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. Qantas is a founding member of oneworld alongside American Airlines, British Airways, Canadian Airlines (until 2000) and Cathay Pacific.

## History

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
    - Canberra
- New South Wales
    - Sydney
- Northern Territory
    - Alice Springs
    - Darwin
    - Uluru
- Queensland
    - Brisbane
    - Cairns
    - Mackay
    - Mount Isa
    - Townsville
- South Australia
    - Adelaide
- Tasmania
    - Hobart
- Victoria
    - Melbourne
- 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.

|rowspan="2" style="width:125px;"|Aircraft|rowspan="2" style="width:65px;"|In service|rowspan="2" style="width:50px;"|Orders|colspan="5"|Passengers|rowspan="2"|Notes||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="2"|Airbus A330-200|rowspan="2"|18|rowspan="2"|—|—|27|—|224|251|rowspan="2"||
|—|28|—|243|271|||||||||
|Airbus A330-300|10|—|—|28|—|269|297||||||
|rowspan="2"|Airbus A380-800|rowspan="2"|12|rowspan="2"|—|14|64|35|371|484|To be refurbished to 485-seat configuration by the end of 2020.||
|14|70|60|341|485|Refurbished with new Business and Premium Economy cabins.||||||||
|Boeing 737-800|75|—|—|12|—|162|174||||||
|Boeing 787-9|11|3|—|42|28|166|236|Original order for eight with 15 options and 30 purchase rights. Six additional aircraft ordered in May 2018.|||||

## Other websites

- Official website

## Infobox (airline)

- **airline**: Qantas
- **image**:
- **image size**: 250
- **iata**: QF
- **icao**: QFA
- **callsign**: QANTAS
- **founded**: 16 November 1920
- **commenced**: March 1921
- **hubs**: Brisbane, Melbourne Airport, Sydney Airport
- **frequent flyer**: Qantas Frequent Flyer
- **alliance**: Oneworld
- **subsidiaries**: QantasLink
- **fleet size**: 124
- **destinations**: 85
- **num employees**: 30,179 (2019)