Qantas
Qantas is the major airline company of Australia, with its headquarters close to Kingsford Smith Airport in Sydney. It is the second oldest continuously operating airline in the world. Qantas is commonly known as the "Flying Kangaroo" because of its logo, which is identified as a white kangaroo on a red right-angle triangle.
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[change] 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 aeroplanes. In June 1959, Qantas' first jet airliner was delivered, which was a Boeing 707-138.
[change] Destinations
Qantas has 18 domestic destinations (destinations within Australia) and 23 international destinations in 15 countries.
Domestic Destinations
- Australian Capital Territory
- New South Wales
- Northern Territory
- Queensland
- South Australia
- Tasmania
- Victoria
- Western Australia
International Destinations
- Argentina – Buenos Aires (ends 24 March 2012)
- Chile – Santiago de Chile (starts 26 March 2012)
- China – Hong Kong and Shanghai
- Germany – Frankfurt
- India – Mumbai
- Indonesia – Denpasar and Jakarta
- Japan – Tokyo
- New Caledonia
- New Zealand – Auckland, Christchurch, Queenstown and Wellington
- Papua New Guinea – Port Moresby
- Philippines – Manila
- Singapore
- South Africa – Johannesburg
- Thailand – Bangkok
- United Kingdom – London
- United States of America – Dallas, Honolulu, Los Angeles and New York City
[change] Fleet
The table below shows how many different types of aircraft Qantas have operating and on order as of October 2011.
| Type of Aircraft | Operating | Ordered |
|---|---|---|
| Airbus A330-200 | 8 | 3 |
| Airbus A330-300 | 10 | — |
| Airbus A380-800 | 12 | 8 |
| Boeing 737-400 | 15 | — |
| Boeing 737-800 | 48 | 19 |
| Boeing 747-400 | 20 | — |
| Boeing 747-400ER | 6 | — |
| Boeing 767-300ER | 24 | — |
| Boeing 787-9 | — | 35 |
| Total | 143 | 65 |
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