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The Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial
Services Limited, a Winton-based company,
is registered on 16 November in Queensland
1920
The first passenger flight operates on 2 November
from Charleville to Longreach
1922
Qantas carries the Olympic
flame from Athens to
Australia for the Games
in Melbourne
1956
Qantas establishes a world record by
evacuating 673 passengers on one
flight from Darwin after Cyclone Tracy
1974
Qantas introduces the world’s first
dedicated Business Class
1979
Qantas establishes a world distance
record for commercial jets when it flies
its first Boeing 747-400 non-stop from
London to Sydney in 20 hours, nine
minutes and five seconds
1989
THE SPIRIT OF AUSTRALIA
Our 80th Anniversary
Qantas has played a key role in the development of Australian and
international aviation.
Qantas supports the war effort,
evacuating defence force personnel and
dropping supplies to troops. The airline
pioneers history-making flights of
30 hours or more between Perth and
Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
1939-45