status

Completed.  Premiered on The History Channel Australia 10 July 2011.  International & free to air rights available.

synopsis

The inspiring true story of an Australian icon…Qantas.  From it’s 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.

Through the story of these six planes unfolds the history of one of the world’s best known airlines and the pioneering spirit of the nation behind it.

credits

PRODUCTION COMPANY: The Film Bakery Pty Ltd

DIRECTOR/EDITOR: Clara Chong

PRODUCER: Ben Allan

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Matt Carroll OBE

ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS: Trevor Allan & Dean Vince

ORIGINAL MUSIC: Paul Winn

PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS: Meredith Calthorpe & Lynette Smith

LEGALS: Andrew Dawson

SPECIAL THANKS: Michael Piquemal, Lewis Pullen, Christine Matthies, Kazuko Minamoto-Cho, Nadine Le Moenic, Christine Genzberger, Jeremy Allan, Veronica & Phillip D’Cunha, Justin Burford, Amanda Vince, Jamie Lee, Brett Morris & Justin Dery

press

Cafe Society Magazine, June 2011

reviews

Flight Story review, 2011

Gizmodo review, 2011

downloads

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purchase

DVDs are available to purchase from the official website.