Qantas: the safety story

[Old Farang]

Bit of a long read, but interesting:

Qantas: the safety story

https://www.flightsafetyaustralia.com/2020/11/qantas-the-safety-story/

Over its 100 years Qantas has acquired an enviable reputation for safe operation. It has not lost an aircraft since 1960 and not had a fatal accident since 1951. How did it build this record and what lessons can be learnt from its many fatality-free years?

[Old Farang]

A different slant with some old photos:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-16/qantas-100th-anniversary-rivalry-over-queensland-outback-home/12885022

On 100th anniversary of Qantas, Longreach, Winton and Cloncurry all claim to be airline's true home

It started as a dream to link outback towns by air and grew into a global icon, flying more than 50 million passengers a year around the world.

[JDNSW]

While Qantas eventually gained a reputation for safety, it is interesting to note that in the 1920s they actually commenced building new aircraft from scratch - to keep their aircraft repair team employed in between crashes.