QF A380 Reginald Ansett

[B772]

Any truth to the rumour a QF A380 is to be named Reginald Ansett

[moa999]

No rumour
Naming of Qantas aircraft - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naming_of_Qantas_aircraft)

[Old Fella]

Probably would not happen, but would be great if it did.

[startingout]

Qantas Names Future Qantas A380 Aircraft - Business Travel News (http://biztravelguru.com/blogs/business-travel-news/archive/2008/11/17/qantas-names-future-qantas-a380-fleet.aspx)

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Nancy-Bird Walton – the first woman to fly a commercial aviation service in Australia.
Hudson Fysh – one of the founders of Qantas and the airline’s first Managing Director.
Paul McGinness – one of the founders of Qantas.
Fergus McMaster – one of the founders of Qantas and the first Chairman of the Company.
Lawrence Hargrave – inventor of the box kite, linking four of these together in 1894 to fly 16 feet.
Charles Kingsford Smith – Australia’s most famous aviator, who made the first trans-Pacific flight from the USA to Australia in 1928, and founded Australian National Airways Limited.
Charles Ulm – Co-pilot, on Kingsford Smith’s record-breaking trans-Pacific flight between the USA and Australia in 1928 and co-founder of Australian National Airways Limited.
Reginald Ansett – Founder of Ansett Airways Pty Ltd.
David Warren – Inventor of the Black Box Flight Recorder.
Bert Hinkler – Pilot of first solo flight from Britain to Australia in 1928.
John and Reginald Duigan – First Australians to design, construct and fly a powered aircraft, in 1910.
Phyllis Arnott – First Australian woman to gain a commercial pilot’s license.
Keith McPherson Smith and Ross McPherson Smith – winners of the famous ‘Air Race’ between London and Australia in 1919.
Lester Brain – Piloted one of the first Qantas routes in 1925 and ferried the first wartime Catalina Flying Boat delivered by Qantas Empire Airways in 1941. Later appointed General Manager of Trans-Australia Airlines in 1946.
Lores Bonney – First woman to fly solo around Australia in 1932 and the first woman to fly solo from Australia to England, in 1933.
Norman Brearley – Founder of Western Australian Airways Limited, which operated Australia’s first scheduled air service on 5 December 1921.
P G Taylor – Navigator and co-pilot alongside Charles Kingsford Smith and Charles Ulm on many record-breaking flights between Australia and the United States and England and Australia. Taylor was awarded the Empire Gallantry Medal in 1937 for one of the most revered acts of bravery in the history of aviation.
Scotty Allan – Co-pilot alongside Charles Ulm and P G Taylor on the 1933 record-breaking flight from England to Australia and later joined Qantas and flew DH86 aircraft on the Brisbane-Singapore route.
John Flynn – Founder of the Royal Flying Doctor Service.
Gaby Kennard – First Australian woman to fly solo around the world in 1989.

[Ken Borough]

More than a rumour:

