1. Qantas
Benedict Gombocz

2. Qantas: Background
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Australia’s flag carrier airline.
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Its previous name was QANTAS, an acronym for Queensland
and Northern Territory Aerial Services.
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Nicknamed The Flying Kangaroo; biggest airline in Australia,
the oldest continuously operated airline in the world, and the
second oldest in the world as a whole.
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Based in the Qantas Centre in the suburb of Mascot in the City
of Botany Bay in Sydney, with its main hub at Sydney Airport;
its other two hubs are at Melbourne Airport and Brisbane
Airport.
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Claims a 65% share of the Australian domestic market; also
carries 18.7% of all passengers travelling in and out of
Australia.

3. Qantas: History
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Founded in Winton, Queensland on 16 November 1920 as
Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services
Limited.
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Its first aircraft was an Avro 504K.
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Flew internationally after May 1935, when it began service
from Darwin, Northern Territory to Singapore.
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Entered the jet age when the first Boeing 707-138 was
delivered in June 1959.

4. Qantas: Headquarters
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The headquarters of Qantas are located in the Qantas Centre
in the Mascot suburb of the City of Botany Bay, Sydney, New
South Wales.
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Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Ltd has its
headquarters in Winton, Queensland in 1920.
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The head office moved to Longreach, Queensland in 1921, but
moved to Brisbane in 1930.
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A head office, Qantas House, opened along Hunter Street in
Sydney in 1957.
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A new A$50 million headquarters in the 1970s, with twin
skyscrapers, was being constructed in Sydney and anticipated
to occupy one city block.
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The first and biggest tower had its anticipated completion
time in 1973.

5. Qantas: Hubs, Secondary Hubs, &
Subsidiaries
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Hubs:
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Melbourne Airport
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Sydney Airport
Brisbane Airport
Secondary hubs:
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Dubai International Airport
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Adelaide Airport
Perth Airport
Subsidiaries:
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Australia Asia Airlines (1990-1996)
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Impulse Airlines
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Australian Airlines
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Qantas Link
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Jetstar Airways
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Network Aviation
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Jetconnect

6. Qantas: Qantas Freight
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Subsidiary company of Qantas, responsible for the air cargo
operations of the Qantas group.
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Owner of freight airline Express Freighters Australia, freight
forwarder Qantas Courier, and trucking company Jets
Transport Express.
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Was also a partner in two joint ventures with Australia Post:
Australian air Express and specialised in door-to-door
package delivery, and Star Track Express, a road freight
company.
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Fully purchased Australia air Express in November 2012,
depriving its shareholding in Star Track to Australia Post.
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Also owned Asian-based freight forwarder DPEX Worldwide
until that company was bought by its rival, Toll Holdings, in
2010.

7. Qantas: Codeshare agreements
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Qantas, a member of Oneworld, has codeshare agreements
with the following airlines:
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American Airlines
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Finnair
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China Southern Airlines
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Iberia
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Japan Airlines
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LAN Airlines
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Aircalin
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Air Niugini
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Airnorth
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Air Tahiti Nui
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Air Vanuatu
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Alaska Airlines
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Asiana Airlines
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Brindabella Airlines
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China Eastern Airlines
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Emirates
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EVA Air
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Jet Airways
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Kenya Airways
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South African Airways
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Vietnam Airlines

8. Qantas 737-800, Sydney Airport

9. Qantas Airbus A380, Melbourne Airport

10. Qantas A330-300, Brisbane Airport

11. Qantas 747-400s, London Heathrow
Airport

12. Qantas 747-400, Frankfurt Airport

13. Qantas 747-400 in Oneworld livery

14. The End
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YouTube links:
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Qantas Commercial – I still call Australia Home:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjyyEAfnh0o
A380 Olympic Safety Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5pTPIc4SF8