This article is about the airline. For other uses, see Qantas (disambiguation).
Qantas
IATA
ICAO
Callsign
QF
QFA
QANTAS
Founded
16 November 1920; 103 years ago (1920-11-16) Winton, Queensland, Australia
Commenced operations
2 November 1922; 101 years ago (1922-11-02)[1]
AOC #
CASA.AOC.0001[2]
Hubs
Brisbane[citation needed]
Melbourne[citation needed]
Sydney
Secondary hubs
Adelaide[citation needed]
Perth[citation needed]
Focus cities
Cairns[citation needed]
Singapore[3][4]
Darwin[citation needed]
Frequent-flyer program
Qantas Frequent Flyer
Alliance
Oneworld
Subsidiaries
QantasLink
Jetstar
Qantas Freight
Qantas Holidays
Express Ground Handling
Qantas Ground Services
TripADeal (51%)[5]
Fleet size
125[6]
Destinations
104[7]
Traded as
ASX: QAN
S&P/ASX 200 component
Headquarters
Mascot, New South Wales, Australia[8]
Key people
Richard Goyder[9]AO (Chairman)
Vanessa Hudson (CEO)
Revenue
A$19.81 billion (2023)[10]
Operating income
A$2.47 billion (2023)[10]
Total assets
A$20.3 billion (2023)[10]
Total equity
A$10 million (2023)[10]
Employees
23,500 (2023)[11]
Website
qantas.com
Qantas Airways Limited (/ˈkwɒntəs/KWON-təs) is the flag carrier of Australia. It is the largest airline by fleet size, international flights, and international destinations in Australia and Oceania.[12][13] 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.[14][15] Qantas is a founding member of the Oneworld airline alliance.[16]
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". It is considered the only airline in the world to fly to all seven continents, with it being the only airline operating regular sightseeing flights to Antarctica, along with flights to Africa, Europe, Asia, North America and South America.[17][18]
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.[19] 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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^"Qantas Group: Singapore is our largest hub outside of Australia – Blue Swan Daily". blueswandaily.com. 14 March 2018. Archived from the original on 8 May 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
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^"Qantas on ch-aviation". ch-aviation. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
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^"Qantas Group Announced Major Jobs, Training and Growth Plans". Retrieved 6 June 2023.
^"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.
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^"Oldest Airlines in the World That Are Still Operating". World Atlas. Archived from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
^"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.
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^"Airline Competition in Australia – Final Report" (PDF). ACCC. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
world — being founded in November 1920. Qantas is a founding member of the Oneworld airline alliance. Qantas is an acronym of the airline's original name...
This list excludes subsidiaries Jetstar, QantasLink and Qantas Freight. As of February 2024[update], the Qantas mainline fleet consists of the following...
subsidiary of Qantas, created in response to the threat posed by the airline Virgin Blue (now known as Virgin Australia). Jetstar is part of Qantas' two brand...
airlines: Qantas, Air France, Emirates, Lufthansa, and Singapore Airlines. The accident led to the temporary grounding of the rest of the six-plane Qantas A380...
and East Timor. QantasLink's origins as a single brand for Qantas' regional airline subsidiaries go back to October 1993, when Qantas acquired Australian...
destinations Qantas flies to as part of its scheduled services, as of May 2023[update]. It also includes destinations served by Qantas subsidiary QantasLink....
Qantas Flight 72 was scheduled to fly from Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) to Perth Airport (PER). The aircraft, VH-QPA, was delivered new to Qantas on...
Non-Stop Qantas Service to Melbourne". CBS News. 26 March 2022. "Qantas Announces Daily Melbourne-Bali Service Launch" (Press release). Qantas. 7 February...
Qantas Freight is a subsidiary company of Australia's largest airline Qantas, responsible for the air cargo operations of the Qantas group. It is the owner...
Qantas is Australia's largest airline. Qantas was founded in Winton, Queensland, on 16 November 1920 as Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services...
February 2014. "QantasLink Terminal Change". Qantas. Archived from the original on 4 August 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2013. "Qantas Domestic Terminal"...
and 2023, Qantas was rated the world's safest airline by Airline Ratings. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Qantas fatal accidents. Qantas Flight 1...
is the primary hub for Virgin Australia, a major hub for Qantas, and a secondary hub for Qantas' low cost subsidiary Jetstar. Brisbane has the third highest...
Qantas 1 (QF1, QFA1) was a Qantas passenger flight between Sydney and London that was involved in a runway overrun accident at Don Mueang International...
2022. "Our History (Qantas)". Qantas. May 18, 2021. Archived from the original on May 18, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2021. Museum, Qantas Founders (August 12...
Screen Award for Performance by an Actor, the award for Best Actor at the Qantas Television Awards and Best Actor at the Asian TV Awards in the same year...
Qantas Awards can refer to: Qantas Television Awards Qantas Media Award This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Qantas Awards...
of Qantas, QantasLink and Jetstar. The terminal also facilitates check in for Qantas' international services. It has two member lounges: The Qantas Club...
December 2008, Woolworths and Qantas entered into a six-year agreement to allow Everyday Rewards members to earn Qantas Frequent Flyer (QFF) points for...
traffic is made up by a mixture of Qantas and Virgin Australia flights, as well as general aviation light aircraft. Qantas operates 32 direct flights weekly...
September 2012. "Qantas and the A380". Qantas. Archived from the original on 14 December 2007. Retrieved 15 December 2007. "Qantas Flight Information"...
Qantas, although it is often used in the media and by airline competitors to describe all Australia to United Kingdom flights. In addition to Qantas,...
New Zealand later said it had a similar policy to Qantas. On 12 April 2006, Air New Zealand and Qantas announced that they had signed a code-share agreement...
KREP-nee) (born 31 May 1957) is an Australian Qantas pilot and author who served as pilot-in-command of Qantas Flight 32 and was widely praised for his cockpit...
manufacturer for further testing. On 27 December 2008, Qantas Flight 71 from Perth to Singapore, a different Qantas A330-300 with registration VH-QPG was involved...
2010). "Qantas: Airline Safety's Golden Child No More?". Time. Archived from the original on May 24, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2015. "Is Qantas still the...
Global Information
A$19.81 billion (2023)[10]
23,500 (2023)[11]