Qantas A380s to Honour Our Aviation Pioneers

Sydney, 16 November 2008Qantas today announced the names of its fleet of 20 A380 aircraft, honouring pioneers of Australian aviation.
Qantas Chief Executive Officer Designate, Mr Alan Joyce said that today - the airline's 88th birthday - was a fitting date to honour men and women who had contributed to the development of aviation in Australia.
"I am delighted that some of our greatest aviation trail blazers and their families have agreed to allow Qantas to name our A380 fleet in their honour," he said. "Today, we are bringing aviation's past together with its future."
"We have been overwhelmed with the support from the public since we announced the A380 naming program and all of the names that people have suggested have been very worthy.
"We have taken some of those suggestions, and also consulted aviation experts, to ensure we chose people who have not only made a great difference to flying in this country, but who represent the courage, tenacity and determination of the real spirit of Australia.
"Among them are Qantas' founders Fergus McMaster, Paul McGinness and Hudson Fysh, who gathered at the Gresham Hotel in Brisbane and signed the formal papers to establish Qantas 88 years ago.
"Others include engineers, inventors, navigators and business leaders - but all are pioneers, and all are very deserving."
The full list of people who will have an A380 named after them are:
* Nancy-Bird Walton - the first woman to fly a commercial aviation service in Australia.
* Hudson Fysh - one of the founders of Qantas and the airline's first Managing Director.
* Paul McGinness - one of the founders of Qantas.
* Fergus McMaster - one of the founders of Qantas and the first Chairman of the Company.
* Lawrence Hargrave - inventor of the box kite, linking four of these together in 1894 to fly 16 feet.
* Charles Kingsford Smith - Australia's most famous aviator, who made the first trans-Pacific flight from the USA to Australia in 1928, and founded Australian National Airways Limited.
* Charles Ulm - Co-pilot, on Kingsford Smith's record-breaking trans-Pacific flight between the USA and Australia in 1928 and co-founder of Australian National Airways Limited.
* Reginald Ansett - Founder of Ansett Airways Pty Ltd.
* David Warren - Inventor of the Black Box Flight Recorder.
* Bert Hinkler - Pilot of first solo flight from Britain to Australia in 1928.
* John and Reginald Duigan - First Australians to design, construct and fly a powered aircraft, in 1910.
* Phyllis Arnott - First Australian woman to gain a commercial pilot's license.
* Keith McPherson Smith and Ross McPherson Smith - winners of the famous 'Air Race' between London and Australia in 1919.
* Lester Brain - Piloted one of the first Qantas routes in 1925 and ferried the first wartime Catalina Flying Boat delivered by Qantas Empire Airways in 1941. Later appointed General Manager of Trans-Australia Airlines in 1946.
* Lores Bonney - First woman to fly solo around Australia in 1932 and the first woman to fly solo from Australia to England, in 1933.
* Norman Brearley - Founder of Western Australian Airways Limited, which operated Australia's first scheduled air service on 5 December 1921.
* P G Taylor - Navigator and co-pilot alongside Charles Kingsford Smith and Charles Ulm on many record-breaking flights between Australia and the United States and England and Australia. Taylor was awarded the Empire Gallantry Medal in 1937 for one of the most revered acts of bravery in the history of aviation.
* Scotty Allan - Co-pilot alongside Charles Ulm and P G Taylor on the 1933 record-breaking flight from England to Australia and later joined Qantas and flew DH86 aircraft on the Brisbane-Singapore route.
* John Flynn - Founder of the Royal Flying Doctor Service.
* Gaby Kennard - First Australian woman to fly solo around the world in 1989.

[Skystar320]

Brilliant & great idea!

[Buster Hyman]

I said it the last time this was up & I'll say it again, it will be nice to see the Ansett name in the sky again & kudos to Qantas for acknowledging his role in the early days of this industry.:ok:

[Capt Kremin]

Sir Reg, by any standard was a true pioneer of aviation in this country. His is one of the more deserving names on that list and I am glad to see his memory honoured by Qantas.:ok:
Qantas never competed directly with Sir Reg... not that that would make any difference to his suitability for the honour. The spivs that took AN down the gurgler took over from him long before AN began competing directly with Qantas.

[sthaussiepilot]

Foxtrot:D


Perhaps... William E. Boeing? :E:E

[Wiley]

A little sadly, it's perhaps some indication of how far in the past the Ansett name now is in Oa aviation that Qantas feel safe to use it. All power to them for doing so - it will generate some comment among the media and the general public, much if not most of it, I suspect, very favourable to Qantas. Truth be told, they could use a bit of good publicity after the last few months.

Has Lawrence Wackett's name made it onto the side of a QF machine yet and if not, why not? Incredible man.

[Dick Smith]

Great to see Scotty Allan on the list. He was the primary reason Qantas did not purchase the Comet despite political pressure to do so.

I also believe the Sir Lawence would be a very worthy contender.

[Qanchor]

I recall a colleague suggesting that when one of QF's 330's was being delivered around ANZAC Day it be named "Villers-Bretonneux ", the scene of a famous battle in WW1 where the AIF successfully defended this French town.
He included a brief history with his submission, highlighting a few points of interest like,
The townspeople have never forgotten this, they fly the Australian Flag every day and sing the Australian National Anthem at all official functions and above every blackboard at every school is the inscription "N'oublions jamais l'Australie" (Let us never forget Australia).
He added that the (free) publicity showered upon Australia and Qantas would be priceless.
The reply he received went along the lines of, "matey, you fly the aircraft and we'll run the business.
Nice piece of thinking that.....:ugh:

[Obie]

...the Ansett family on the Mornington Peninsula would be devastated!

Silly old Bob, on the Sunshine Coast, would probably be delighted!

Give us a break!!

Why trash the Ansett name?