In April T.A.A. operates its first all-cargo flight with a dedicated Douglas DC-3 freighter. New ports are added during the year: Cairns in July; Wynyard and Darwin in November; Corowa in December. The well known slogan 'The Friendly Way' was adopted in August and by Decemnber the airline was operating fifty-eight flights a day.

By April the route structure had been extended to cover some 8,812 unduplicated miles with 33 ports being serviced. The half-millionth passenger is carried in July. In September the pressurised Convair 240s had entered service bringing new levels of comfort to the travelling public and by December 'Air Express' services were introduced.

In March direct Adelaide - Sydney 'Connonball' flights were introduced. By April the route network had increased to 13,652 unduplicated miles - a world domestic airline record. During the year the first 'T.A.A. Wall Map' was produced and the one-millionth passenger was carried in August.

In June the T.A.A. Hostess symbol was first used. The airline's first operating profit was announced in July. In October the 'white cabin roof' was introduced to improve cabin comfort by lowering the temperature inside the aircraft especially during the summer months. Also in October direct Melbourne - Perth and Melbourne - Brisbane 'Rocket' flights were introduced.

The two-millionth passenger is carried in May. A massive airlift to support the Commonwealtrh Jubilee celebtrations in Canberra is carried out in June. The Australian built de Havilland Australia DHA-3 Drover is introduced to extend services in Queensland. By the end of the year the route network had been increased to 21,917 miles.

Direct Sydney - Hobart flights were introduced for the summer season. An order was placed for the turbo-prop Vickers Viscount airliner in August. The first Australian in-flight mannequin parade takes place in October and the unique 'Fly-by-lay-by' is introduced in November.

The one-millionth passenger is carried by the Convair airliner fleet. They also hold 13 Australian speed records. Charter flights to the Rough Range oil drilling site in Western Australia are carried out. Demonstration flights are performed by the Vickers Viscount after its successful participation in the London - Christchuch air race.

In July Qantas set up Jetconnect, a wholly owned subsidiary of Qantas Australia,          based in Auckland. This airline commenced operations in October with a fleet of Boeing 737-300s and later Boeing 737-400s covering the main trunk New Zealand services, until these were taken over by Jetstar Airways (another Qantas subsidiary) on June 10, 2009.
Jetconnect crews then operated selected trans-Tasman services using their Boeing 737-400s.