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.

Qantas

IATA ICAO Callsign QF QFA QANTAS
Founded	16 November 1920
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

Airplanes operated by Qantas

An Airbus A380-800

A Boeing 747-400ER wearing the 2007 livery.

An Airbus A330-300

A Boeing 737-800

A Boeing 787-9

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	Total
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