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Examples of such songs include Malay song "Di Tanjung Katong", Mandarin song "Xin Yao", and Tamil song "Munnaeru Vaalibaa". The second type are the comparatively modern songs, mostly in English , that were composed specifically for national events – particularly the National Day Parade held annually on 9 August – and for use in schools.
Up until World War II, Australia had been one of the world's leading centres of aviation.With its tiny population of about seven million, Australia ranked sixth in the world for scheduled air mileage, had 16 airlines, was growing at twice the world average and had produced a number of prominent aviation pioneers, including Lawrence Hargrave, Harry Hawker, Bert Hinkler, Lawrence Wackett, the ...
Qantas is the world's third-oldest airline by foundation date and the oldest airline in the English-speaking world — being founded in November 1920. [19] [20] Qantas is an acronym of the airline's original name, Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services, as it originally served Queensland and the Northern Territory. It is popularly ...
The Australian airline on Monday told CBS MoneyWatch that it sold 300 first-class tickets between Australia and the U.S. for 85% off their usual price — an unheard of discount.
QantasLink is a full-service, regional brand of Australian flag carrier Qantas and is an affiliate member of the Oneworld airline alliance.As of 2024, QantasLink provides over 2,000 flights each week to 65 metropolitan, regional and remote destinations across Australia, as well as short-haul international services to Singapore, the Solomon Islands, New Caledonia and East Timor. [1]
Qantas had previously acquired Impulse Airlines on 20 November 2001 and operated it under the QantasLink brand, but following the decision to launch a low-cost carrier, re-launched the airline under the Jetstar brand. [8] Domestic passenger services began on 25 May 2004, soon after the sale of tickets for its inaugural flight in February 2004.
Jetstar Asia was launched in 2004 as a partnership between Qantas, holding a 49% stake in the airline, Singaporean businessmen Tony Chew (22%) and FF Wong (10%) and the Singapore government's investment company, Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited (19%). [1] It received its Air Operator's Certificate from the Singapore government on 19 November ...
The song was originally written for the Sing Singapore festival, which was aimed to inspire Singaporeans with a sense of community spirit and foster a united national identity. [2] In 2010, Chan performed the song at the 2010 National Day Parade. [3] In 2011, the music video of a new arrangement of the song was launched on Total Defence Day ...