can you tell me any 21st century developments that took place here?
In 2004, the Qantas group expanded into the Asian budget airline market with Jetstar Asia Airways; On 25 March 2018, a Qantas Boeing 787 became the first aircraft to operate a non-stop commercial flight between Australia and Europe
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In 2004, the Qantas group expanded into the Asian budget airline market with Jetstar Asia Airways, in which Qantas owns a minority stake. A similar model was used for the investment into Jetstar Pacific, headquartered in Vietnam, in 2007, and Jetstar Japan, launched in 2012.

In December 2006, Qantas was the subject of a failed bid from a consortium calling itself Airline Partners Australia. Merger talks with British Airways in 2008 also did not proceed to an agreement. In 2011, an industrial relations dispute between Qantas and the Transport Workers Union of Australia resulted in the grounding of all Qantas aircraft and lock-out of the airline's staff for two days.

On 25 March 2018, a Qantas Boeing 787 became the first aircraft to operate a scheduled non-stop commercial flight between Australia and Europe, with the inaugural arrival in London of Flight 9 (QF9). QF9 was a 17-hour, 14,498 km (9,009-mile) journey from Perth Airport in Western Australia to London Heathrow.
who was lester brain? Australian aviator and airline executive where was he born? Forbes, New South Wales, Australia which school did he pass out from? Sydney Grammar School at which place did he complete his aviation training at? Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). which airlines did he work for after his training? Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services (Qantas), Trans Australia Airlines (TAA) when did the first one start? April 1924
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Qantas [SEP] 21st century developments
Qantas briefly revived the Australian Airlines name for a short-lived international budget airline between 2002 and 2006, but this subsidiary was shut down in favour of expanding Jetstar internationally, including to New Zealand. In 2004, the Qantas group expanded into the Asian budget airline market with Jetstar Asia Airways, in which Qantas owns a minority stake. A similar model was used for the investment into Jetstar Pacific, headquartered in Vietnam, in 2007, and Jetstar Japan, launched in 2012. In December 2006, Qantas was the subject of a failed bid from a consortium calling itself Airline Partners Australia. Merger talks with British Airways in 2008 also did not proceed to an agreement.