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.

+ Qantas fleet Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes  F  J  W Y TotalAirbus A330-20018——27—224251—28—243271Airbus A330-30010——28—269297Airbus A380-80012—146435371484To be refurbished to 485-seat configuration by the end of 2020.147060341485Refurbished with new Business and Premium Economy cabins.Boeing 737-80075——12—162174Boeing 787-9113—4228166236Original order for eight with 15 options and 30 purchase rights.Six additional aircraft ordered in May 2018.Total1313

References

 Other websites 
 Official website

Category:1920 establishments
Category:1920s establishments in Australia
Category:Airlines of Australia