Qantas

See article Qantas Club. Over 1.5 million people participated in that vote. Since that time, new fleet have been given names from a specific theme:. He recieved more votes than any other player in that team. This aircraft was named Iris, by the Wife of the Governor General of the time. He was chosen for the UEFA team of 2005 for the third time running in January 2006. Naming of Qantas' fleet has occured since the arrival of the first DH50. Ronaldinho has a son named Joao, who was born in February 2005.

Although Qantas chose neither the Boeing 777 or Airbus 340, it is rumored that Qantas is still looking into buying planes from one of these two manufacturers for the LHR-SYD/SYD-LHR non-stop route. In December 2005, he and Mauricio de Sousa, a famous Brazilian comic book author, announced the creation of a comic character based upon Ronaldinho, his brother and his mother. In the meantime, Qantas will use its A330 on international routes to Asia. On December 19, 2005, he was again named FIFA World Player of the Year ahead of Chelsea's Frank Lampard and Barça teammate Samuel Eto'o with 910 votes. Delivery of the 787 will start in 2008, with the 787-900 coming in 2011. Ronaldinho is the third Brazilian to win the European Footballer of the Year Award^[1]. Qantas will use the Boeing 787 to cut travel time to Asia to less than 10 hours. In 2005 Ronaldinho was named as both the European Footballer of the Year and the best striker in the UEFA Champions League tournament of 2004/2005.

This annoucement came after a long battle between Boeing and Airbus to meet the airline's needs for fleet renewal and future routes. After he scored his second goal of the night, his team's third, a large part of the Madrid faithfuls gave him a standing ovation, a rare feat which occurred last when Diego Maradona was in Barcelona. On December 14, 2005, Qantas announced an order for 65 Boeing 787s with purchase rights on 50 more, with some going to JetStar. There he stole the ball from the center and scored with remarkable breaks, luring in the process most of Madrid players. The interior design for the A380 aircraft is expected to feature new seat design, special lounge areas, AVOD, internet capability, and larger entertainment screens. On November 19, 2005, he scored two amazing goals to help FC Barcelona to a 3–0 win over arch-rivals Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid. Qantas will also make aviation history by operating the longest 500-passenger service in the world, flying between Melbourne and Los Angeles (12,749 km). Pelé named Ronaldinho in his 125 Top Living Footballers in March 2004.

Qantas intends to place the first 4 aircraft on trans-Pacific routes from Melbourne and Sydney to Los Angeles and later aircraft on services between Australia and London via Bangkok, Hong Kong, and Singapore (ref: Airliner World, March 2005). On June 29, 2005, he played a pivotal role as the captain of the Brazilian squad which won its second FIFA Confederations Cup title, where he was named Man of the Match in a 4–1 victory over Argentina in the final. The aircraft will be operated in a three class, 501 seat configuration on international services. On December 20, 2004, Ronaldinho was named FIFA World Player of the Year ahead of Arsenal's Thierry Henry and AC Milan's Andriy Shevchenko. It will be the second airline (after launch customer Singapore Airlines) to receive an A380 and will take delivery of its first aircraft in April 2007. Together with Samuel Eto'o, Deco, Ludovic Giuly and Henrik Larsson, he comprises part of an awesome strike force which reaped the 2004/05 La Liga title for FC Barcelona. Qantas has placed an order for 12 Airbus A380-800, with options for 10 more. Ronaldinho justified their purchase, leading them to a second-place finish in La Liga during the 03/04 season.

The QantasLink fleet consists of the following aircraft (at October 2005):. On July 19, FC Barcelona snapped him up for €27 million, beating Manchester United to his signature. The Qantas fleet consists of the following aircraft (at December 2005):. That set off a bidding war among the top clubs for his services. See full article: Qantas destinations. In 2003, Ronaldinho made it known he wanted to leave PSG after they failed to qualify for any European competitions. [3]. One of the highlights of the tournament was an outrageous (if fortunate) 35-metre lob he scored against England in the quarter-finals in Shizuoka, although he was sent off soon after a harsh foul on Danny Mills.

