![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The airline's first aircraft was an Avro 504K. 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. 1921) Qantas Empire Airways Short Empire flying boats at Rose Bay in Sydney Harbour ( c. Main article: History of Qantas The original QANTAS office in Longreach, Queensland ( c. Qantas also owns Jetstar, a low-cost airline that operates both international services from Australia and domestic services within Australia and New Zealand It holds stakes in a number of other Jetstar-branded airlines in Asia, as well as Fiji Airways. Various subsidiary airlines operate to regional centres and on some trunk routes within Australia, as well as some short haul international flights under the QantasLink banner. As of March 2023, Qantas Group had a 60.8% share of the Australian domestic market. The airline is based in the Sydney suburb of Mascot, adjacent to its main hub at Sydney Airport. Qantas is a founding member of the Oneworld airline alliance. It is considered the only airline in the world to fly to all seven continents, with it being the only airline operating regular sightseeing flights to Antarctica along with flights to Africa, Europe, Asia, North America and South America. Qantas is an acronym of the airline's original name, Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services, as it originally served Queensland and the Northern Territory, and is popularly nicknamed "The Flying Kangaroo". It is the second-oldest continuously operating airline, having been founded in November 1920. Qantas Airways Limited ( / ˈ k w ɒ n t ə s/ KWON-təs) is the flag carrier and the largest airline in Australia and the largest by fleet size, international flights, and international destinations in the country and Oceania. ![]()
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