In 2001 Qantas and Balarinji Studios developped a brand new third aboriginal paint scheme using motifs painted by Central Australian artist Rene Kulitja. She is a Pitjitjantjarra woman from Mutitjulu, near Uluru (Ayers Rock) in Central Australia. Through song, dance and art, Central Australia Aborigenes tell their Tjukurrpa - Anangu Dreaming stories of land and journeys.
The famous Uluru landmark is visible on the fuselage while vibrant colours mirror the deep red tones of the earth in the region. "Yananyi" means going or travelling. Qantas reports that, in Yananyi Dreaming, radiating pathways lead to the symbol of Uluru, depicted both as a physical form surrounded by kurkara (desert oak trees) and as an abstract representation of concentric circles. Blue hills (tali) rise from the desert landscape and Mala (rufous hare-wallaby) tracks are imprinted on the sand. Lungkata (the blue tongue lizard) basks in the hot sun in this fragile and ancient place. Yananyi Dreaming is a strong Uluru story, of particular significance for Anangu people.
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