Names of Qantas Dugong's

[James Gota 0]

I found it on the net from a email but no link and doesn't say which planes

 

Qantas today announced the names of its fleet of 20 A380 aircraft,

honouring pioneers of Australian aviation. Qantas Chief Executive

Officer Designate, Mr Alan Joyce said that today - the airline’s 88 th

birthday - was a fitting date to honour men and women who had

contributed to the development of aviation in Australia. “I am

delighted that some of our greatest aviation trail blazers and their

families have agreed to allow Qantas to name our A380 fleet in their

honour,” he said. “Today, we are bringing aviation’s past together

with its future.” “We have been overwhelmed with the support from

the public since we announced the A380 naming program and all of the

names that people have suggested have been very worthy. “We have

taken some of those suggestions, and also consulted aviation experts,

to ensure we chose people who have not only made a great difference to

flying in this country, but who represent the courage, tenacity and

determination of the real spirit of Australia. “Among them are

Qantas’ founders Fergus McMaster, Paul McGinness and Hudson Fysh, who

gathered at the Gresham Hotel in Brisbane and signed the formal papers

to establish Qantas 88 years ago. “Others include engineers,

inventors, navigators and business leaders – but all are pioneers, and

all are very deserving.”

The full list of people who will have an A380 named after them are:

• Nancy-Bird Walton – the first woman to fly a commercial aviation

service in Australia.

• Hudson Fysh – one of the founders of Qantas and the airline’s first

Managing Director.

• Paul McGinness – one of the founders of Qantas.

• Fergus McMaster – one of the founders of Qantas and the first

Chairman of the Company.

• Lawrence Hargrave – inventor of the box kite, linking four of these

together in 1894 to fly 16 feet.

• Charles Kingsford Smith – Australia’s most famous aviator, who made

the first trans-Pacific flight from the USA to Australia in 1928, and

founded Australian National Airways Limited.

• Charles Ulm – Co-pilot, on Kingsford Smith’s record-breaking

trans-Pacific flight between the USA and Australia in 1928 and

co-founder of Australian National Airways Limited.

• Reginald Ansett – Founder of Ansett Airways Pty Ltd.

• David Warren – Inventor of the Black Box Flight Recorder.

• Bert Hinkler – Pilot of first solo flight from Britain to Australia

in 1928.

• John and Reginald Duigan – First Australians to design, construct

and fly a powered aircraft, in 1910.

• Phyllis Arnott – First Australian woman to gain a commercial pilot’s

license.

• Keith McPherson Smith and Ross McPherson Smith – winners of the

famous ‘Air Race’ between London and Australia in 1919.

• Lester Brain – Piloted one of the first Qantas routes in 1925 and

ferried the first wartime Catalina Flying Boat delivered by Qantas

Empire Airways in 1941. Later appointed General Manager of

Trans-Australia Airlines in 1946.

• Lores Bonney – First woman to fly solo around Australia in 1932 and

the first woman to fly solo from Australia to England, in 1933.

• Norman Brearley – Founder of Western Australian Airways Limited,

which operated Australia’s first scheduled air service on 5 December

1921.

• P G Taylor – Navigator and co-pilot alongside Charles Kingsford

Smith and Charles Ulm on many record-breaking flights between

Australia and the United States and England and Australia. Taylor was

awarded the Empire Gallantry Medal in 1937 for one of the most revered

acts of bravery in the history of aviation.

• Scotty Allan – Co-pilot alongside Charles Ulm and P G Taylor on the

1933 record-breaking flight from England to Australia and later joined

Qantas and flew DH86 aircraft on the Brisbane-Singapore route.

• John Flynn – Founder of the Royal Flying Doctor Service.

• Gaby Kennard – First Australian woman to fly solo around the world

in 1989.

 

 

 

[Hon Kit 3]

Interesting names there.

[Keith T 2]

Nancy-Bird Walton is the name of the v first Qantas A380.

Edited November 16, 2008 by Keith T

[Ashmil Abd Ghani 0]

Good effort and idea from current Qantas Group management to put name of Australians great aviator and founder of Qantas group..Creative, mainly airlines put name of city as their fleet names..

 

But for those who are don't have idea who are they, I think Qantas should put or do something so people know who are they and they achieve and contribute..

Edited November 17, 2008 by Ashmil Abd Ghani

[James Gota 0]

They should of named one Orville/Wilber Wright. Since they invented the first aeroplane.

[Keith T 2]

They should of named one Orville/Wilber Wright. Since they invented the first aeroplane.

 

The whole point is to pay tribute to Australian aviators. The Wright Brothers are hardly Australian.

