Qantas documentary to premiere on History Channel

QANTAS: From the Outback to the World
Premieres on History Channel – Sunday 10 July, 6.30pm.

The inspiring true story of Australian icon Qantas.

From its humble beginnings in outback Queensland the story of Australia’s national airline is told through the six key planes that marked the turning points in Aviation and Australian history.

• The Avro 504k was the first plane bought by Qantas in 1921
• The Short C, Empire Flying Boats brought international air travel and air mail to Australia in the late 1930′s
• The Lockheed Constellation set the standard for post war airliners
• The Boeing 707 introduced the world to jet travel in the 1960′s
• The 747 jumbo-jet opened up international air travel to the masses in the 70′s and 80′s
• The Airbus A380 paves the way for 21st Century travel