(CNN) — Australian airline Qantas is celebrating its 100th anniversary on November 16, a rare piece of upbeat news for an aviation industry hobbled by the coronavirus pandemic. The airline began life as the Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services, which was abbreviated to QANTAS, on -- as you may have figured out -- November 16, 1920. Its kangaroo livery first appeared in 1944 and accompanied the airline during the airline's expansion throughout the Asia-Pacific region and beyond. "Around the world, Qantas is probably best known for its safety record, endurance flying and long list of aviation firsts. Amid the pandemic, Qantas operated many of the "relief flights" that brought Australian citizens back from remote corners of the world.

Source: CNN November 16, 2020 03:21 UTC