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The original QANTAS office in Longreach, Queensland, 1921 [37] QANTAS Avro 504K Dyak, 1921 Qantas Empire Airways Short Empire flying boats at Rose Bay in Sydney Harbour, 1939 Qantas was founded in Winton, Queensland on 16 November 1920 by Hudson Fysh , Paul McGinness and Fergus McMaster as Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited.
Qantas ordered twelve Airbus A380-800s in 2000, with options for twelve more. Eight of these options were exercised in 2006, bringing firm orders to twenty. Qantas is the third airline to receive A380s, after Singapore Airlines and Emirates. [39] [40] The main domestic competitor to Qantas, Ansett Australia, collapsed on 14 September 2001. [41]
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The naming of Qantas aircraft has followed various themes since 1926. 1926 de Havilland DH.50 – figures from Greek mythology – Iris, [1] Perseus, Pegasus, Atalanta, Hermes, and Hippomenes [2] 1926 de Havilland DH.9 – figure from Greek mythology – Ion [2] 1929 de Havilland DH.61 – figures from Greek mythology – Apollo, Diana, Hermes ...
QantasLink is a full-service, regional brand of Australian flag carrier Qantas and is an affiliate member of the Oneworld airline alliance.As of 2024, QantasLink provides over 2,000 flights each week to 65 metropolitan, regional and remote destinations across Australia, as well as short-haul international services to Singapore, the Solomon Islands, New Caledonia and East Timor. [1]
Qantas Frequent Flyer is the frequent-flyer program of Australian flag carrier Qantas. Points are accrued based on distance flown, with bonuses that vary by travel class . Points are earned through members flying on Qantas, Oneworld and other partner airlines. [ 1 ]
Qantas (codeshared with both US Airways in the 1990s and America West Airlines before the merger; and after the merger with the combined US Airways/America West Airlines and ended the agreement February 28, 2007 due to Qantas being in the competing Oneworld airline alliance) [citation needed] Qatar Airways; Royal Jordanian
On 31 October 2012, the Qantas Staff Credit Union registered the business name Qantas Credit Union, [7] and, from late 2012, it traded as the Qantas Credit Union, with the re-branding completed in 2013. [citation needed] By 2014, the organisation had grown to 90,000 members and, by then, two-thirds of members were not employed by Qantas. [8]