No passengers were injured in the incident.
In 2002, Ronaldinho helped Brazil win the World Cup. United released a statement saying its flight 840 from Melbourne to Los Angeles "reported a wingtip touch with a Qantas aircraft as it taxied". During his time at PSG, the manager, Luis Fernandez, claimed that Ronaldinho was too focused on the Parisian nightlife rather than on his football. On 2 February 2006, a Qantas Boeing 767, carrying 155 passengers and 11 crew, and a United Airlines 747, carrying 99 passengers and 14 crew, were involved in a wing clipping incident while on the runway of Melbourne's Tullamarine International Airport. Despite several generous bids from Premiership teams, and several requests from Grêmio, Ronaldinho signed a five-year contract for Paris Saint-Germain, and started his contract at the beginning of the following season. The aircraft was only 15 months old at the time of the incident. Towards the end of his career at Grêmio, in 2001, many clubs from all over the world, particularly premiership teams in the United Kingdom, were eager to sign him as an attempt to attain a "big name" player, as well as a well performing player.

Subsequent investigation found no sign of smoke or fire, and it is believed that the cargo fire sensors were faulty. On his first appearance (on June 26, 1999) his winning goal against Venezuela helped the team win the Copa América. 9 passengers were injured and hospitalised. This was followed by his introduction into the Brazilian national team. The Osaka Control Tower reported seeing smoke on landing, so an emergency evacuation was declared as a precaution and emergency slides were deployed. His professional career began at Grêmio, where his penchant for goalscoring was displayed; generating speculation and interest around his career due to his phenomenal ball control and ability to score. The aircraft made an emergency landing at Kansai Airport in Osaka, Japan after an indication of smoke in the cargo hold. His reputation as a footballer was upheld during most of his childhood, particularly due to the fact he was the top scorer in the Egypt under-17 world championship, and to his stylish play.

On 21 August 2005, an incident occurred involving Qantas Airbus A330-300 VH-QPE with 178 passengers and 13 crew aboard. His first brush with the media came after a 23 goal flurry from Ronaldinho at just 13 years of age. It also returned to service after repairs. In his childhood, Ronaldinho's skill in football began to blossom due to his particular interest in futsal and beach football, which later developed into a fondness for more standardised football. The following year 747-300 VH-EBW was damaged when its landing gear collapsed while taxiing at Rome. . [2] Repairs to the nine-year-old aircraft were undertaken in China by TAECO at a cost in excess of A$100 million and it was suggested at the time that this expense was solely to avoid a hull-loss being recorded, a claim Qantas denied. He is widely regarded as the best player in the world.

[1] There were no fatalities; however, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau criticised numerous inadequacies in Qantas' operational and training processes. Among his many achievements and accolades, Ronaldinho has been awarded the FIFA World Player of the Year award twice as well as both the European Footballer of the Year award and the FIFPro World Player of the Year award once. Qantas' record in the jet era was spotless until Boeing 747-400 VH-OJH over-ran the runway by 220 metres while landing in a rainstorm at Bangkok in 1999. His name Ronaldinho, portugese for "little ronaldo", was originally devised as a means of distinguishing between himself, and fellow Brazilian footballer Ronaldo. Other fatal accidents occurred in 1927, 1934, 1942, 1943 (×2), and 1944. Ronaldo de Assis Moreira (born March 21, 1980 in Porto Alegre, Brazil) is a footballer more commonly known as Ronaldinho Gaúcho due to his citizenship in the Rio Grande do Sul region of Brazil. One was on 16 July 1951, when De Havilland Drover VH-EBQ crashed in New Guinea after an engine failure, killing all seven passengers and crew.

Prior to the jet era, Qantas had fatal crashes. However, the company's official line is that it has never lost a "jet" aircraft. It is often claimed, most notably in the 1988 movie Rain Man, that Qantas has never had a fatal crash. There are also plans to increase services to India, by making the current three times weekly service to Mumbai (Bombay) into a daily return flight.

On 30 November 2005 Qantas annouced that services to New York would go from 3 per week to 5 per week from 27 February 2006. Also in mid-2005 Qantas annouced it would increase services to Shanghai and Johannesburg. In mid-2005 Qantas announced it would recommence services to Beijing, Seoul, Vancouver and San Francisco. The first of the 787s are scheduled to be delivered to Jetstar in August 2008.

Jetstar, Qantas' low-cost subsidiary, will also operate 10 of the new aircraft on international routes. The aircraft will allow Qantas to replace their current 767-300 fleet, increase capacity and establish new routes. The 787 was chosen after a very competitive selection process in which it competed directly with the Airbus A350. On 14 December 2005, Qantas announced an order for 115 Boeing 787-8 and 787-9 aircraft (45 firm orders, 20 options and 50 purchase rights).

In 2005, the first visit of an Airbus A380 to Australia coincided with Qantas's 85th birthday. Qantas is responsible for some of the most successful marketing campaigns in Australian history, with many advertising campaigns featuring renditions by children's choirs of Peter Allen's "I Still Call Australia Home," set to footage of breathtaking scenery. Commentators believe the sale, and resultant greater Australian ownership, will free up hurdles for Qantas to expand into Asia. By law, Qantas must be at least 51% Australian-owned, and the British Airways holding had brought foreign ownership to the maximum permissible level.

British Airways' original 25% share had been diluted to 18.5% by the issue of more shares. In September 2004, British Airways disposed of its share in Qantas, expected to amount to A$1.1bn. In 1993, British Airways bought a 25 % share in Qantas for A$665m. In 2003, Qantas attempted and failed to obtain regulatory approval to purchase a larger (but still minority) stake in Air New Zealand.

It now wholy owns and operates JetConnect which operates NZ domestic services under the Qantas brand. Qantas has attempted to expand into the New Zealand domestic air travel market, first with a shareholding in Air New Zealand and then by a franchise takeover of Ansett New Zealand. Qantas is already the second-largest airline operating out of Singapore Changi Airport, while Singapore Airlines is the second-largest operator of international flights into and out of Australia. On 13 December 2004, the first flight of Jetstar Asia Airways took off from its Singapore hub to Hong Kong, marking Qantas' entry into the Asian cut-price market, and its intentions in battling key competitor Singapore Airlines on its home ground.

Prior to Jetstar, Qantas had also developed a full-service all economy international carrier focussed on the holiday and leisure market, which has taken on the formerly used Australian Airlines name. Qantas hopes that this move will "crowd out" the cut-price segment of the market, allowing Qantas to remain the superdominant player in the Australian domestic aviation market and one of the few profitable full-service airlines in the world. The introduction of Virgin Blue, a cut-price competitor, has eaten into this market share somewhat, and Qantas has responded by creating a new cut-price subsidiary airline Jetstar. After September 2001 and the collapse of Ansett Airlines, Qantas held a near-monopoly on the Australian domestic air travel market.

Over the years, several domestic Australian airlines have gone out of business amid complaints of anti-competitive pricing by Qantas and exorbitant prices on new non-competed routes. Qantas has a reputation for being an aggressive competitor in the Australian aviation market. It also flies many international routes to and from Australia. Since the merger with Australian Airlines in 1993, Qantas has flown an extensive schedule between all Australian capital cities, as well as many regional cities and towns.

The airline ceased operations in 1996. Several Boeing 747SP and 767 aircraft were transferred from Qantas service. In 1990, Qantas established Australia Asia Airlines to operate services to Taiwan. Qantas was privatised in 1995 by Prime Minister Keating's labor government.

Many of these routes were dropped in the 1970s following the airline slump after wide-body aircraft were introduced. By the 1960s, Qantas was operating round-the-world services from Australia to London via Asia and the Middle East and via the USA and Mexico. The network was expanded across the Pacific in 1954 when Qantas took over the operations of British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines (BCPA). In 1948, the airline took delivery of Lockheed L.049 Constellations.

Immediately after World War II, Qantas began operating Avro Lancastrian aircraft between Sydney and London in cooperation with British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC). Subsequent conservative governments maintained this arrangement. In 1967, the name was changed to Qantas Airways Limited. It remained an unlisted public company with the government holding 100 % of the shares.

