4011 YEARS OF SERVICE jOB Qjj/ji s The oldest-established airline in the English-speaking the most exciting in Qantas’ exciting history, world, Qantas this year celebrates its 40th Anniversary. A ’i j , • , , , c J Already on the drawing boards are plans for new These 40 years cover practically the entire life of supersonic airliners to cruise at 2,000 miles an hour, commercial aviation and have seen Qantas grow from When they are ready? Qantas win have them a three-man enterprise with one aircraft, into one of ' . x • x • i •i- . The past 40 years have been good ones, and this is a the worlds great international airlines, carrying the A x n x r- • , . good time to say to our friends and customers, and to Australian nag to five contments and 26 countries. the Qantas staff of 6,500 throughout the world— Qantas this year will fly something like 260,000 passengers over 740,000,000 passenger miles. THANK YOU! The arrival of pure jet aircraft has brought a revolution QANTAS EMPIRE AIRWAYS LIMITED in world transportation, and the next ten years will be in association with air India, b.0.a.c., s.a.a. and teal AItJtMBNX . ' .x 1
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Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29222, 4 June 1960, Page 18
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