Qantas

Qantas
A Qantas Boeing 787-9
IATA ICAO Call sign
QF QFA QANTAS
Founded16 November 1920 (1920-11-16)
Winton, Queensland, Australia
Commenced operations2 November 1922 (1922-11-02)[1]
AOC #CASA.AOC.0001[2]
Hubs
Focus cities
Frequent-flyer programQantas Frequent Flyer
AllianceOneworld
Subsidiaries
Qantas Loyalty[10]
  • Qantas Frequent Flyer
  • Qantas Business Rewards
  • Qantas Hotels
  • Qantas Holidays
  • Qantas Shopping
  • Qantas Wine
  • Qantas Money
  • Qantas Insurance
  • Qantas Wellbeing
Fleet size128[11]
Destinations104[12]
Parent companyQantas Airways Limited
Traded as
  • ASX: QAN
  • S&P/ASX 200 component
Majority Australian-owned under Australian Government legislation[a]
HeadquartersMascot, New South Wales, Australia[14]
Key people
  • John Mullen[15](Chairman)
  • Vanessa Hudson (CEO)
Founders
  • Hudson Fysh
  • Paul McGinness
  • Fergus McMaster
Revenue A$21.93 billion (FY23-24)
Operating income A$1.88 billion (FY23-24)
Total assets A$20.5 billion (FY23-24)
Total equity A$294 million (FY23-24)
Employees 29,728 (2024)
Websiteqantas.com

Qantas Airways Limited (/ˈkwɒntəs/ KWON-təs) is the flag carrier of Australia, and the largest airline by fleet size, international flights, and international destinations in Australia and Oceania.[16][17] A founding member of the Oneworld airline alliance,[18] it is the only airline in the world that flies to all seven continents,[19] with it operating flights to Africa, Antarctica,[b] Asia, Europe, North America and South America from its hubs in Sydney, Perth, Melbourne, and Brisbane.[21] It also flies to over 60 domestic destinations across Australia.[22]

Qantas is one of the world's oldest airlines still in operation, being founded in November 1920.[23] 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. Since then, the company has undergone several changes, including nationalisation and privatisation.[24] 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, Qantas Group had a 60.8% share of the Australian domestic market.[25] 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 Alliance Airlines and Fiji Airways.

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  9. ^ "QANTAS ACCELERATES EXPANSION INTO HOLIDAY PACKAGES MARKET BY ACQUIRING REMAINING STAKE IN TRIPADEAL". Qantas Newsroom. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
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  18. ^ "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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  24. ^ Cook, Gerald N.; Billig, Bruce G. (4 May 2023). Airline Operations and Management: A Management Textbook. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-000-87009-1.
  25. ^ "Airline Competition in Australia – Final Report" (PDF). ACCC. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.


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