Qantas
Flying kangaroo carrier
Qantas is Australia's largest airline and flag carrier, founded in 1920 as Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services—the acronym source.
The name is synonymous with Australian aviation and appears in discussions of long-haul travel: We flew Qantas to Sydney.
The airline is known for its safety record.
Flying or operating aircraft
- fleetVehicles under unified command
- aircraftAirborne transportation vehicle
- jetForced fluid stream
- pilotOne who steers aircraft
cabin crew · terminal · hangar · runway · boarding · check-in · luggage · cabin
New South Wales capital
- MelbourneVictorian state capital
- BrisbaneQueensland's state capital
- PerthWestern Australian capital
- AdelaideAustralian state capital
Canberra · domestic · international · Great Barrier Reef · Uluru · Tasmania · red tail · founding
Planned sequence of destinations
- destinationIntended arrival point
- bookingAdvance arrangement secured
- journeyTravel from place to place
- flightAerial journey by aircraft
passport · airport · layover · connection · points · rewards · upgrades · stopover
History of avoiding accidents
- Rain ManAutistic brother story
- reliabilityConsistent, predictable performance
- maintenancePreserving working condition
- engineeringDesigning functional systems scientifically
aviation
Flying or operating aircraft
pilot · cabin crew · terminal · hangar · runway · boarding · check-in · luggage · cabin · cockpit
Sydney
New South Wales capital
Adelaide · Canberra · domestic · international · Great Barrier Reef · Uluru · Tasmania · red tail · founding · 1920
itinerary
Planned sequence of destinations
- destinationIntended arrival point
- bookingAdvance arrangement secured
- journeyTravel from place to place
flight · passport · airport · layover · connection · points · rewards · upgrades · stopover
safety record
History of avoiding accidents
- Rain ManAutistic brother story
- reliabilityConsistent, predictable performance
- maintenancePreserving working condition
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- Australasiakangaroo, koala, Sydney, Melbourne, outback
- AustraliaSydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane, Canberra
- aviationaircraft, airports, flying, flight, airplane
- transport companiesAmerican Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, FedEx, UPS
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