@YSL designed the super fashionable @Qantas flight attendant uniforms in 1986. http://t.co/R7H7cwVoRK This tweet was posted on September 28, 2015.
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. #FlyingSouthernCrossThis tweet was posted on January 12, 2023.
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#avgeekThis tweet was posted on April 26, 2022.
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. #AviationEvolutionsThis tweet was posted on November 30, 2018.
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. #WingWednesdayThis tweet was posted on September 22, 2021.
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. #FlyingSouthernCrossThis tweet was posted on March 10, 2023.
Founded in 1920, Qantas (an acronym for Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services) is one of… http://t.co/RdKaHdGFKSThis tweet was posted on February 10, 2015.
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#AvGeekThis tweet was posted on July 19, 2022.
In 2003, Qantas outfitted their ground staff and flight crews in new uniforms conceived by the celebrated Australian designer Peter Morrissey (b. 1961). #FlyingSouthernCross#AvGeekThis 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#AvgeekThis tweet was posted on September 27, 2022.
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. #FlyingSouthernCrossThis tweet was posted on November 02, 2022.
In the early 1970s, Qantas Airways hired fashion designer Emilio Pucci (who also transformed Braniff… http://t.co/FmEUTHbNnQThis tweet was posted on December 12, 2014.
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. #FlyingSouthernCrossThis tweet was posted on December 06, 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. #FlyingSouthernCrossThis 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. #FlyingSouthernCrossThis tweet was posted on November 02, 2022.
One of the oldest continually operating airlines in the world, #Qantas was founded in 1920. Have you ever flown on Qantas? #TravelTuesdayThis tweet was posted on January 24, 2017.
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#AvGeekThis tweet was posted on November 09, 2022.
QANTAS was founded in 1920 & one of the oldest continually operating airlines in the world. #TravelTuesdayThis tweet was posted on December 22, 2015.
Qantas (Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services) is one of the oldest continually operating airlines in the world; it celebrated its centennial in 2020. #FlyingSouthernCrossThis tweet was posted on January 12, 2023.
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. #FlyingSouthernCrossThis tweet was posted on December 06, 2022.
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: 100 years ago today, Qantas began from the remote dust of outback Australia. This is our story... https://t.co/cFgDGcOcQPThis tweet was posted on November 17, 2020.
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.
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.
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#crewlifeThis 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#QantasThis tweet was posted on November 02, 2022.
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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
2015.108.169This tweet was posted on November 02, 2022.
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poster: Airbus A380; 2007
Transfer from City and County of San Francisco
2007.093.007.001-.002
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seating chart: Qantas Airways, Airbus A380; c. 2008
Gift of the Paul H. Kowalewski Collection
2011.126.645This tweet was posted on November 10, 2021.