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Born in Australia in 1929, Harry Rogers was a poster artist and graphic designer for Qantas from the late 1950s through the ‘80s. He designed the Qantas logo-font in the mid-1960s and created numerous travel posters for the airline from the 1950s to the ’70s. #AirwaysArtists This tweet was posted on September 03, 2024.
📸: 1. postcard: Qantas Airways, Boeing 707; c. 1965 Gift of Catherine J. Allen Paulsen 1997.04.03 2. Qantas Empire Airways Japan travel poster c. 1956 Harry Rogers paper, ink Collection of SFO Museum Gift of Thomas G. Dragges 2015.109.070 R2024.0601.014 This tweet was posted on September 03, 2024.
Harry Rogers, a poster artist & graphic designer for Qantas from the late 1950s to the ‘80s, created numerous travel posters for the airline from the 1950s to the ’70s. In 1956, Rogers created a series of travel posters for the airline incorporating visual elements of animation. This tweet was posted on September 18, 2024.
📸: 1. Qantas Empire Airways Japan travel poster c. 1956 Harry Rogers Gift of Thomas G. Dragges 2015.109.071 R2024.0601.015 2. Qantas Empire Airways Ceylon travel poster c. 1956 Harry Rogers Gift of Thomas G. Dragges 2015.109.069 R2024.0601.016 This tweet was posted on September 18, 2024.
📸: 3. Qantas Empire Airways Australia travel poster c. 1956 Harry Rogers Gift of Thomas G. Dragges 2015.109.067 R2024.0601.012 4. Qantas Empire Airways Britain travel poster c. 1956 Harry Rogers Gift of Thomas G. Dragges 2015.109.068 R2024.0601.0133 This tweet was posted on September 18, 2024.
Not only did Beverly Carlson take a flight on Leap Day during a Leap Year, she also flew across the equator on a Qantas Empire Airways Boeing 707. An old maritime shipboard tradition was to celebrate crewmembers' and passengers' first passages over the equator. #LeapDay This tweet was posted on February 29, 2024.
📸: souvenir certificate: Qantas Empire Airways, equatorial crossing; 1964 Gift of Beverly Carlson 2005.023.009 https://t.co/emtKQ8YLlb This tweet was posted on February 29, 2024.
In the 1990s, Qantas operated a large fleet of Boeing 747-400 widebody airliners. With a range of more than 7,000 miles, the aircraft was ideal for flying just over 400 business travelers and tourists swiftly and in comfort between Oceania and North America. #FlyingSouthernCross This tweet was posted on November 02, 2022.
On 747 flights, Qantas offered three levels of service. In first class, the airline offered wide, comfortable, fully-reclining seats and premium meal service cuisine on fine bone china tableware produced by Wedgwood of England. #FlyingSouthernCross This tweet was posted on November 02, 2022.
See “Flying the Southern Cross Route: Seventy-Five years of Australian Commercial Air Service to North America” on display, pre-security, in the Aviation Museum and Library and online at: https://t.co/AePkQlpXiu #FlyingSouthernCross #AvGeek #Qantas This tweet was posted on November 02, 2022.
📸 1/2 : 1. postcard: Qantas Airways, Boeing 747-400; Gift of Thomas Taffel 2021.046.048 2. slide: Qantas Airways, Boeing 747-400, Sydney Airport (SYD); c. 1994 Gift of the William Hough Collection 2015.108.169 This tweet was posted on November 02, 2022.
📸 2/2: 3. Qantas Airways first class meal service set 1990s Wedgwood, England ceramic Collection of SFO Museum 2020.078.001–.008 L2020.2501.112–.119 This tweet was posted on November 02, 2022.
Pan American World Airways and Qantas Airways favored the Boeing 707 jetliner for long-range international routes. These airliners did not need to stop as frequently and layovers in New Caledonia and Canton Island were no longer required. #AirmailDownUnder #AvGeek This tweet was posted on November 09, 2022.
📸 2/3: Qantas Empire Airways, First Boeing 707 Flight, Honolulu–Sydney airmail flight cover; August 1, 1959 SFO Museum, Gift of Mrs. Siusiadh Rasmussen 2003.013.001 This tweet was posted on November 09, 2022.
In the mid-1980s, Qantas introduced a new line of cabin crew uniforms. Created by French fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent, the flight attendant uniforms featured a dress or blouse with a blue, red, yellow, and brown print on white with a new kangaroo logo. #FlyingSouthernCross This tweet was posted on December 06, 2022.
Qantas introduced the new widebody Boeing 767 and upgraded to the 747-300 and 747SP widebody jetliners in the 1980s. By 1987, the airline maintained 21 747s and 6 767s in its fleet and placed a large order for the next generation 747-400, introduced in 1989. #FlyingSouthernCross This tweet was posted on December 06, 2022.
Qantas (Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services) is one of the oldest continually operating airlines in the world; it celebrated its centennial in 2020. #FlyingSouthernCross This tweet was posted on January 12, 2023.