[James Gota 0]

Yeah but they contributed to aviation BA named on of their planes.

[Keith T 2]

Yeah but they contributed to aviation BA named on of their planes.

 

If Qantas had intended to honour international aviators then yes the Wrights would defo top the list; however, looking at the list, they'd clearly intended to include only Australian aviators and others who've made significant contributions to local aviation. What other airlines have done is irrelevant as that's simply comparing apples and oranges, it's like saying every airline should adopt 'The World's Favourite Airline' as their marketing tagline.

Edited November 17, 2008 by Keith T

[James Gota 0]

I forgot KLM.

Don't forget Qf is trying to get good publicity after the you know serious incidents and allagations.

[Keith T 2]

I forgot KLM.

Don't forget Qf is trying to get good publicity after the you know serious incidents and allagations.

 

“We have taken some of those suggestions, and also consulted aviation experts,

to ensure we chose people who have not only made a great difference to

flying in this country, but who represent the courage, tenacity and

determination of the real spirit of Australia. “

 

I fail to see how the Wright Brothers fit within that contemplation, nor of how it'd improve QF's image amongst Australians if it'd indeed been irrepairably tarnished.

 

As i'm still HLed on a few Qantas flights I almost wish there'd be a couple more safety scares to frighten people off their planes so I can actually confirm my bookings. *touchwood*

Edited November 17, 2008 by Keith T

[James Gota 0]

Ha ha ha

 

Where are you going to?

[Keith T 2]

Where are you going to?

 

See siggy (BA97 link). It's mainly JNB-SYD that's proving difficult, which isn't too surprising. And LHR-MEL which is an award ticket. But I'd got them all booked on alternative days so it's not too bad.

[James Gota 0]

I found the list sent to me by email

 

VH-OQA – `Nancy-Bird Walton' – the first woman to fly a commercial

aviation service in Australia;

VH-OQB – `Hudson Fysh' – one of the founders of Qantas and the

airline's first Managing Director;

VH-OQC – `Paul McGinness' – one of the founders of Qantas;

VH-OQD – `Fergus McMaster' – one of the founders of Qantas and the

first Chairman of the Company;

VH-OQE – `Lawrence Hargrave' – inventor of the box kite, linking four

of these together in 1894 to fly 16 feet;

VH-OQF – `Charles Kingsford Smith' – Australia's most famous aviator,

who made the first trans-Pacific flight from the USA to Australia in

1928, and founded Australian National Airways Limited;

VH-OQG – `Charles Ulm' – Co-pilot, on Kingsford Smith's

record-breaking trans-Pacific flight between the USA and Australia in

1928 and co-founder of Australian National Airways Limited;

VH-OQH – `Reginald Ansett' – Founder of Ansett Airways Pty Ltd;

VH-OQI – `David Warren' – Inventor of the Black Box Flight Recorder;

VH-OQJ – `Bert Hinkler' – Pilot of first solo flight from Britain to

Australia in 1928;

VH-OQK – `John and Reginald Duigan' – First Australians to design,

construct and fly a powered aircraft, in 1910;

VH-OQL – `Phyllis Arnott' – First Australian woman to gain a

commercial pilot's license;

VH-OQM – `Keith McPherson Smith and Ross McPherson Smith' – winners of

the famous `Air Race' between London and Australia in 1919;

VH-OQN – `Lester Brain' – Piloted one of the first Qantas routes in

1925 and ferried the first wartime Catalina Flying Boat delivered by

Qantas Empire Airways in 1941. Later appointed General Manager of

Trans-Australia Airlines in 1946;

VH-OQO – `Lores Bonney' – First woman to fly solo around Australia in

1932 and the first woman to fly solo from Australia to England, in 1933;

VH-OQP – `Norman Brearley' – Founder of Western Australian Airways

Limited, which operated Australia's first scheduled air service on 5

December 1921;

VH-OQQ – `P G Taylor' – Navigator and co-pilot alongside Charles

Kingsford Smith and Charles Ulm on many record-breaking flights

between Australia and the United States and England and Australia.

Taylor was awarded the Empire Gallantry Medal in 1937 for one of the

most revered acts of bravery in the history of aviation;

VH-OQR – `Scotty Allan' – Co-pilot alongside Charles Ulm and P G

Taylor on the 1933 record-breaking flight from England to Australia

and later joined Qantas and flew DH86 aircraft on the

Brisbane-Singapore route;

VH-OQS – `John Flynn' – Founder of the Royal Flying Doctor Service;

VH-OQT – `Gaby Kennard' – First Australian woman to fly solo around

the world in 1989.