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and Hudson Fysh and Paul McGinness, the two other founders of Qantas. Hudson Fysh was also Qantas' first Managing Director.</p><p>Since October 2008, Qantas has carried more than 300,000 passengers on its 450-seat, four class A380 services.</p><p>In addition to the fifth and sixth aircraft due by the end of 2009, a further three are scheduled for delivery in 2010.</p><p>Fergus McMaster: In 1919, Western Queensland grazier Fergus McMaster was helped by former Australian Flying Corps officer Paul McGinness when his car broke down as he tried to cross the sandy bed of the Cloncurry River. Impressed by this act of kindness, McMaster was receptive to an ambitious idea - to found an airline that would abolish the tyranny of Australia's great rural distances. With McGinness and Hudson Fysh, McMaster became a co-founder of Qantas and the first Chairman of the Company. 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