QANTAS

/ ˈkwɒntəs /

noun

1. the Australian national airline

Word History and Origins

Origin of QANTAS¹

acronym of Q ueensland a nd N orthern T erritory A erial S ervices, its original name: founded 1920

Example Sentences

It turned out that the engine on the Qantas airplane had a manufacturing fault.

From The Daily Beast

The Qantas captain in Singapore had 440 passengers aboard in broad daylight.

From The Daily Beast

Aboard the Qantas A380, the computers were overwhelmed by a firestorm of error messages and basically gave up.

From The Daily Beast

By chance, the Qantas A380 had five experienced pilots on the flight deck, rather than the normal two.

From The Daily Beast

Eleven are operated by Singapore Airlines, six by Qantas, and three by Lufthansa.

From The Daily Beast

If a New Guinea savage wants to take passage aboard a Qantas airliner, what is the fare in cowrie shells?

From Project Gutenberg