Where is the "U" in Qantas? and other arline trivia

I don't know if people outside of Australia have noticed, but the word "Qantas" does not have a "U" in it as it normally follows "Q" in the English language. This is because Qantas is not a word. It is an acronym for the Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services. At least the airline was smart enough to grab the internet domains "quantas.com" for those customers who did not notice.

Back in the 1960's, Qantas used to have a winged kangaroo logo. It is similar to today's familar logo, but with an enoumous pair of "angel" style wings on the kangaroo's back.

Australia used to have two major airlines flying routes within Australia. Qantas and Ansett. Ansett collaped in 2001 and left Qantas as really the only airline to fly routes across Australia. Since then, Virgin Blue Airlines has stepped in with Southwest Airlines style service within Australia to compete head-to-head with Qantas.