QF Seen Around The World As Australia's Flag Carrier
Wish all at QF the best in these challenging times due to the Covid Crisis
One thing that stands out is their selection of aircraft types that they purchased over the years and especially after WW11.
So much pressure to buy British produced aircraft. But management stood firm and ordered Lockheed Constellations and then Modified B707's. Lockheed Electra Mk11 and the B747.
If you include QF Short Haul/TN into the mix then Australia may have entered the jet age earlier buy purchasing the Sud Aviation Caravelle was it not for Reg Ansett putting a stop to it.
Can remember the late Bruce Mclaren (radio operator and QF navigation dept.) telling me years ago that Qantas engineers had doubts about the integrity of the Comet 1 airframe well before the accidents.
Let us all remember the QF is seen around the world as our Flag Carrier and one can only hope it survives despite all the politics etc.