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Qantas

Qantas
Founded16 November 1920 (1920-11-16)
Winton, Queensland, Australia
Commenced operations
2 November 1922 (1922-11-02)AOC #CASA.AOC.0001HubsFocus citiesQantas Frequent FlyerAllianceOneworldSubsidiaries
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Fleet size132Destinations104Parent companyQantas Airways LimitedTraded as
Majority Australian-owned under Australian Government legislationHeadquartersMascot, New South Wales, AustraliaKey peopleFoundersRevenueIncreaseA$25.52 billion (FY25–26)Operating incomeIncreaseA$1.83 billion (FY25–26)Total assetsIncreaseA$25.4 billion (FY25–26)Total equityIncreaseA$1.5 billion (FY25–26)EmployeesIncrease 29,175 (2026)Websiteqantas.com

Qantas Airways Limited ( ), doing business as QANTAS or Qantas, is the flag carrier airline of Australia, and the largest airline by fleet size, international flights, and international destinations in Oceania. A founding member of the Oneworld airline alliance, it is the only airline in the world that flies to all seven continents, with it operating flights to Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, North America, and South America from its hubs in Sydney, Perth, Melbourne, and Brisbane. It also flies to over 60 domestic destinations across Australia.

Qantas is one of the world's oldest airlines still in operation, originally founded in November 1920. 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. Since then, the airline has undergone several changes, including nationalisation in 1947 and privatisation as a new company in 1967. It is popularly nicknamed "The Flying Kangaroo" and has the official slogan "Spirit of Australia".

Qantas is based in the Sydney suburb of Mascot, adjacent to its main hub at Sydney Airport. As of March 2023, Qantas Group had a 60.8% share of the Australian domestic market. 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. Qantas 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 Alliance Airlines and Fiji Airways.