important international routes, will be phased out beginning in 2013. The 747-400's will be replaced by the Airbus A380. Qantas is also considering the Airbus A350 to replace the 747-400's in addition to the A380; the Boeing 787 may also replace some routes.[45] A350 redirects here. ...
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is a mid-sized, wide-body, twin engine jet airliner currently under development by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. ...
Qantas will utilise its first Airbus A380 from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport starting October 20, 2008. The second A380 will operate from Sydney Airport to Los Angeles International Airport from October 24, 2008. The third and fourth jets will operate to London Heathrow on the Kangaroo Route. [46] The Airbus A380 is a double-deck, wide-body, four-engine airliner manufactured by the European corporation Airbus, an EADS subsidiary. ...
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LAX and KLAX redirect here. ...
is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Era (or Anno Domini), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ...
Sydney (Kingsford Smith) International Airport, or Sydney Airport, is located in Mascot, New South Wales, and is the major airport serving Sydney, Australia. ...
LAX and KLAX redirect here. ...
is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Era (or Anno Domini), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ...
London Heathrow Airport (IATA:LHR, ICAO:EGLL), often referred to simply as Heathrow, is the United Kingdoms busiest and best-connected airport. ...
The Kangaroo Route is a term trademarked by Qantas[1] to denote passenger airline flights between Australia and the United Kingdom, via the Eastern Hemisphere. ...
Promotional activities Qantas used a small promotional animation on its website to officially announce it will offer in-flight internet services on its fleet of A380s.[47] Qantas also announced that it would trial in-flight use of mobile phones on one of its Boeing 767 aircraft. This will allow customers to send emails and text messages on board, but will not allow phone calls whilst in flight.[48] Qantas has also launched Online Check-in (OLCI) for its domestic Australian flights. Customers are now able to log on to Qantas.com 24 hours before their flight departs, select their seat and print a boarding pass, enabling them to bypass check-in at the terminal.[49] It recently re-introduced hot face towels for economy class on all long haul flights.[citation needed]
Qantas is famous for its marketing campaigns. For example, the advertising campaigns featuring renditions by children's choirs of Peter Allen's "I Still Call Australia Home", set to footage of breathtaking scenery. A much earlier campaign aimed at American television audiences featured an Australian koala, who detested Qantas for bringing tourists to destroy his quiet life (his key tagline: "I hate Qantas"). Qantas is the main and shirt sponsor of the "
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