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QANTAS

Qantas
A red triangle containing a white silhouette of a kangaroo, with the word Qantas beneath the triangle
IATA ICAO Callsign
QF QFA QANTAS
Founded 16 November 1920 (1920-11-16)
Winton, Queensland, Australia
Commenced operations March 1921 (1921-03)
Hubs
Secondary hubs
Focus cities
Frequent-flyer program Qantas Frequent Flyer
Airport lounge
  • The Qantas Club
  • Qantas Business Lounge
  • Qantas First Lounge
  • Qantas Chairmans Lounge
Alliance Oneworld
Subsidiaries
Fleet size 118
Destinations 85
Company slogan The Spirit of Australia
Headquarters Mascot, New South Wales, Australia
Key people
Revenue IncreaseA$15.8 billion (2015)
Operating income Increase A$975 million (2015)
Total assets Increase A$17.5 billion (2015)
Total equity Increase A$3.45 billion (2015)
Employees Decrease 28,622 (2015)
Website qantas.com

Qantas Airways (/ˈkwɒntəs/ KWON-təs; ASXQAN) is the flag carrier airline of Australia and its largest airline by fleet size, international flights and international destinations. It is the third oldest airline in the world, after KLM and Avianca having been founded in November 1920; it began international passenger flights in May 1935. The Qantas name comes from "QANTAS", an acronym for its original name, "Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services", and it is nicknamed "The Flying Kangaroo". Qantas is a founding member of the Oneworld airline alliance.

The airline is based in the Sydney suburb of Mascot with its main hub at Sydney Airport. As of March 2014 Qantas had a 65% share of the Australian domestic market and carried 14.9% of all passengers travelling in and out of Australia. Various subsidiary airlines operate to regional centres and on some trunk routes within Australia under the QantasLink banner. Its subsidiary Jetconnect provides services between Australia and New Zealand, flying under the Qantas brand. Qantas also owns Jetstar Airways, a low-cost airline that operates both international services from Australia and domestic services within Australia and New Zealand; and holds stakes in a number of other Jetstar-branded airlines.


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