The flying kangaroos
Looking closer at Qantas’s fleet
The aircraft operated by Qantas have played a major role in that history, seeing it grow from a small regional operation to one of the world’s biggest and most respected carriers.
Qantas has always been seen as an influential buyer of aircraft, and has often played a part in the development of a number of new aircraft. Its orders for the Airbus A3XX in 1999 helped to give the European manufacturer the go ahead for the aircraft, while it has also been closely involved in defining a number of different types for both Airbus and Boeing over the years.
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