Editing Qantas (section)

===Indigenous art liveries===
Two Qantas aircraft are currently painted in an [[Indigenous Australian art]] scheme. One aircraft, a Boeing 737-800 [[Aircraft registration|registered]] as VH-XZJ, wears a livery called ''Mendoowoorrji'', which was revealed in November 2013.<ref>{{cite news|last=Taylor|first=Ellis|date=11 November 2013|title=PICTURE: Qantas takes delivery of 'Mendoowoorrji' 737|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/picture-qantas-takes-delivery-of-mendoowoorrji-737-392788/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111114217/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/picture-qantas-takes-delivery-of-mendoowoorrji-737-392788/|archive-date=11 November 2013|publisher=[[Flightglobal]]|location=Singapore}}</ref> The design was drawn from the late West Australian Aboriginal artist [[Paddy Bedford]].<ref>{{cite web|author=David Flynn|date=9 November 2013|title=Photo gallery: Qantas' new Boeing 737–800 wears Aboriginal livery|url=http://www.ausbt.com.au/photo-gallery-qantas-new-boeing-737-800-wears-aboriginal-livery|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110102732/http://www.ausbt.com.au/photo-gallery-qantas-new-boeing-737-800-wears-aboriginal-livery|archive-date=10 November 2013|access-date=10 November 2013|work=Australian Business Traveller}}</ref> The second, a Boeing 787 registered VH-ZND, is adorned in a paint scheme inspired by the late [[Emily Kame Kngwarreye]]'s 1991 painting ''Yam Dreaming''. The adaptation of ''Yam Dreaming'' to the aircraft, led by [[Balarinji Design Studio|Balarinji]], a Sydney-based and Aboriginal-owned design firm, incorporates the red Qantas tailfin into the design, which includes white dots with red and orange tones. The design depicts the yam plant, an important and culturally significant symbol in Kngwarreye's Dreaming stories, and a staple food source in her home region of [[Utopia, Northern Territory|Utopia]]. The design was applied to the aircraft during manufacture, prior to its delivery in March 2018 to [[Alice Springs Airport]], situated 230 kilometres southeast of Utopia, where the aircraft was met by Kngwarreye's descendants, the local community, and Qantas executives.<ref>{{cite news|last=Frawley|first=Gerard|date=2 March 2018|title=Indigenous-painted Qantas 787 'Yam Dreaming' arrives in Alice Springs|url=http://australianaviation.com.au/2018/03/indigenous-painted-qantas-787-yam-dreaming-arrives-in-alice-springs/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711023321/http://australianaviation.com.au/2018/03/indigenous-painted-qantas-787-yam-dreaming-arrives-in-alice-springs/|archive-date=11 July 2018|access-date=3 September 2018|website=Australian Aviation|publisher=Aviator Media}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Flying Art Series – Qantas Dreamliner Emily Kame Kngwarreye – Boeing 787–9|url=https://www.qantas.com/fr/en/about-us/our-company/fleet/flying-art.html#emily|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180904052442/https://www.qantas.com/fr/en/about-us/our-company/fleet/flying-art.html#emily|archive-date=4 September 2018|access-date=3 September 2018|website=Qantas|publisher=Qantas Airways Limited}}</ref> The aircraft would later operate Qantas' inaugural nonstop services between [[Perth Airport|Perth]] and [[Heathrow Airport|London Heathrow]], and between [[Melbourne Airport|Melbourne]] and [[San Francisco International Airport|San Francisco]], scheduled with Boeing 787 aircraft.<ref>{{cite news|last=Joseph|first=Yonette|date=25 March 2018|title=A First in Flight: Australia to the U.K., in 17 Hours|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/25/world/europe/uk-qantas-australia-britain.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109042659/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/25/world/europe/uk-qantas-australia-britain.html|archive-date=9 November 2020|access-date=3 September 2018|website=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Pallini|first=Thomas|date=1 September 2018|title=A Day of Firsts: Qantas Inaugurates New Dreamliner Service to the U.S.|url=https://airlinegeeks.com/2018/09/01/a-day-of-firsts-qantas-inaugurates-new-dreamliner-service-to-the-u-s/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180904114709/https://airlinegeeks.com/2018/09/01/a-day-of-firsts-qantas-inaugurates-new-dreamliner-service-to-the-u-s/|archive-date=4 September 2018|access-date=3 September 2018|website=AirlineGeeks.com|publisher=Airline Geeks}}</ref>

