Qantas
Qantas is the flag carrier airline of Australia. Its headquarters is near Kingsford Smith Airport in Sydney. It is the second oldest continuously operating airline in the world. Qantas is commonly known as the "Flying Kangaroo". This is because of its logo, which is a white kangaroo on a red triangle.
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| Founded | 16 November 1920 | |||
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| Commenced operations | March 1921 | |||
| Hubs | Brisbane, Melbourne Airport, Sydney Airport | |||
| Frequent-flyer program | Qantas Frequent Flyer | |||
| Alliance | Oneworld | |||
| Subsidiaries | QantasLink | |||
| Fleet size | 124 | |||
| Destinations | 85 | |||
| Employees | 30,179 (2019) | |||
History
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Qantas began in Winton, Queensland on 16 November 1920 as Queensland and Northern Territorial Aerial Service Limited. It flew air mail services for the Australian government. In 1934, QANTAS Limited and Britain's Imperial Airways formed a new company, Qantas Empire Airways Limited. Qantas Empire Airways started services between Brisbane and Singapore using de Havilland DH-86 Commonwealth airplanes. In June 1959, Qantas' first jet airliner was delivered. It was a Boeing 707-138.
Destinations
Qantas flies to 18 places in Australia and 23 place in 15 other countries.
In Australia
- Australian Capital Territory
- New South Wales
- Northern Territory
- Queensland
- South Australia
- Tasmania
- Victoria
- Western Australia
- Broome
- Kalgoorlie
- Karratha
- Perth
- Port Hedland
Worldwide
- Chile – Santiago de Chile
- China – Hong Kong and Shanghai
- Indonesia – Denpasar and Jakarta
- Ireland-Dublin and Cork
- Japan – Tokyo and Osaka
- New Caledonia
- New Zealand – Auckland, Christchurch, Queenstown and Wellington
- Pakistan-Karachi,Lahore,Multan and Islamabad
- Papua New Guinea – Port Moresby
- Philippines – Manila
- Singapore
- South Africa – Johannesburg
- Thailand – Bangkok
- United Arab Emirates – Dubai
- United Kingdom – London
- United States of America – Dallas, Honolulu, Los Angeles, New York City and Las Vegas
Fleet
The table below shows how many different types of aircraft Qantas have operating and on order as of December 2019.
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||||
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| F | J | W | Y | Total
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| Airbus A330-200 | 18 | — | — | 27 | — | 224 | 251[1] | |
| — | 28 | — | 243 | 271[2] | ||||
| Airbus A330-300 | 10 | — | — | 28 | — | 269 | 297[3] | |
| Airbus A380-800 | 12 | — | 14 | 64 | 35 | 371 | 484[4] | To be refurbished to 485-seat configuration by the end of 2020.[5] |
| 14 | 70 | 60 | 341 | 485[6] | Refurbished with new Business and Premium Economy cabins.[7] | |||
| Boeing 737-800 | 75 | — | — | 12 | — | 162 | 174[8] | |
| Boeing 787-9 | 11 | 3[9][10] | — | 42 | 28 | 166 | 236[9] | Original order for eight with 15 options and 30 purchase rights.[9][11] Six additional aircraft ordered in May 2018.[10] |
| Total | 131 | 3 | ||||||
Qantas Media
The original QANTAS office in Longreach, Queensland, 1921
Qantas Empire Airways Short Empire flying boats at Rose Bay in Sydney Harbour, 1939
Qantas Boeing 707, Heathrow airport, London, 1969
Qantas Campus, Mascot, New South Wales (2022)
Qantas Headquarters in Mascot, Sydney.
A Bombardier Q400 of Qantas subsidiary Sunstate Airlines.
A Qantas Boeing 747-400 in Australian Grand Prix livery at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), 2011.
The first daylight arrival of a Qantas Airbus A380 at Dubai International Airport on 1 April 2013.
Noritake for Qantas Tableware by David Caon
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References
- ↑ "Airbus 330-200 Seat Map for Configuration: 27 Business; 224 Economy – International" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- ↑ "Airbus 330-200 Seat Map for Configuration: 28 Business; 243 Economy – Domestic" (PDF). 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ↑ "Airbus 330-300 Seat Map for Configuration: 28 Business; 269 Economy – International" (PDF). 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ↑ "Airbus 380 Seat Map for Configuration: 14 First; 64 Business; 35 Premium Economy; 371 Economy" (PDF). 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- ↑ Flynn, David (25 August 2017). "Qantas to upgrade A380 business class seats to new Business Suites". Australian Business Traveller. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ↑ "Airbus A380-800 seat map - 14 First, 70 Business, 60 Premium Economy and 341 Economy" (PDF). Qantas. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ↑ Stewart, Sammy (1 October 2019). "Inside Qantas' newly refurbished A380". News.com.au. https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-advice/flights/inside-qantas-newly-refurbished-a380/news-story/52ba6b8b499789d9a5ea13ce7c2400c3.
- ↑ "Boeing 737-800 Seat Map for Configuration: 12 Business; 162 Economy -" (PDF). 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Frawley, Gerald (17 October 2017). "'Great Southern Land' – first Qantas 787 formally revealed". Australian Aviation. Phantom Media. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Qantas (2 May 2018). "Qantas Orders More Dreamliners, Sets Date to Farewell Jumbos". Press release. https://www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/media-releases/qantas-orders-more-dreamliners-sets-date-to-farewell-jumbos/. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ↑ "Qantas orders Dreamliners, announces shareholder return and posts return to profitability". Australian Aviation. Phantom Media. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
