Qantas

The Qantas story is inextricably linked with the development of civil aviation in Australia. It begins with fragile biplanes carrying one or two passengers in open cockpits and progresses to the new Airbus A380s flying some 450 people half way around the world in a day.

But, it is a story of human endeavor, not just machines. A few determined individuals overcame formidable obstacles to establish the Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Ltd (QANTAS). Supported by committed staff and loyal customers, the airline persevered through war and peace to serve the nation and build an enterprise. The Qantas story is about the people who have created its exciting and productive history - its staff, its customers and the excellence of its business partners and key suppliers...

Today, Qantas is widely regarded as the world's leading long distance airline and one of the strongest brands in Australia. Qantas continues to provide outstanding service to its customers and is at the forefront of the international civil aviation industry.

The future holds many challenges for Qantas - maintaining safe operations and world class product standards while building a viable and competitive position long term for the airline.

A330-200:

Brand new A330-200 aircraft have joined the Australian domestic fleet with individual on-demand inflight entertainment screens in every newly designed seat.It's a new era of flying for the Qantas domestic experience - with over 350 entertainment choices on your personal inflight entertainment system, you can sit back and enjoy the journey onboard your domestic flight

Qantas has taken delivery of nine of its 20 A380-800 aircraft. This represents the second-largest A380 order of any airline in the world.

The Qantas A380 operates selected flights from Sydney and Melbourne to Los Angeles, Singapore and London.

Currently there are 20 B747-400's in Qantas Fleet. Another four aircraft stored.Phasing out from 2013. Replacement aircraft : Airbus A380-800 and Boeing 787

There are currently 38 Boeing 737-800's and still 33 of this type.

RECENT INCIDENTS :

Assessment of the Qantas Airbus A380 involved in an in-flight engine failure has revealed the extent of peripheral damage to the jet from ejected fragments.Two of the three sections of disk

 debris cut through two wiring routes and this damage subsequently prevented the shutdown of the adjacent outboard-engine after the aircraft landed at Singapore.