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| Founded | 16 November 1920 Winton, Queensland, Australia | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 2 November 1922[1] | ||||||
| AOC # | CASA.AOC.0001[2] | ||||||
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| Frequent-flyer program | Qantas Frequent Flyer | ||||||
| Alliance | Oneworld | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 125[4] | ||||||
| Destinations | 104[5] | ||||||
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| Headquarters | Mascot, New South Wales, Australia[6] | ||||||
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| Revenue |  A$19.81 billion (2023)[8] | ||||||
| Operating income | A$2.47 billion (2023)[8] | ||||||
| Total assets | A$20.3 billion (2023)[8] | ||||||
| Total equity | A$10 million (2023)[8] | ||||||
| Employees |  23,500 (2023)[9] | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
Qantas Airways Limited, or simply Qantas (/ˈkwɒntəs/ KWON-təs), is the flag carrier of Australia, and is the largest airline by fleet size, international flights, and international destinations in Australia and Oceania.[10][11] A founding member of the Oneworld airline alliance,[12] it is considered to be the only airline in the world that flies to all seven continents,[13] with it operating flights to Africa, Antarctica[14], Asia, Europe, North America and South America from its hubs in Sydney, Perth, Melbourne and Brisbane.[15][16] It also flies to over 60 domestic destinations across Australia.[17]
Qantas is the world's third-oldest airline by foundation date and the oldest airline in the English-speaking world — being founded in November 1920.[18][19] Qantas is an acronym of the airline's original name, Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services, as it originally served Queensland and the Northern Territory. It is popularly nicknamed "The Flying Kangaroo" and has the official slogan “Spirit of Australia”
Qantas is based in the Sydney suburb of Mascot, adjacent to its main hub at Sydney Airport. As of March 2023[update], Qantas Group had a 60.8% share of the Australian domestic market.[20] Various subsidiary airlines operate to regional centres and on some trunk routes within Australia, as well as some short haul international flights under the QantasLink banner. Qantas owns Jetstar, a low-cost airline that operates both international services from Australia and domestic services within Australia and New Zealand. It holds stakes in a number of other Jetstar-branded airlines in Asia, as well as Fiji Airways.
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- ^ "Air operators - Civil Aviation Safety Authority". Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "QANTAS ACCELERATES EXPANSION INTO HOLIDAY PACKAGES MARKET BY ACQUIRING REMAINING STAKE IN TRIPADEAL". Qantas Newsroom. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "Qantas fleet". Qantas. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "Qantas on ch-aviation". ch-aviation. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
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- ^ "Qantas reports record annual loss". BBC News. 28 August 2014. Archived from the original on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ^ Butler, Ben (17 March 2020). "Airlines in crisis: Virgin and Qantas under pressure as government hints at support package". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 3 June 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "Five leading airlines to launch oneworld global alliance" (Press release). Oneworld. 21 September 1998. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
- ^ Kylie, Nicole (22 September 2023). "5 Fun Facts You Didn't Know About Australian Flag Carrier Qantas". Simple Flying. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ Qantas operates dedicated sightseeing flights to Antarctica, which depart Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth and overfly the continent, taking passengers on a guided aerial tour before returning to Australia. These flights are around thirteen hours in total. [1]
- ^ "International Flight Network: Qantas".
- ^ "Qantas to fly Aussies over Antarctica on 12hr scenic expedition". Australian Aviation. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ "Australian Domestic Flight Network".
- ^ "Qantas story takes flight in outback hangar". National Trust. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "Oldest Airlines in the World That Are Still Operating". World Atlas. Archived from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ^ "Airline Competition in Australia – Final Report" (PDF). ACCC. Retrieved 6 June 2023.