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In June 1959, Qantas entered the jet age when the first [[Boeing 707|Boeing 707–138]] was delivered.<ref name="BG77">{{Cite book | last=Wilson | first =Stewart | title =Boeing 707 Douglas DC-8 & Vickers VC10 | publisher=Aerospace Publications | year =1998| location =ACT, Australia | page =185 | isbn =1-875671-36-6}}</ref> On 14 September 1992, Qantas merged with nationally owned domestic airline, [[Trans Australia Airlines|Australian Airlines]], renamed from Trans-Australia Airlines in 1986.<ref>{{cite magazine|title= World airline directory – Qantas Airways|magazine= [[Flight International]]|issn= 0015-3710|volume= 143|number= 4362|date= 24{{ndash}}30 March 1993|page= 117|url= http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1993/1993%20-%200640.html|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121105180417/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1993/1993%20-%200640.html|url-status= dead|archive-date= 5 November 2012 }}</ref> Australian Airlines's aircraft started to be rebranded as Qantas aircraft in 1993. Qantas was gradually privatised between 1993 and 1997.<ref>The Hon R. Willis, Answer to a Question without Notice, House of Representatives Debates, 13 May 1993, p.775.</ref><ref>Commonwealth of Australia Budget Statements 1996–97, Budget Paper no. 3, p. 3-191.</ref><ref>Ian Thomas, '"Luck" played a key part in float success', Australian Financial Review, 31 July 1995.</ref> Under legislation passed to allow the privatisation, Qantas must be at least 51% owned by Australian shareholders.<ref>{{cite web |title=Qantas to remain Australian-owned |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/qantas-to-remain-australian-owned |website=SBS News |access-date=12 November 2021 |date=18 July 2014 |quote=The revamped Qantas Sale Act insists 51 per cent of the airline remains in Australian hands. |archive-date=12 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211112030634/https://www.sbs.com.au/news/qantas-to-remain-australian-owned |url-status=live }}</ref>
=== Oneworld and Jetstar ===
In 1998, Qantas co-founded the [[Oneworld]] alliance with [[American Airlines]], [[British Airways]], [[Canadian Airlines]], and [[Cathay Pacific]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Oneworld: The alliance to serve the world takes off on February |publisher=Oneworld |date=25 January 1999 |url=http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=1273 |access-date=15 May 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070831041218/http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=1273 |archive-date=31 August 2007}}</ref> with other airlines joining subsequently.
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