After World War II, Qantas Empire Airways was nationalized and began rapidly expanding its route system. International routes with Douglas DC-4 airliners were established to Manila, Hong Kong, and Tokyo. #FlyingSouthernCross This tweet was posted on January 12, 2023.
During the 1990s, Qantas operated a large fleet of the 747-400 airliner. In 1994, one of these airliners was renamed and painted in a special livery called Wunala (kangaroo) Dreaming to celebrate the art and culture of Australia's indigenous Yanyuwa people. #FlyingSouthernCross This tweet was posted on March 10, 2023.
On 747 flights, Qantas offered three levels of service. In first class, the airline offered wide, comfortable, fully reclining seats and premium meal service cuisine on fine bone china tableware produced by Wedgwood of England. #FlyingSouthernCross This tweet was posted on March 10, 2023.
In 2003, Qantas outfitted their ground staff and flight crews in new uniforms conceived by the celebrated Australian designer Peter Morrissey (b. 1961). #FlyingSouthernCross #AvGeek This tweet was posted on August 31, 2022.
See “Flying the Southern Cross Route: Seventy-Five years of Australian Commercial Air Service to North America” on display, pre-security, in the Aviation Museum and Library and online at: https://t.co/AePkQlpXiu #FlyingSouthernCross #AvGeek #Qantas #uniform #crewlife This tweet was posted on August 31, 2022.
In the 1970s, Qantas contracted fine bone china maker, Wedgwood of England, to create a new inflight first-class meal service set. The set featured the “Alice Springs” pattern with the #Qantas winged-kangaroo logo in gold and a gold-lined border. #FlyingSouthernCross #Avgeek This tweet was posted on September 27, 2022.
Air New Zealand was founded as TEAL (Tasman Empire Airways Limited) #onthisday in 1940. TEAL was created as a joint venture between BOAC (British Overseas Airways Corporation), Qantas Empire Airways, and the New Zealand government. #airnewzealand #avgeek This tweet was posted on April 26, 2022.
In 1974, Qantas hired the celebrated fashion designer Emilio Pucci (1914–92) to create new, high-fashion uniform designs for flight crews and ground staff. For female flight attendants, Pucci designed a floral pattern dress. #FlyingSouthernCross #AvGeek This tweet was posted on July 19, 2022.
📸 1/2: poster: Airbus A380; 2007 Transfer from City and County of San Francisco 2007.093.007.001-.002 . seating chart: Qantas Airways, Airbus A380; c. 2008 Gift of the Paul H. Kowalewski Collection 2011.126.645 This tweet was posted on November 10, 2021.
During the 1980s, @Qantas purchased 6 Boeing 767-200ERs (ER for extra range) and 41 767-300ERs, which proved ideal for the carrier’s expansion into the Asian market. The spacious, comfortable, widebody airliners proved reliable and economical to operate for Qantas. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on September 22, 2021.
📸2/3: poster: Boeing 767, First Flight; early 1980s Gift of the William Hough Collection 2006.010.420 postcard: Qantas Airways, Boeing 767; late 1980s Gift of Thomas G. Dragges 2015.166.1315 This tweet was posted on September 22, 2021.
RT @Qantas: 100 years ago today, Qantas began from the remote dust of outback Australia. This is our story... https://t.co/cFgDGcOcQP This tweet was posted on November 17, 2020.
RT @flySFO: 🇦🇺 Is Australia on your travel bucket list? 🦘 Brisbane is now just a hop away! Introducing @Qantas new nonstop service from SFO… This tweet was posted on February 18, 2020.
Created by the French fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent, the mid-1980s Qantas flight attendant uniforms consisted of a dress or blouse with a colorful blue, red, yellow, and brown print on white incorporating a newly updated kangaroo logo. This tweet was posted on January 02, 2019.
During the 1980s, #Qantas purchased six of the #Boeing #767-200ER (ER for extra range), and forty-one of the 767-300ER, which proved ideal for the carrier’s expansion into the Asian market. #AviationEvolutions This tweet was posted on November 30, 2018.
Introduced in 1947, the #Lockheed L-749 was the first version of the #Constellation designed for the commercial market after WWII. This poster offers views of the #airliner’s interior. Have you ever flown on #Qantas? #TravelTuesday This tweet was posted on May 22, 2018.
Qantas, an acronym for Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services, was founded on November 16, 1920. Have you ever flown on #Qantas? #onthisday #avgeek #Qantasturns97 This tweet was posted on November 16, 2017.
RT @Qantas: 97 years ago today, #Qantas was formally established. Our first aircraft, the AVRO 504 was used for joy flights and was the fir… This tweet was posted on November 16, 2017.
n 1986, renowned French couturier #Yves Saint Laurent introduced this #Qantas uniform, which was worn until 1991. #FashioninFlight #YSL This tweet was posted on July 12, 2017.