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File:Qantas B747-438ER (VH-OEJ) at Sydney Airport.jpg|A Boeing 747-400ER in 2006 wearing the ''Wunala Dreaming'' livery. From 2003 to 2012, it was the second aircraft to carry the colour scheme.
File:VH-EBU Boeing 747 Qantas in "Nalanji Dreaming" Colours (8336716283).jpg|A Boeing {{not a typo|747-300}} in 2004 wearing the ''Nalanji Dreaming'' livery. The aircraft carried the colour scheme from 1995 to 2005.
File:VH-VXB 'Yananyi Dreaming' Boeing 737-838 Qantas (8640257928).jpg|A Boeing {{not a typo|737-800}} in 2005 wearing the ''Yananyi Dreaming'' livery, which drew on the work of internationally renowned [[Pitjantjatjara]] artist [[Rene Kulitja]]. The aircraft carried the colour scheme from 2002 to 2014.
File:Qantas 9.jpg|A Boeing {{not a typo|737-800}} in 2015 wearing the ''Mendoowoorrji'' livery, Inspired by the work of the late West Australian [[Gija people|Gija]] painter [[Paddy Bedford]]'s 2005 painting 'Medicine Pocket'. The aircraft has carried the colour scheme since 2013.
File:VH-ZND 11042018LHR (41496810311).jpg|A Boeing {{not a typo|787-9}} in 2018 wearing the ''Yam Dreaming'' livery, based on internationally renowned artist [[Emily Kame Kngwarreye]]'s 1991 painting 'Yam Dreaming'. The aircraft has carried the colour scheme since 2018.
File:QantasLink, operated by National Jet Systems, (VH-X4A) Airbus A220-300 taxiing at Canberra Airport.jpg|The first Airbus A220 to be delivered to the regional arm [[QantasLink]], wearing the Minyma Kutjara Tjukurpa livery since 2023. Features the artwork of renowned [[Pitjantjatjara]] artist [[Maringka Baker]]
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Australian Aboriginal art designs have previously adorned some Qantas aircraft; the first design was called ''Wunala Dreaming'', which was unveiled in 1994 and had been painted on now-retired Boeing 747–400 and 747-400ER aircraft between 1994 and 2012.<ref name="Yananyi">{{cite press release|title=New Aboriginal Design Aircraft For Domestic Skies|date=14 February 2002|publisher=Qantas|location=Melbourne|url=http://www.qantas.com.au/travel/airlines/media-releases/feb-2002/2628/global/en|access-date=29 December 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231002855/http://www.qantas.com.au/travel/airlines/media-releases/feb-2002/2628/global/en|archive-date=31 December 2013|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->}}</ref> The ''motif'' was an overall-red design depicting ancestral spirits in the form of kangaroos travelling in the [[outback]].<ref name="Superbrand" />

The second design was called ''Nalanji Dreaming'' and was depicted on a Boeing 747–300 from 1995 until its retirement in 2005. ''Nalanji Dreaming'' was a bright blue design inspired by rainforest landscape and tropical seas.<ref name="Superbrand" /><ref>{{cite news|last=Creedy|first=Steve|date=30 September 2013|title=New Flying Art indigenous-themed aircraft to fly for Qantas in November|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/aviation/new-flying-art-indigenous-themed-aircraft-to-fly-for-qantas-in-november/story-e6frg95x-1226730000067|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130930103801/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/aviation/new-flying-art-indigenous-themed-aircraft-to-fly-for-qantas-in-november/story-e6frg95x-1226730000067|archive-date=30 September 2013|access-date=5 January 2014|work=[[The Australian]]}}</ref>

The third design was titled ''Yananyi Dreaming,'' and featured a depiction of [[Uluru]]. The scheme was designed by Uluru-based artist Rene Kulitja, in collaboration with Balarinji. It was painted on the 737 at the Boeing factory prior to its delivery in 2002.<ref name="Yananyi" /> It was repainted into the standard livery in 2014.