{"id":64752,"date":"2024-06-13T15:03:49","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T09:33:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=64752"},"modified":"2024-06-13T15:04:38","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T09:34:38","slug":"qantas-787-paris-olympics-livery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/13\/qantas-787-paris-olympics-livery\/","title":{"rendered":"Qantas Reveals New 787 &#8216;Go Australia&#8217; Livery for Paris Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>PERTH-<\/strong> Australian flag carrier and one of the oldest active carriers in the world, <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=Qantas\">Qant<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=Qantas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=Qantas\">s (QF)<\/a> has revealed the Boeing 787 livery that will transport the Australian Olympic Team to the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=787\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Boeing 787 Dreamliner<\/a> features a green and gold &#8220;Go Australia&#8221; decal in support of the team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-2.png\" alt=\"Qantas Boeing 787 Livery\" class=\"wp-image-64753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-2.png 1000w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-2-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-2-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-2-450x253.png 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: 9News<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-qantas-olympic-livery\">Qantas Olympic Livery<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Qantas Boeing 787 Dreamliner will carry 450 Olympians and 170 Paralympians from <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=Perth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Perth Airport (PER) <\/a>to<a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=Paris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Paris (CDG)<\/a> on a direct flight, slightly shorter than the 17-hour Perth to <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=London\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">London (LHR)<\/a> route that Qantas operates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Olympic Games will commence on July 26, followed by the Paralympics on August 28.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Sydney-based carrier invited its pilots to express their interest in flying the plane to Paris and back. Five-time Olympian Melissa Wu shared with <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.9news.com.au\/national\/qantas-unveils-plane-taking-aussie-athletes-to-paris-for-olympic-games\/8e90a77b-be1f-4161-8737-b934447ad2ec#:~:text=Qantas%20has%20unveiled%20the%20plane,in%20support%20of%20the%20team.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">9News <\/a><\/em>that the jet&#8217;s unveiling has heightened her excitement for Paris 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Having just completed our Olympic trials and then learning I made the team, the excitement is building now. I can&#8217;t wait,&#8221; Wu said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"695\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-193-1024x695.png\" alt=\"Qantas Reveals New 787 'Go Australia' Livery for Paris Olympics\" class=\"wp-image-49716\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-193-1024x695.png 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-193-300x203.png 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-193-768x521.png 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-193-1600x1085.png 1600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-193-1536x1042.png 1536w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-193-2048x1389.png 2048w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-193-750x509.png 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-193-1140x773.png 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: Qantas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-60-years-of-partnership\">60 Years of Partnership<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For over 60 years, Qantas has been deeply involved with the Australian Olympic Team and proudly serves as the Official Airline of the team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Qantas first flew the Australian team to the post-war Olympic Games in 1948, transporting them to the London Olympics. The journey aboard the Constellation aircraft took four days and required nine fuel stops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Our Aussie Olympic Sharks ready for Paris amongst fellow sharks!<br><br>How many shark puns can you come up with?<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AllezAUS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AllezAUS<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WaterpoloAus?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WaterPoloAus<\/a>\u00a0| <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Qantas?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Qantas<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gCvAkuPKlI\">pic.twitter.com\/gCvAkuPKlI<\/a><\/p>&mdash; AUS Olympic Team (@AUSOlympicTeam) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AUSOlympicTeam\/status\/1795300582636323050?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 28, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Further, the Athletes were served some of Australia&#8217;s earliest frozen food meals, a Qantas innovation introduced post-war after establishing its frozen food processing facility in Rose Bay, <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=Sydney\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sydney<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the world\u2019s second oldest airline, Qantas celebrated its centenary in 2020. Founded in the Queensland outback in 1920, Qantas is now Australia\u2019s largest domestic and international airline and is recognized as one of the leading distance airlines worldwide, pioneering services from Australia to North America and <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=Europe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Europe<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Qantas Group employs over 20,000 people and operates a fleet of nearly 300 aircraft. With safety and service as core priorities, the Group transports over 50 million passengers annually. In Australia, the Qantas Group operates approximately 6,600 domestic flights and 930 international flights weekly. 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