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Also known as QF, QFA, Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services, Qantas Airways Limited, QANTAS AIRWAYS LIMITED, Qantas Airways Ltd

Qantas Airways Limited ( ), doing business as QANTAS or Qantas, is the flag carrier of Australia, and the largest airline by fleet size, international flights, and international destinations in Oceania. A founding member of the Oneworld airline alliance, it is the only airline in the world that flies to all seven continents, with it operating flights to Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, North America, and South America from its hubs in Sydney, Perth, Melbourne, and Brisbane. It also flies to over 60 domestic destinations across Australia.

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Qantas Airways is Australia's largest and national airline, operating flights across all seven continents and to over 60 domestic destinations. It matters as a major global carrier that connects Australia to the rest of the world and is notable for being the only airline offering service to every continent.

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Key facts

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A Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner with Qantas livery in flight
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A Qantas Boeing 787-9
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Majority Australian-owned under Australian Government legislation
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Qantas Airways Limited

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Company

Jurisdiction
AU
Headquarters
MASCOT, AU

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Wikidata facts

Official name
QANTAS AIRWAYS LIMITED
Country
Australia
Headquarters
Mascot
Subsidiary
Jetconnect
Industry
aviation
Employees
21000
Revenue
16200000000
Official website
www.qantas.com
Image
Qantas Head Office building, Mascot, Sydney, 2022 01.jpg
Significant event
Qantas Flight 1
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IATA airline designator
QF
ICAO airline designator
QFA
airline alliance
Oneworld
Commons category
Qantas
topic's main category
Category:Qantas
Commons gallery
Qantas
inception
1920-11-16
social media followers
123000
IPv6 routing prefix
2a03:8180:1201:e6::/64
net profit
1029000000
Merchant Category Code
3012
operating income
1643000000
total assets
16705000000
airline accounting code
081
review score
3.6/5
market capitalization
10580710756
start of work period
1922-11-02
location of formation
Winton
operating area
Australia
official shop URL
marketplace.qantas.com
street address
10 Bourke Road Mascot NSW 2020 Australia
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Encyclopedic overview

76 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Q.A.N.T.A.S.
  • QEA era
  • Jet age
  • Oneworld and Jetstar
  • COVID-19
  • Non-stop flight routes
  • Destinations, routes and codeshare agreements
  • Destinations
  • Fifth-freedom routes
  • 'International' domestic routes to and from Perth
  • Codeshare agreements
  • Fleet
  • Current fleet
  • Cabin
  • International
  • First
  • Business
  • Business Suites
  • Premium Economy
  • Economy
  • In-flight entertainment
  • Audio-video entertainment systems
  • Wireless entertainment systems and Wi-Fi
  • News media
  • Inflight magazine
  • Services
  • Qantas Frequent Flyer
  • Lounges
  • International First Lounge
  • International Business Lounge
  • Chairman's Lounge
  • Domestic Business Lounge
  • The Qantas Club
  • Regional lounges
  • Lounge access
  • Design, hospitality, and lifestyle
  • Design
  • Catering
  • Uniform and grooming
  • Liveries
  • Indigenous art liveries
  • Retro Roo liveries
  • Other liveries
  • Awards
  • 'World's safest airline' awards
  • Corporate affairs
  • Company heads
  • Group Leadership Team
  • Business trends
  • Headquarters
  • Ownership
  • Airline subsidiaries
  • Minority airline equity interests
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders initiatives
  • Promotions and sponsorships
  • 2010s structural change
  • Accidents and incidents
  • Extortion attempts
  • Controversies
  • Sex discrimination controversy
  • Price fixing
  • Industrial disputes and 2011 grounding of fleet
  • Asylum seeker deportations
  • Disputes with airports
  • Complaints
  • Flight credit policy
  • Cancelled flights
  • Other consumer complaints
  • Data breaches
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • Bibliography
  • Further reading
  • External links

Qantas Airways Limited ( ), doing business as QANTAS or Qantas, is the flag carrier of Australia, and the largest airline by fleet size, international flights, and international destinations in Oceania. A founding member of the Oneworld airline alliance, it is the only airline in the world that flies to all seven continents, with it operating flights to Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, North America, and South America from its hubs in Sydney, Perth, Melbourne, and Brisbane. It also flies to over 60 domestic destinations across Australia.

Qantas is one of the world's oldest airlines still in operation, originally founded in November 1920. 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. It is popularly nicknamed "The Flying Kangaroo" and has the official slogan "Spirit of Australia".

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Qantas Airways” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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