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QANTAS
AT A GLANCE
HISTORY Qantas is the world's second oldest airline.
It was founded in the
Queensland outback in 1920 and is Australia’s largest
domestic and international airline. Qantas is also recognised
as one of the world's leading long distance airlines, having
pioneered services from Australia to North America and Europe.
The Qantas
Group employs approximately 38,000 staff across a network
that spans 145 destinations (including codeshare services)
in Australia, Asia-Pacific, Americas, Europe and Africa.
BUSINESS
& INVESTMENTS The company's main business is the transportation
of
passengers. In addition to the Flying Businesses, the Qantas
Group operates a diverse portfolio of airline-related businesses.
These include Engineering Technical Operations and Maintenance
Services (ETOMS), Airports and Catering, Qantas Freight, Qantas
Holidays, Qantas Defence Services and Qantas Consulting. Qantas
Airways Limited owns 44.5 per cent of Orange Star, which owns
and operates the value-based intra-Asia
airlines Jetstar Asia and Valuair, based in Singapore. Qantas
also holds a 46.3 per cent shareholding in Air Pacific.
ROUTES The Qantas Group’s Flying Businesses are Qantas,
Regional Airlines
(QantasLink and Jetconnect), Australian Airlines and Jetstar.
Domestically, Qantas, QantasLink and Jetstar operate over
5,000 flights a week serving 62 city and regional destinations
in all states and mainland territories. Jetconnect also operates
more than 250 domestic flights a week for Qantas within New
Zealand. Internationally, Qantas and Australian Airlines operate
nearly 700 flights a week, offering services to 83 international
destinations (including codeshare services) in nearly 40 countries
in Asia-Pacific, Americas, Europe and Africa.
AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS The Qantas Group operates a fleet of 201
aircraft,
comprising Boeing 747s, 767s, 737s and 717s, Airbus A330s
and A320s, Bombardier Dash 8s and British Aerospace 146s.
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