![]() The new airline commenced operations in December 1934, flying between Brisbane and Darwin. ![]() In 1934, QANTAS and Britain's Imperial Airways (a forerunner of British Airways) formed a new company, Qantas Empire Airways Limited (QEA). It moved its headquarters to Longreach, Queensland in 1921 and Brisbane, Queensland in 1930. 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. Various subsidiary airlines operate to regional centres and on some trunk routes within Australia 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. ![]() 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 it began international passenger flights in May 1935. Qantas Airways Limited ( / ˈ k w ɒ n t ə s/ KWON-təs) is the flag carrier of Australia and the country's largest airline by fleet size, international flights, and international destinations.
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