This is as taken from the inside cover of the 2001 Annual Report. How times have changed.
QANTAS, THE OLDEST AIRLINE IN THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING WORLD, WAS FOUNDED IN THE QUEENSLAND OUTBACK IN 1920.
REGISTERED ORIGINALLY AS THE QUEENSLAND AND
NORTHERN TERRITORY AERIAL SERVICES LIMITED,
THE AIRLINE HAS BUILT A REPUTATION FOR EXCELLENCE IN:
• SAFETY
• OPERATIONAL RELIABILITY
• ENGINEERING AND MAINTENANCE
• CUSTOMER SERVICE
QANTAS CARRIED MORE THAN 22 MILLION PASSENGERS IN 2000/2001, OPERATING A FLEET OF 178 AIRCRAFT ACROSS A NETWORK SPANNING 129 DESTINATIONS IN 34 COUNTRIES.
QANTAS EMPLOYS AROUND 31,000 STAFF OF MORE THAN 100 NATIONALITIES, IN MORE THAN 30 COUNTRIES AND SPEAKING MORE THAN 50 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES.