Our Australian airline is QANTAS, which you may not know began as Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Service. Qantas began in 1920, flying two biplanes in the remote north of the country. In 1930 the company moved to the city, based in Brisbane, where this photo was taken a few weeks ago.
This is one of Qantas’ special paint designs based on Aboriginal motifs. We watched while it was prepared for flight, before boarding in Brisbane on our way home from our Far North Queensland adventure. Here is a better view of this Qantas Dreamtime Jet.
The usual colour scheme is red and white with a flying kangaroo, proudly Australian, and the longest continuously flying airline in the world. Qantas now operates out of Sydney, and flies around the globe, currently in alliance with many other code-sharing airlines.
The Flying Kangaroo is seen on their 146 planes of all sizes …. big and small!
We will be back on board this little Qantaslink plane on our way to Lord Howe Island again at the end of November. Thanks to Frizz for the QQQ challenge this week!
dadirridreaming 
I love the beautiful designs on the plane – it really makes it stand out.
thanks Colline, they have had at least three other fabulous ‘dreaming’ designs over the years 🙂
I have seen some of them on my travels to and from South Africa 🙂
I am sure they remind everyone of Australia 🙂
So much a part of Australia.
it is always a comfort to see the flying kangaroo in an overseas airport 🙂
Yes it is. And so much history for all of us.
A great airline to travel with.
What a wonderful paint job! 🙂
I find it lifts my heart to see those dreamtime designs, flying, full of wonder!
I didn’t know anything about the roots of the QUANTAS plane design, so thank you for: “one of Qantas’ special paint designs based on Aboriginal motifs. We watched while it was prepared for flight, before boarding in Brisbane on our way home from our Far North Queensland adventure ,,,”
Bright, cheerful colors 🙂
I guess it is expensive to paint, but such a statement of national identity!
The kangaroo is okay but dreamtime rocks!
amazing isn’t it … we were lucky to fly in it!
volareeeee ooooH oohhhhh
so sweet Ventis, I sang along 🙂
I had no idea what the acronym stood for! Love the gorgeous artwork on the dreamtime jet.
I love the way Qantas decorates their planes for different events. It has had some problems in its recent history, but is still a great airline. Lovely post 😀
yes, struggling with competition from cheaper economies …. but always lovely to fly with unless you have long thigh bones!
The little planes are cute, aren’t they, though I must say The Dreaming pattern looks stunning on the Dreamliner. How was it inside?
it was completely normal … no sign of the outer decor!
Good old Qantas, long may she fly…
here here!
On Sat, May 3, 2014 at 10:36 PM, dadirridreaming wrote:
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