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    Is it true that Qantas Airways have never had an airline crash resulting in loss of life?

    Question #118790. Asked by george48. (Nov 17 10 10:20 PM)


    nirmalya_b

    		The airline has never caused human casualties due to air crashes. Here I quote from Wikipedia - "While Qantas has never had a fatal jet airliner accident, the Australian national airline suffered several losses in its early days before the widespread adoption of the jet engine in civilian aviation. These were mainly biplanes or flying boats servicing routes in Queensland and New Guinea. The incidents between 1942 and 1944 were during World War II, when Qantas Empire Airways operated on behalf of the military. While strictly speaking not an accident, the shooting-down of G-AEUH is included for completeness."

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Qantas_fatal_accidents

    Nov 17 10, 10:23 PM
    Arpeggionist

    		It should be noted that at the time the movie "Rain Man" first brought this little fact to light, El Al had never suffered a fatal crash either...

    Nov 18 10, 5:08 AM

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