After World War II, QEA Limited was in dire financial straits and was taken over by the Australian labor government led by Prime Minister Ben Chifley. The flights operated in complete radio silence and took more than twenty-four hours. QEA operated a non-stop flying boat service between Perth, Western Australia and Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) in 1943-44. Most of the QEA fleet was taken over by the Australian government for war service between 1939 and 1945, and most of these aircraft were lost in action.

The Sydney to Southampton service took nine days, with passengers staying in hotels overnight. In 1938, this operation was replaced by a flying boat service using Shorts S.23 Empire Flying Boats. Imperial Airways operated the rest of the service through to London. Qantas Empire Airways commenced services between Brisbane and Singapore using deHavilland DH-86 Commonwealth Airliners.

Each partner held 49 %, with two per cent in the hands of an independent arbitrator. In 1934, QANTAS Limited and Britain's Imperial Airways (the forerunner of British Airways) formed a new company, Qantas Empire Airways Limited. It operated air mail services subsidized by the Australian government, linking railheads in western Queensland. Qantas was founded in Queensland on 16 November 1920 as Queensland and Northern Territorial Aerial Services Limited.

. Qantas was formerly an acronym for the "Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services." The company is traded on the Australian Stock Exchange as "QAN.". Qantas is the third oldest airline in the world after KLM, the national airline of the Netherlands, and Avianca from Colombia. "Qantas" (IATA: QF, ICAO: QFA, and Callsign: Qantas) is the name and callsign of the oldest and largest airline of Australia.

He is also qualified for flying the Boeing 747-400 as a First Officer - he commenced and completed his training with Qantas. Actor John Travolta personally owns and flies an ex-Qantas Boeing 707 painted in the Qantas livery of the 1960's. Its first international destination was to Singapore. British Airways used these designs on their tailfins as part of their 1997 "ethnic art" relaunch.

All three carry striking, colourful liveries, designed by Australian Aborigines. Qantas has three planes painted in Australian Aboriginal art liveries: Wunala Dreaming (Boeing 747-438ER VH-OEJ), Nalanji Dreaming (Boeing 747-338 VH-EBU) and Yananyi Dreaming (Boeing 737-838 VH-VXB). In 1979 Qantas was the only airline in the world to operate a fleet consisting entirely of Boeing 747's. Qantas Boeing 707s were nicknamed V jets from the latin vannus meaning fan.

The first Qantas Boeing 707 was delivered to the airline in Seattle on 26 June 1959. In 1928 a chartered Qantas aircraft conducted the inaugural flight of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia, departing from Cloncurry. In the 1920s Qantas built a number of aircraft (De Havilland DH50s and a single DH9) under licence in its Longreach hangar. Cruising speed was 105 kilometres per hour (65 mph), carrying 1 pilot and 2 passengers.

The first aircraft owned by Qantas was Avro 504K G-AUBG, purchased for £1425. 2006/7 (Airbus A380) - First A380 will be named Nancy Bird Walton, remainder as yet are un-named however will be themed on Australian Aviation Pioneers. 2002 - Re-establishment of naming practice of fleet after Towns & Cities of Australia, celebrating Qantas' coverage of Australia. 1980s - Wildlife (Bellbird, Lorikeet and Kestrel).

1980s - Inspirational Names (Daring, Integrity, Resolute).  ???? (Flying Boats) - Capella, Carpentaria, Challenger, Champion, Calypso and Camilla. 1929 (DH61 Aircraft) - Grecian Theme (Apollo, Diana, Hermes and Athena). 34 Dash 8 (further 7 on order).

5 BAe 146. 5 Boeing 717-200 (further 4 on order). 35 Boeing 787s (on order). 24 Boeing 767-300ER (comprising 17 Boeing 767-338ER and 7 Boeing 767-336ER).

30 Boeing 747-400 (comprising 21 Boeing 747-438, 6 Boeing 747-438ER, 2 Boeing 747-4H6 and 1 Boeing 747-48E). 6 Boeing 747-338. 29 Boeing 737-838 (further 4 on order). 20 Boeing 737-400 (comprising 19 Boeing 737-476 and 1 Boeing 737-4L7).

10 Airbus A330-303. 4 Airbus A330-201.